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happening or coming after all other similar things or people 最後的;最末的;末尾的 We caught the last bus home. 我們趕上了回家的末班公共汽車。 It's the last house on the left. 是左邊盡頭那棟房子。 She was last to arrive. 她是最後到的。
Extra ExamplesThis last point, which Hamish has mentioned, is crucial. 哈米什提到的最後一點至關重要。 Her last words were for her children. 她的遺言是留給她的孩子們的。
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most recent 最近的;上一個的 last night/Tuesday/month/summer/year 昨晚;上個星期二;上個月;去年夏季;去年 The critics all hated her last book. 評論家都很不喜歡她的新書。 This last point is crucial. 剛講的這一點是關鍵的。 The last time I saw him was in May. 我上次見到他是在五月份。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1Last summer we went to Greece for a month. 去年夏天我們去希臘待了一個月。 Shirley had a talk with her last Friday. 雪莉上周五和她談了談。
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that is the only one that remains synonym final僅剩下的;最終的 This is our last bottle of water. 這是我們最後的一瓶水了。 He knew this was his last hope of winning. 他知道這是他取勝的最後希望。 I wouldn’t marry you if you were the last person on earth! 就算世界上只剩下你一個人,我也不會跟你結婚!
Extra ExamplesThe teacher gave her one last chance to prove she could behave. 老師給她最後一次機會,讓她證明她會遵守紀律。 The museum is one of the last remnants of the 17th-century palace. 博物館是這座 17 世紀宮殿最後殘存的遺迹之一。 She was hanging on to the last remaining shreds of her reputation. 她還守着殘留的最後一點兒名譽。 It took my last reserves of strength and will to swim to the lifeboat. 我用盡了最後的力氣和意志向救生艇遊去。
used to emphasize that somebody/something is the least likely or suitable (強調)最不可能的,最不適當的
Word Origindeterminer Old English latost (adverb) ‘after all others in a series’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laatst, lest and German letzt, also to late.
Idioms
at long last
after a long time synonym finally最後;終於
be on your/its last legs
to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition 瀕臨死亡;奄奄一息;行將就木;快不能用了
the day, week, month, etc. before last
every last…
famous last words
first/last thing
have the last laugh
to be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid (在本未指望時)笑在最後,取得最後勝利 We'll have the last laugh if she finds out that you're the one who played the trick. 如果她發現是你耍的花招,我們就是最後的赢家了。
in the final/last analysis
in the last resort
when there are no other possible courses of action synonym at a pinch作爲最後的一招
his/her last/dying breath
the last moment of a person’s life 最後一口氣;臨終;臨死
your/the last gasp
the point at which you/something can no longer continue living, fighting, existing, etc. see also last-gasp奄奄一息;苟延殘喘;臨終;垂死
the last minute/moment
the latest possible time before an important event (重大事情前的)最後一刻,緊要關頭 They changed the plans at the last minute. 事到臨頭他們卻改變了計劃。 Don't leave your decision to the last moment. 别等到最後一刻才來作決定。
Extra ExamplesDon't leave everything till the last minute. 别把什麽事都拖到最後一刻。 Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready to leave? 你爲什麽非得等到最後一刻才爲動身作準備呢?
a/your last resort
the last/final straw | the straw that breaks the camel’s back
the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer 壓垮駱駝的最後一根稻草;終於使人不堪忍受的最後一件事(或因素等)
the last word (in something)
the last/final word (on something)
the last comment or decision about something (對某事的)最後意見,最後決定
to a man | to the last man
a week yesterday, last Monday, etc.
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seven days before the day that you mention Topics Timec1一個星期前的昨天(或星期一等)