late
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/leɪt/
🇬🇧
/leɪt/
after the expected time
The bus was late today.
今天公交车晚点了。
near the end of a time period
He started his career in his late twenties.
他在二十多岁后期开始了他的职业生涯。
near the end of the day
It's getting late, we should go home.
天晚了,我们应该回家了。
no longer alive
We remember our late grandmother with love.
我们怀着爱意怀念我们已故的祖母。