lately

adv.

1. 最近；新近；近来；不久前
   recently; in the recent past
   1. Have you seen her lately?
      你最近见过她吗？
   2. It's only lately that she's been well enough to go out.
      她只是最近才康复，可出去走一走了。
   3. I haven't been sleeping well just lately.
      我就是在最近才一直睡不好觉。
   4. She had lately returned from India.
      不久前她从印度回来了。

1. ADV 近来；最近；不久前
   You use lately to describe events in the recent past, or situations that started a short time ago.
   1. Dad's health hasn't been too good lately...
      爸爸的健康状况近来不太好。
   2. Lord Tomas had lately been appointed Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies...
      托马斯勋爵最近被任命为政策研究中心主席。
   3. 'Have you talked to her lately?'
      “你最近有没有跟她谈过？”
   4. Optimism about the US economy has been a rare commodity lately.
      近来很少有人对美国经济持乐观态度。
2. ADV 新近卸任；最近离任
   You can use lately to refer to the job a person has been doing until recently.
   1. ...Timothy Jean Geoffrey Pratt, lately deputy treasury solicitor...
      新卸任的政府法务部副部长蒂莫西·琼·杰弗里·普拉特

1. They've really been kicking ass lately — busting places up, harassing everybody
   他们最近真是让人气不打一处来，闹得天翻地覆，搅得每个人都不得安宁。
2. Simon had been away a good deal lately.
   西蒙最近经常出门。
3. She feels guilty about spending less time lately with her two kids
   最近她和两个孩子在一起的时间少了，她为此感到愧疚。
4. I've been avoiding my folks lately.
   我近来一直在避开家人。
5. Lately he'd been making mistakes; his nerve was beginning to go.
   他近来老犯错误，胆子也开始变小了。
6. She hasn't been keeping too well lately
   她最近身体不太好。
7. Dad's health hasn't been too good lately
   爸爸的健康状况近来不太好。
8. Lord Tomas had lately been appointed Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies
   托马斯勋爵最近被任命为政策研究中心主席。
9. 'Have you talked to her lately?'
   “你最近有没有跟她谈过？”
10. Optimism about the US economy has been a rare commodity lately.
    近来很少有人对美国经济持乐观态度。
11. Lately he's not done a bloody thing and it's getting on my nerves.
    近来他没有干任何坏事，这让我心神不定起来。
12. He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship
    最近他开始主动表示友好，样子笨拙却又招人喜爱。
13. Things have been getting on top of me lately.
    最近事情太多，压得我透不过气来。
14. Lately, the president has been sacking and picking new ministers at whim.
    最近，总统一时兴起频频解雇旧部长，选任新部长。
15. I have been very well lately.
    我这一向身体很好。
16. We've seen very little of him lately.
    最近我们很少见到他。
17. She hasn't been feeling up to the mark lately.
    最近她一直觉着身体不适。
18. What have you been busying yourself with lately?
    你进来搞些什么名堂？
19. I seem to have put on some weight lately.
    我近来好像发胖了。
20. Grandfather has been getting feebler lately.
    近来爷爷的身子骨儿越来越软。
21. He seems very busy lately.
    最近他好像挺忙叨的。
22. I am now most agreeably affected by two letters, which I have lately seen from lausanne, upon your subject.
    最近我从洛萨纳收到两封谈到你的信，感到十分欣慰。
23. Lately there had been big problems facing him, quite apart from tonight's imbroglio.
    最近他面临着许多重大问题，还不算像今天晚上这样混乱。
24. My nerves have been pulled to bits lately.
    最近我的神经都分裂成碎片了。
25. Things have been looking up lately so I don't worry so much.
    近来事情有了望头，我也不那么愁了。
26. She has been appearing on TV quite often lately.
    她最近出镜率相当高。
27. Bill has been hitting the bottle a lot lately; I think he has a problem.
    比尔最近老喝醉，我觉得他可能有什么心事了。
28. I have not been able to get much exercise lately, so I am out of condition.
    我最近不能做太多运动，所以身体不太好。
29. I don't know where he's been lately.
    我不知道他最近怎么了。
30. Speaking of which, what's up with Mark lately?
    对了，马克最近怎么样了？

  lately recently【导航词义：最近】

  lately adv. 最近，近来

〔辨析〕一般用于疑问句和否定句，常与现在完成时连用；有时也可与一般现在时连用，指现在的习惯。

  recently adv. 最近，近来

〔辨析〕一般用于肯定句，常与现在完成时连用，有时也与一般过去时连用。

adv

1. in the recent past
   1. he was in Paris recently
   2. lately the rules have been enforced
   3. as late as yesterday she was fine
   4. feeling better of late
   5. the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also

   Synonym:    recentlylateof latelatterly