lateness

1. ADV-GRADED （时间上）接近终了，临近末了
   Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time.
   1. It was late in the afternoon...
      那是下午近黄昏的时候。
   2. She had to work late at night...
      她不得不深夜工作。
   3. His autobiography was written late in life...
      他的自传写于晚年。
   4. The case is expected to end late next week...
      这个案子预计在下周晚些时候结案。
   5. Since late last year the border area has been the scene of heavy fighting.
      自去年底以来，边界地区的战斗一直很激烈。
   6. Late is also an adjective.
      
   7. The talks eventually broke down in late spring...
      在春天快要结束时谈判最终破裂。
   8. He was in his late 20s.
      他将近30岁。
   9. ...the late 1960s.
      20世纪60年代末
2. ADJ-GRADED 近日暮的；近深夜的；时间不早的
   If it is late, it is near the end of the day or it is past the time that you feel something should have been done.
   1. It was very late and the streets were deserted...
      时间已很晚，街上空空荡荡。
   2. We've got to go now. It's getting late.
      我们得走了。时候不早了。
3. ADV-GRADED （比安排或预计时间）晚，迟
   Late means after the time that was arranged or expected.
   1. Steve arrived late...
      史蒂夫迟到了。
   2. The talks began some fifteen minutes late...
      会谈晚了大概15分钟才开始。
   3. We got up late.
      我们起晚了。
   4. Late is also an adjective.
      
   5. His campaign got off to a late start...
      他的竞选活动启动较晚。
   6. We were a little late...
      咱们有点晚了。
   7. The train was 40 minutes late...
      火车晚点了40分钟。
   8. He's a half hour late.
      他迟到了半小时。
4. ADV-GRADED （比通常时间）晚，迟
   Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.
   1. We went to bed very late...
      我们很晚才睡。
   2. He married late.
      他结婚晚。
   3. Late is also an adjective.
      
   4. They had a late lunch in a cafe...
      他们很晚才在一家小餐馆吃了午饭。
   5. He was a very late developer.
      他发育相当晚。
5. ADJ 已故的；已逝的；（尤指）新近去世的
   You use late when you are talking about someone who is dead, especially someone who has died recently.
   1. ...my late husband.
      我已故的丈夫
   2. ...the late Mr Parkin.
      已故的帕金先生
6. ADJ 在…居住（或工作）直至最近的
   Someone who is late of a particular place or institution lived or worked there until recently.
   1. ...Cousin Zachary, late of Bellevue Avenue.
      直到不久前还住在贝尔邬大道的表兄扎卡里
   2. ...Strobe Talbott, late of Time magazine.
      刚离开《时代》杂志不久的斯特罗布·塔尔博特
7. See also: later latest
8. CONVENTION 迟到好过没到；晚做好过不做
   If you say better late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier.
   1. It's been a long time coming but better late than never.
      早就该如此了。不过，也总比没有的强。
9. PHRASE 为时已晚；坐失良机
   If you say that someone is doing something late in the day, you mean that their action or behaviour may not be fully effective because they have waited too long before doing it.
   1. I'd left it all too late in the day to get anywhere with these strategies.
      我按兵不动时间太长，致使这些策略都不管用了。
10. PHRASE 新近；最近；近来
    You use of late to refer to an event or state of affairs that happened or began to exist a short time ago.
    1. His life has changed of late...
       他的生活近来发生了变化。
    2. The dollar has been stronger of late.
       美元近来走势强劲。
11. PHRASE 为时已晚；过迟
    If an action or event is too late, it is useless or ineffective because it occurs after the best time for it.
    1. It was too late to turn back...
       回头已经太晚了。
    2. We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a trap.
       等我们发觉自己已成瓮中之鳖时已经太晚了。
12. a late night → see: night

1. Team members will be penalized for lateness.
   队员迟到要受处罚。
2. The boss took him to task for his lateness.
   他迟到了，被头儿撸了一顿。
3. The inference I've drawn from his lateness is he overslept.
   从他来晚我得出的结论是他睡过头了。
4. I will say if you forgive me my lateness.
   如果你原谅我的迟到我就会告诉你。
5. Given the lateness of the hour, she left writing the rest of the letters until the next day.
   由于时间已晚，她把信的剩余部分留到明天写。
6. I shall have to report you for repeated lateness.
   你老是迟到，我可要告你了。
7. The cold has troubled me for three weeks due to my lateness to see doctor.
   由于我的延误就医，那感冒苦恼我整整三个星期。
8. The reason for my lateness is that I missed my bus.
   我迟到的原因是错过了汽车。
9. Your continual lateness has gone post a joke; be on time tommorrow or you will be dismissed.
   你老是迟到现在已不是什么儿戏的事了；明天准时来，不然你就要被开除。
10. Your lateness has got past a joke.
    你的迟到已经不是儿戏了。
11. A young man came to the hostess to apologize for his lateness.
    一个年轻人因自己的迟到而向女主人表示歉意。
12. He made an apology for his lateness.
    他因迟到表示歉意。
13. Put us on notice for chronic lateness.
    因经常迟到而将我们的名字公布在公告栏上。
14. He tried to explain away his lateness, but we didn't accept his excuse.
    他竭力为自己迟到辩解，但是，我们不相信他的托词。
15. His continual lateness was a black mark against his promotion.
    他连续的迟到是不利于升职的一个污点。
16. He worked overtime to make up for his lateness for work.
    他加班以补偿上班迟到。
17. He told a real whopper to excuse his lateness.
    他撒了个大谎为自己的迟到辩解。
18. She offers a lame excuse for being late ( again) and acts offended when you tell her that lateness is a problem.
    她提供了（又）迟到的一个蹩脚借口，并且当你告诉她迟到是有问题时，装做受到了侵犯的样子。
19. The principal reprimand the student for his chronic lateness.
    校长斥责那个学生不该接二连三地迟到。
20. The excuse he gave for his lateness was so preposterous that everyone laughed.
    他为自己的迟到所编造的藉口是如此荒谬，以至大家都感到好笑。
21. My teacher is angry with me for my lateness.
    因为我迟到了，老师很生气。
22. No points are deducted for bad style or lateness.
    坏的编程风格或迟交并没有扣分。
23. The lateness of the hour today, I would like to thank everyone here to listen to my speech!
    时间已晚，今天，我要感谢在座的各位听我讲话！
24. He was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness in coming to school.
    他很难找到一个上学迟到的借口。
25. He dismissed his secretary because of her incessant lateness.
    由于他的秘书经常迟到，他把她辞退了。
26. Taking the maximum lateness as objective function, this paper develops a polynomial time algorithms for the processing sequence of then jobs given or not given.
    文中以工件的最大迟后为目标函数，对工件加工顺序预先给定和可任意时的最优分批分别给出了多项式时间算法。
27. I know that the lateness of the hour, I will finish as soon as possible I say things.
    我知道，时间已经很晚，我将完成尽快我要说的事情。
28. I was dressed down by the teacher for lateness.
    我因为迟到而受到老师的责备。
29. Our prompt parting was due to the lateness of the hour.
    我们匆匆分手是因为时间太晚了。

noun

1. quality of coming late or later in time