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later

美 [ˈleɪtər]英 [ˈleɪtə(r)]
  • adv.后来;以后;随后;其后;(年轻人告别时用的)再见
  • adj.后来的;以后的;晚年的;接近末期的
  • late的比较级
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adv.

1

后来;以后;其后;随后
at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about

See you later.

回头见。

I met her again three years later.

三年后我又遇见她了。

His father died later that year.

那年晚些时候他的父亲去世了。

We're going to Rome later in the year.

我们年内晚些时候要到罗马去。

She later became a doctor.

她后来当了医生。

2

(年轻人告别时用的)再见
a way of saying goodbye, used by young people

Later, guys!

伙计们,再见!

习语

at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about

我过一会儿要外出。
I'm going out later on.

Much later on, she realized what he had meant.

过了好长时间,她才明白他的意思。

by a particular time and not after it

请8点之前到达。
Please arrive no later than 8 o'clock.

adj.

1

后来的;以后的
coming after sth else or at a time in the future

This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter.

在后面的一章中对这一点作了更详细的讨论。

The match has been postponed to a later date.

比赛已被推迟到以后的某个日期举行。

2

接近末期的;晚年的
near the end of a period of time, life, etc.

the later part of the seventeenth century

17世纪末叶

She found happiness in her later years.

她在晚年才寻得幸福。

习语

at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when

你早晚得拿个主意。
Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.

later

频次

  • 1
    (late的比较级)
    Later is the comparative of late.

  • 2
    ADV 后来;以后;过后
    You use later to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one.

    He resigned ten years later...

    10年后他辞了职。

  • 3
    ADJ-COMPAR 后来的;以后的
    You use later to refer to an event, period of time, or other thing which comes after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one.

    At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized...

    在后来的新闻发布会上,他说不应夸大分歧。

  • 4
    ADJ-COMPAR 晚年的;后期的;末期的
    You use later to refer to the last part of someone's life or career or the last part of a period of history.

    He found happiness in later life...

    他在晚年找到了幸福。

  • 5
    See also:late

  • 6
    sooner or later→ see:sooner

  • 7
    after,afterwards和later均用于指说话时间之后或某事之后发生的事情。later可用于指说话当时之后的时间或情况:I'll go and see her later(我晚些时候会去看她)。a little,much和not much也可与later连用,例如,A little later, the lights went out(片刻后,灯灭了),I learned all this much later(很久以后我才得知这一切)。after可与not long和shortly等连用,例如,After dinner she spoke to him(晚饭后她跟他谈了话),I returned to England after visiting India(印度之行结束后我返回英格兰),Shortly after, she called me(过后不久,她便给我打了电话)。无须提及具体时间或事件时可用afterwards:Afterwards we went to a night club(后来我们去了一家夜总会)。afterwards也可与soon,shortly等连用,例如,Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic(不久之后,他来到诊所)。after,afterwards或later均可用于表示一段时间的短语之后,以说明某事发生的时间。例如,five years after his death(他死后5年),She wrote about it six years afterwards(6年后她撰文提及此事),Ten minutes later he left the house(10分钟后他离开了屋子)。
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adv

1
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
he apologized subsequently
he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
it didn't happen until afterward
two hours after that
Synonym: subsequently afterwards afterward after later on
2
at some eventual time in the future
By and by he'll understand
I'll see you later
Synonym: by and by
3
comparative of the adverb `late'
he stayed later than you did

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  1. In the light of later events the decision was proved right .

    从后来发生的事看,这一决定证明是正确的。

  2. She develops the theme more fully in her later books .

    她在后来写的书中更详尽地阐明了这个主题。

  3. As often as not , he 's late for work .

    他上班往往迟到。

  4. Look at the time ! We 'll be late .

    看几点了!我们要迟到了。

  5. The government will review the situation later in the year .

    政府将在今年晚些时候对形势重新加以研究。

  6. The government will review the situation later in the year .

    政府将在今年晚些时候重新检讨形势。

  7. I 'd like to come on to that question later .

    我想以后再讨论那个问题。

  8. Be reasonable ! We can 't work late every night .

    要讲道理呀!我们不能每天晚上都加班到很晚呀。

  9. Look at the time ─ it 's much later than I thought .

    看看时间吧,比我想象的要晚多了。

  10. This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter .

    在后面的一章中对这一点作了更详细的讨论。

  11. It suits me to start work at a later time .

    对我来说,最好晚一点再开始工作。

  12. The first year provides students with a sound theoretical basis for later study .

    第一年为学生以后的学习奠定坚实的理论基础。

  13. Don 't give me that line about having to work late again .

    别再跟我说不得不工作到很晚这样的话。

  14. It 's late ─ we 'd better get moving .

    天不早了——咱们走吧。

  15. He isn 't here now ─ could you ring back later ?

    他现在不在——你过会儿再打电话来好吗?

  16. It 's getting late ─ we 'd better make a move .

    时间不早了——我们得动身了。

  17. She doesn 't like to walk home late at night .

    她不喜欢深夜步行回家。

  18. Stick around ; we 'll need you to help us later .

    别走开,过一会儿我们还需要你帮忙呢。

  19. Christ ! Look at the time ─ I 'm late !

    天哪!看看时间,我迟到了!

  20. I couldn 't help it if the bus was late .

    公共汽车晚点了,我没办法。

  21. Let 's go home ─ it 's getting late .

    咱们回家吧,时间不早了。

  22. It was getting late when she finally showed up .

    天色已晚,她终于赶到了。

  23. Late again ─ what have you got to say for yourself ?

    又迟到了——这回你找什么借口呢?

  24. I don 't want you coming home so late .

    我不希望你这么晚回家。

  25. It looks like we 're going to be late .

    看来我们要迟到了。

  26. It was three weeks later that he heard the news .

    三个星期之后他才听到这个消息。

  27. It might be an idea to try again later .

    稍后再试或许是明智的。

  28. You 'd better look sharp or you 'll be late .

    你得快点,不然就迟到了。

  29. I can call back later ─ it 's no trouble .

    我可以过一会儿回电话,没关系。

  30. ' See you later ! ' she called .

    “再见!”她叫道。

later afterwards 【导航词义:后来】
later v. 以后,后来
〔辨析〕

指正在谈论的过去某个时间点之后,常和具体时间段连用;也可指现在之后。

〔例证〕

The old man fell ill on Sunday and died three days later.

老人星期天病倒了,3天后就离开了人世。

She came to the meeting an hour later.

她开会迟到了一个钟头。

I'm going out for a while - I'll see you later.

我出去一会儿——回头见。

afterwards v. 随后,后来
〔辨析〕

指在已提及的某事件或时间点之后,一般不和具体时间段连用。

〔例证〕

I didn't see him afterwards.

之后我就没有见过他。

He told me about it long afterwards.

好久以后他才告诉我这件事。

  • 习语

adv.

later on

后来;以后;其后;随后
at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about

I'm going out later on.

我过一会儿要外出。

Much later on, she realized what he had meant.

过了好长时间,她才明白他的意思。

not/no later than…

不晚于…;不迟于…
by a particular time and not after it

Please arrive no later than 8 o'clock.

请8点之前到达。

adj.

sooner or later

迟早;早晚有一天
at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when

Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.

你早晚得拿个主意。