•[+ to infinitive] I hate being the last one to arrive at a meeting.我不愿意开会时最后一个到。

•Our house is the last one on the left before the traffic lights.我们家是交通信号灯前左侧的最后一家。

•The Mets will surely finish the season in last place (= at the lowest rank of their division).梅茨队本赛季肯定要垫底了。

•I know Johnson finished last in the race, but who was second to last (= the one before the one at the end) ?我知道约翰逊在比赛中倒数第一，但谁是倒数第二呢？

•I don't know why he bothers to bet - his horses always come in last.我不明白他为甚么还要去下注——他选的马总是落在最后面。

•He always leaves important decisions to the last (possible) moment (= as late as possible).在重大问题上他总要拖到最后一刻才作决定。

•I've finished my essay at last!我终于把论文写完了！

•At long last the government is starting to listen to our problems.政府最后终于开始关注我们的问题了。

•Three extra people to feed - that's the last thing I need!再多养活三口人——我可受不了！

•The last thing I wanted was to make you unhappy.我最不愿见到的就是惹你不开心。

•Matthew is the last person I'd expect to be interested in dance.我认为马修是最不喜欢跳舞的人。

•He's the last person I'd trust with my keys.我最不放心把锁匙托付给他了。

•I'll switch on the washing machine last thing so it'll be finished when I get up in the morning.晚上睡觉前我会开启洗衣机，这样等我早晨起床后衣服就洗好了。

•He never even thanked me, so that's the last time I do him a favour.他甚至从未向我表示过感谢，因此从那以后我也再没有帮过他。

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•I would like to thank my publisher, my editor and, last but not least, my husband.我要感谢出版商、编辑，最后同样要感谢我的丈夫。

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•I'm almost finished - this is the last but one box to empty.我马上就要完工了——现在还有最后两个箱子要清空。

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•I think my position is right, and I'll defend it to the last.我认为自己的立场没有错，我会坚持到底。

•She was a true patriot to the last.她自始至终都是一位真正的爱国者。

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•The model of the village is accurate down to the last detail.这个村庄的模型精确到了每个细节。

•He has calculated the costs down to the last penny.他把每一便士的费用都计算在内了。

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•Both sides have declared themselves ready to fight to the last man.双方都声称要战斗到底，直到最后一个人。

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•Do you mind if I have the last chocolate?你介意我把最后一块巧克力吃了吗？

•I'm down to my last 50p - could I borrow some money for lunch?我只剩最后50便士了——我能借点钱吃午饭吗？

•I'm afraid Martha's eaten the last of the ice cream.恐怕玛莎已经把最后一个霜淇淋吃掉了。

•She was the last of the great educational reformers.她是唯一健在的伟大的教育改革家。

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•British police are supposed to use guns only as a last resort.英国警方只有在万不得已的时候才能开枪。

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•I paid them £100 for the damage and I hope that's the last I'll hear of it.我赔了他们100英镑，希望从此能彻底了断这个事情。

•You haven't heard the last of this! - I'll see you in court.你的这件事还没完！——我们法庭上见。

•He's horrible - I really hope we've seen the last of him.他太讨人厌了——我真的希望我们从此能不再和他打交道了。

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•We'll never hear the last of it if they win that competition.如果他们赢了那场比赛，我们的耳根就不得清静了。

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•We'd been out walking all day and I was on my last legs when we reached the hotel.我们出去走了整整一天，到达饭店时我都快累死了。

•It looks as though her grandfather's on his last legs.她爷爷看起来快不行了。

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•I've had the same TV for fifteen years now and it's really on its last legs.这台电视机我已经用了15年了，现在的确是快要报废了。

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•Did you hear the storm last night (= during the previous night) ?你听到昨晚的暴风雨声了吗？

•Did you see the news on TV last night (= yesterday evening) ?昨晚那条电视新闻你看了吗？

•They got married last November.去年11月他们结婚了。

•When was the last time you had a cigarette?你上一次吸烟是在甚么时候？

•When did you last have a cigarette?你最后一次吸烟是在甚么时候？

•She's been working there for the last month (= for the four weeks until now).自上个月起她一直在那里工作。

•formal Could you account for your whereabouts on Sunday last?你能说说上个星期天你都去甚么地方了吗？

•The/These last five years have been very difficult for him.过去的五年他过得非常艰难。

•Each of her paintings has been better than the last.她的油画作品一幅比一幅有进步。

•We had lunch together the week before last.上上周我们一起吃过午饭。

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