•It was late at night.夜已经很深了。

•We talked late into the night.我们一直谈到深夜。

•Is that the time? I'd no idea it was so late.都这时候了！我不知道都这么晚了。

•It was late summer when it happened.那件事发生在夏末。

•It was built in the late nineteenth century.它建于19世纪晚期。

•He's probably in his late twenties.他很可能快30岁了。

•As late (= As recently) as the 1980s they were still using horses on this farm.直到20世纪80年代这个农场还在使用马匹。

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•This train is always late.这趟火车总是晚点。

•You'll be late for your flight if you don't hurry up.如果不抓紧时间你会误机的。

•Sorry I'm late. I was held up in the traffic.对不起我来晚了。我在路上堵车了。

•It's too late to start complaining now.现在才开始抱怨已经晚了。

•We always have a late breakfast on Sunday mornings.星期天我们总是很晚才吃早饭。

•Some late news (= news of something which happened after the news programme started) has just come in - a bomb has exploded in central London.刚刚收到最新消息——一枚炸弹在伦敦中心地区爆炸。

•Our ferry was two hours late because of the strike.渡轮因罢工而来晚了两个小时。

•Kathryn's just phoned to say she's working late this evening.凯瑟琳刚才打电话说今天晚上要工作到很晚。

•It's rather late in the day to start studying - your exams are next week.现在开始学习已经晚了 ——下周就要考试了。

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•We haven't spoken of late.我们最近没有说过话。

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•A spokeswoman described the aid for the refugees as too little, too late.女发言人说对难民的援助少得可怜，而且也不及时。

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•She gave her late husband's clothes to charity.她把丈夫去世后留下的衣服捐给了慈善机构。