late/leɪt/
adj.later, latest1. 迟的，晚的I was late for school.我上学迟到了。
It is very late -- I should be in bed.天很晚了，我得上床了。
The dean returned in the late afternoon.系主任是在傍晚时分回来的。
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.飞机晚点了，几个侦探整个上午都守在机场。
2. 晚期的, 末期的He began the work in late May.他在五月底开始这项工作。
3. 不久前的，最近的the late government上届政府
4. 新近死亡的his late wife他新近亡故的妻子
5. 新的；刚刚到的some late news一些新消息