[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]迟来的;延误的;姗姗来迟的 A belated action happens later than it should have done.
[FORMAL 正式]
...the government's belated attempts to alleviate the plight of the poor.
政府一再拖延的扶贫举措
...a belated birthday present.
迟来的生日礼物
belatedly
The leaders realized belatedly that the coup would be disastrous for everyone.
领导们方才意识到这场政变对任何人来说都是一场灾难。
Oxford
be·lated/bɪˈleɪtɪd; NAmEbɪˈleɪtɪd/adjectivecoming or happening late 迟来的;晚出现的◆a belated birthday present迟来的生日礼物▶be·lated·ly/bɪˈleɪtɪdli; NAmEbɪˈleɪtɪdli/adverbbe·lated/bɪˈleɪtɪd; NAmEbɪˈleɪtɪd/be·lated·ly/bɪˈleɪtɪdli; NAmEbɪˈleɪtɪdli/
LDC
belatedbe‧lat‧ed /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ adjective
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happening or arriving late: a belated attempt to increase supportbelated recognition/realization/acknowledgement The statement was a belated acknowledgement that the project had not been a success. a belated birthday present► see thesaurus at
late
—belatedly adverb
WDF
belated
[bɪˈleɪtɪd]
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迟来的(100%)
adj.迟来的;误期的
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