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The word "later" is the comparative form of "late." It can be used as an adverb to mean "at a future time" or "after the time currently being discussed," and as an adjective meaning "coming after." It can also be used informally to say goodbye.

The word "later" is the comparative form of "late." It can be used as an adverb to mean "at a future time" or "after the time currently being discussed," and as an adjective meaning "coming after." It can also be used informally to say goodbye.

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(late的比较级) Later is the comparative of late.
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    [ADV 副词]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.
      [ADV with cl]
      [PHR with cl]
    • He resigned ten years later...

      10年后他辞了职。

    • I'll join you later...

      我呆会儿和你会合。

    • Burke later admitted he had lied.

      伯克后来承认自己撒了谎。

    • You use later on to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one.后来;以后;过一阵子
      • Later on I'll be speaking to Patty Davis...

        等会儿我会跟帕蒂·戴维斯谈。

      • This is only going to cause me more problems later on.

        这只会在以后给我带来更多麻烦。

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    [ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式]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.
      [ADJ n]
    • 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。

    • The competition should have been rescheduled for a later date...

      比赛本应另择日期。

    • A later report said the oil fire on the sea was out.

      随后的报道称,海上的石油大火已经熄灭。

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    [ADJ-COMPAR 形容词比较级形式]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.
      [ADJ n]
    • He found happiness in later life...

      他在晚年找到了幸福。

    • In his later years he wrote very little...

      晚年他甚少动笔。

    • Her later career was best known for her partnership with Rudolf Nureyev.

      在她职业生涯后期,最为人熟知的是和鲁道夫·努列耶夫的搭档组合。

    • ...the later part of the 20th century.

      20世纪后半叶

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    See also:
    late
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      sooner or later→see:
      sooner
        Usage Note :

        You use after, afterwards, and later to talk about things that happen following the time when you are speaking, or following a particular event. You can use later to refer to a time or situation that follows the time when you are speaking. I'll go and see her later. 'A little', 'much', and 'not much' can also be used with later. A little later, the lights went out... I learned all this much later. Expressions such as 'not long' and 'shortly' can also be used with after. After dinner she spoke to him... I returned to England after visiting India... Shortly after, she called me. Afterwards can be used when you do not need to mention the particular time or event. Afterwards we went to a night club. You can also use words such as 'soon' and 'shortly' with afterwards. Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic. You can use after, afterwards, or later following a phrase that mentions a period of time, in order to say when something happens. ...five years after his death... She wrote about it six years afterwards... Ten minutes later he left the house.

        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)。


        Oxford later / ˈleɪtə(r) ; NAmE ˈleɪtər /
        adverb
        ,
        adjective
        adverb 1 at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about 后来;以后;其后;随后 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。 OPP
        earlier
        2 Later! ( informal) a way of saying goodbye, used by young people (年轻人告别时说)再见 Later, guys! 伙计们,再见! IDIOMS later ˈon ( informal) at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about 后来;以后;其后;随后 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… by a particular time and not after it 不晚于…;不迟于… Please arrive no later than 8 o'clock. 请 8 点之前到达。
        adjective [only before noun ] 1 coming after sth else or at a time in the future 后来的;以后的 This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter. 在后面的一章中对这一点有更详细的讨论。 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 near the end of a period of time, life, etc. 接近末期的;晚年的 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。 OPP
        earlier
        IDIOMsee
        soon
        later / ˈleɪtə(r) ; NAmE ˈleɪtər /
        LDC
        later1 adverb
        later2 adjective
        laterlat‧er1 /ˈleɪtə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb
        Examples
        Thesaurus
        Collocations
        Phrases
        1after the time you are talking about or after the present time:  I’m going out for a bit – I’ll see you later.two years/three weeks etc later He became Senator two years later.later that day/morning/week etc The baby died later that night.later in the day/week/year The dentist could fit you in later in the week. see thesaurus at
        after
        2later on at some time after the present time:  I can’t eat all of this – I’ll finish it later on.3not later than something used to say that something must be done by a particular time in the future:  Completed entry forms should arrive not later than 31st July.
        later1 adverb
        later2 adjective
        laterlater2 adjective [only before noun]
        Examples
        Thesaurus
        Collocations
        Phrases
        1coming in the future or after something else OPP  earlier:  The role of marketing is dealt with in a later chapter. The launch was postponed to a later date.2more recent OPP  earlier:  The engine has been greatly improved in later models.3in later years/life when someone is older:  Using a sunscreen when you are young helps you to have healthy skin in later years.THESAURUSlater happening or existing at some time in the future after something or someone else: · We will discuss this at a later time.· Later historians have cast doubt on the truth of his story.· They say that they may need to review the case at a later stage.following happening or coming immediately after something – used about periods of time, or parts of a piece of writing: · He resigned the following year.· The following day he was back to normal.· Gandhi 's attitude to religion is dealt with in the following chapter.future likely to happen or exist at some time in the future: · What influence will this have on future developments?subsequent formal happening or coming at some time after something else: · a subsequent decision by the Supreme Court· Subsequent events proved him wrong.· In subsequent years, the number of patients became smaller and smaller.succeeding coming after someone or something else – used about a series of groups of people, periods of time, or parts of a book: · His work was admired by succeeding generations.· Over the succeeding months, the stitches were carefully removed.· These problems are further discussed in the succeeding chapters.
        WDF

        later

        [ˈleɪtə(r)]
        原型:later 是 late 的比较级
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        后来(40%),以后的(21%),接近末期的(13%),后来的(13%),稍后(13%)
        adv.后来;稍后;随后
        adj.更迟的;更后的
        n.(Later)人名;(德)拉特

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