英语单词 | last |
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英美音标 | 英 [lɑːst] 美 [læst] |
中文释义 | v.持续;维持 adj.最近的;上一个的;末尾的;最后的 adv.最后;最近一次 n.最后来的人(或发生的事);鞋楦(做鞋的模型) |
英语例句 | (1) The hot weather lasted until September. (2) Economically, one tin of oil will last at least three months. (3) I thought her last book was one of her best. (4) I dreamt about flying last night. (5) Why didn't you catch the last bus as I told you to? (6) For most teachers, punishment is the last resort. (7) He came last in the race. |
中文例句 | (1) 炎热的天气持续到九月。 (2) 如果节省地用的,这罐油就会维持至少三个月。 (3) 我认为她最近出版的那本书是她的最佳著作之一。 (4) 昨夜我梦见我在飞翔。 (5) 你怎么不听我的话赶乘末班公共汽车呢? (6) 对大多数老师而言,体罚学生是最后的手段。 (7) 他赛跑落得了最后。 |
vocabulary简明 | Something that's last comes at the very end, after any others of its kind. The last day of the year is December 31st. |
vocabulary扩展 | If you eat the last slice of pizza, you take the final one — it's the only one left in the take-out box. And if you catch the last plane to Bermuda, there are no more flights today. The runner who comes in last is behind everyone else, and a poet's last words are the final ones she speaks during her lifetime, before she dies. As a verb, last means "remain" or "survive." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [DET 限定词](表示最近过去的)刚过去的星期五/昨晚/去年 You use last in expressions such as last Friday ,last night, and last year to refer, for example, to the most recent Friday, night, or year.
2 [ADJ 形容词]最近的;最近一次的 The last event, person, thing, or period of time is the most recent one. [det ADJ] [PRON to-inf]
3 [ADV 副词]上次;最近一次 If something last happened on a particular occasion, that is the most recent occasion on which it happened. [ADV with v]
4 [ORD 序数词]最后的;最末的 The last thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes after all the others of the same kind. [
5 [ADV 副词]最后地;最末地 If you do something last, you do it after everyone else does, or after you do everything else. [ADV after v]
6 [PRON 代词]最后的人 If you are the last to do or know something, everyone else does or knows it before you. [PRON to-inf]
7 [ADJ 形容词]最后剩下的;最末的 Last is used to refer to the only thing, person, or part of something that remains. [det ADJ]
8 [ADJ 形容词](竞赛中)最后留下的,排位在前的 You use last before numbers to refer to a position that someone has reached in a competition after other competitors have been knocked out. [det ADJ]
9 [ADJ 形容词]最不想要的;最不可能的 You can use last to indicate that something is extremely undesirable or unlikely. [det ADJ] [emphasis]
10 [PRON 代词]最后一次;最末一次 The last you see of someone or the last you hear of them is the final time that you see them or talk to them. [
11 [VERB 动词]持续,延续,维持(一段时间) If an event, situation, or problem lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to exist or happen for that length of time. [V [V n] [V] [Also V adv]
12 [VERB 动词]够用,保持可用状态(一段时间) If something lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to be able to be used for that time, for example because there is some of it left or because it is in good enough condition. [V [V n] [V adv] [Also V]
13 [VERB 动词]支持完;熬过;拖过 You can use last in expressions such as last the game ,last the course, and last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them. [V n] [V P n (not pron)] [V P]
14 See also:lasting ; Usage Note : Note that you do not use after all if you want to talk about what happens at the end of a long period, instead you use at last, finally, in the end, lastly, or last of all. You use at last or finally when you have been waiting for or expecting something for a long time. At last usually comes at the end of a sentence. The storm that had threatened came at last. Finally usually comes at the beginning of a sentence or before a verb. After another search they finally located the house. You also use finally to talk about something that is the last in a series of things. He lived in Turkey, France, Norway, and finally Mexico. You use in the end when talking about something that happens after a long time or a long process. Perhaps the police got him in the end... In the end, Peter seemed quite happy. You use lastly to talk about the last of a series of people or things. I went through the bathroom, the bedroom, and lastly the sitting room. You use last of all to emphasize that there is nobody or nothing else after the person or thing you mention. Last of all came the cat. 注意,谈论很长一段时间之后最终发生的事,不用after all,而用at last,finally,in the end,lastly或last of all。表示经历了长久的等待或期待时,用at last或finally,at last通常置于句末,例如,The storm that had threatened came at last(酝酿已久的暴风雨终于来了)。finally则通常置于句首或动词之前:After another search they finally located the house(又搜寻了一番后,他们终于找到了那幢房子)。finally亦用于谈论一连串事情的最后一件:He lived in Turkey, France, Norway, and finally Mexico(他曾在土耳其、法国和挪威生活过,最后来到了墨西哥)。表示某事经历了较长的时间或过程后发生,则用 in the end, 例如,Perhaps the police got him in the end(也许警方最终抓到了他),In the end, Peter seemed quite happy(最后,彼得似乎很开心)。lastly用于谈论一连串人或事物的最后一个或一件:I went through the bathroom, the bedroom, and lastly the sitting room(浴室、卧室最后连客厅我都找遍了)。last of all 则用来强调在提到的人或事物之后再无他人或其他事物,例如,Last of all came the cat(最后出场的是猫)。 15 [PHRASE 短语]终于;最后;到底 If you say that something has happened at last or at long last you mean it has happened after you have been hoping for it for a long time. [PHR with cl]
16 [PHRASE 短语]前天晚上/ 上上次选举/上上任领导人 You use expressions such as the night before last ,the election before last and the leader before last to refer to the period of time, event, or person that came immediately before the most recent one in a series.
17 [PHRASE 短语]气绝;断气;咽气 If someone breathes their last, they die. [V inflects] [LITERARY 文] 18 [PHRASE 短语]倒数第二/倒数第三/ 倒数第四 You can use phrases such as the last but one, the last but two, or the last but three, to refer to the thing or person that is, for example, one, two, or three before the final person or thing in a group or series. [PHR n]
19 [PHRASE 短语]所有;全部 You use every last to emphasize that you are talking about all the people or things in a group or all the parts of something. [PHR n] [emphasis]
20 [PHRASE 短语](需要裁员时首先解雇新员工的)“后进先出”原则 The expression last in, first out is used to say that the last person who started work in an organization should be the first person to leave it, if fewer people are needed.
21 [PHRASE 短语]我/她最近一次听到有关…的消息;最新消息 You can use expressions such as the last I heard and the last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject. [PHR with cl]
22 [PHRASE 短语]把…留到最后 If you leave something or someone until last, you delay using, choosing, or dealing with them until you have used, chosen, or dealt with all the others. [V inflects]
23 [PHRASE 短语]不再见到某人 If you see the last of someone, you do not expect to see them or deal with them again. [V inflects]
24 [PHRASE 短语]贯穿(全书、整部电影或整件事情) If you say that something goes on happening to the last, you mean that it happens throughout the whole of a book, film, or event. [PHR after v]
25 [PHRASE 短语]一直,始终(为某一类人) If you say that someone is a particular kind of person to the last, you are emphasizing that they continue to be that kind of person. [group PHR] [emphasis]
26 [PHRASE 短语](表示全部包括在内)任何一丝细节/ 每一个人 You use expressions such as to the last detail and to the last man to indicate that a plan, situation, or activity includes every single person, thing, or part involved. [PHR after v]
27 last breath→see: breath ;to have the last laugh→see: laugh ; last-minute→see: minute ; someone's last stand→see: stand ; the last straw→see: straw ; last thing→see: thing ;
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