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later adv.后来；稍后adj.后来的；以后的；接近末期的 (1) 她在一年后才把孩子的奶断掉。(2) 我要稍后跟她谈。(3) 我现在不能付款，请以后开帐单给我。(4) 后来的情报显示潜艇确实被击沉。(5) 数组问题将在以后的章节里详细讨论。(6) 她晚年专事写作。 Later can also mean more recent, as in "Which is the later movie, Gone with the Wind or Citizen Kane?" It can mean toward the end: “He made that movie later in his career.” It can also mean after, as in "You were later than I thought you'd be!" It can also be used in comparison: "He was late; I was later." All these uses are about time, and how time keeps moving on from now to later.

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英 ['leɪtə(r)] 美 ['leɪtər] (1) She had her baby weaned a year later.(2) I'll speak with her later.(3) I can't pay now, please bill me later.(4) Later information showed that the sub did sink.(5) Arrays will be covered in detail in later chapters.(6) In her later years she gave herself over to writing full-time. Later is a way to talk about time: some time after now. You can go to a movie later tonight. 1（late的比较级） Later is the comparative of late. 2[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。3[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。4[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5See also:late；  6  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）。

英语单词	later
英美音标	英 ['leɪtə(r)] 美 ['leɪtər]
中文释义	adv.后来；稍后 adj.后来的；以后的；接近末期的
英语例句	(1) She had her baby weaned a year later. (2) I'll speak with her later. (3) I can't pay now, please bill me later. (4) Later information showed that the sub did sink. (5) Arrays will be covered in detail in later chapters. (6) In her later years she gave herself over to writing full-time.
中文例句	(1) 她在一年后才把孩子的奶断掉。 (2) 我要稍后跟她谈。 (3) 我现在不能付款，请以后开帐单给我。 (4) 后来的情报显示潜艇确实被击沉。 (5) 数组问题将在以后的章节里详细讨论。 (6) 她晚年专事写作。
vocabulary简明	Later is a way to talk about time: some time after now. You can go to a movie later tonight.
vocabulary扩展	Later can also mean more recent, as in "Which is the later movie, Gone with the Wind or Citizen Kane?" It can mean toward the end: “He made that movie later in his career.” It can also mean after, as in "You were later than I thought you'd be!" It can also be used in comparison: "He was late; I was later." All these uses are about time, and how time keeps moving on from now to later.
柯林斯解释	1 （late的比较级） Later is the comparative of late. 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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 5 See also:late ； 6 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）。

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