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Adv 英[ˈleɪtli 美[ˈletli Adv.近来,最近;不久以前 近来;最近;不久前 Describe Events Recent

单词 lately
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英[ˈleɪtli] 美[ˈletli]
解释
adv.近来,最近;不久以前;
例句

ADV
近来;最近;不久前
You use lately to describe events in the recent past, or situations that started a short time ago.
例:Dad's health hasn't been too good lately...爸爸的健康状况近来不太好。
例:Lord Tomas had lately been appointed Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies...托马斯勋爵最近被任命为政策研究中心主席。

ADV
新近卸任;最近离任
You can use lately to refer to the job a person has been doing until recently.
例:...Timothy Jean Geoffrey Pratt, lately deputy treasury solicitor...新卸任的政府法务部副部长蒂莫西·琼·杰弗里·普拉特
变形
est:lateliest~er:latelier~

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