later是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 at a time in the future or after the time you have mentioned -- 晚些時候；過些時間

  • He'll be back later. 他稍後回來。

  • We could always go later in the season. 我們總還可以在這個季節的晚些時候去。

  • Police questioned him and he was later arrested. 警方審問了他，後來他被逮捕了。

  • What are you doing later on this evening? 今晚晚些時候你想做甚麽？

  • Shall I go and fetch her later on? 我過一會去接她好嗎？

  • Later on, we could go and have a meal if you like. 你願意的話，過一會我們可以一起去吃飯。

  • She said she'd prefer us to arrive no later than nine o'clock. 她說她希望我們能在九點之前到達。

• 1 happening at a time in the future, or after the time you have mentioned -- 晚一些的；稍後的

  • We could catch a later train. 我們可以搭乘晚些時候的火車。

  • You can always change your password at a later date. 你可以在日後隨時變更你的密碼。

• 2 happening towards the end of a period of time or the end of someone's life -- 在快結束的時候；在（某人）生命的晚期

  • He needed round-the-clock care in the later stages of his illness. 在患病的晚期，他需要晝夜不停的照料。

  • During his later years, he lived in Cape Town. 他的晚年在開普敦度過。

• 3 more modern or recent -- 較現代；相對近期的

  • Later versions of the software are much better. 較新版本的軟體要好得多。

  • Later models included a 2.5 litre engine. 近期的型號包括了一個2.5升的引擎。

  • I prefer her earlier paintings to her later work. 我認為她的早期油畫作品比晚期的好。

• 4 a way of saying goodbye -- 再見！（道別的一種方式）

  • Laters, Mike. 麥克，再見。