later是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 at a time in the future or after the time you have mentioned -- 晚些时候；过些时间

  • He'll be back later. 他过会儿回来。

  • We could always go later in the season. 我们总还可以在这个季节的晚些时候去。

  • Police questioned him and he was later arrested. 警察询问了他，后来他被逮捕了。

  • What are you doing later on this evening? 今晚晚些时候你想干什么？

  • Shall I go and fetch her later on? 我过一会去接她好吗？

  • Later on, we could go and have a meal if you like. 你愿意的话，过会儿我们可以一起去吃饭。

  • She said she'd prefer us to arrive no later than nine o'clock. 她说她希望我们能在9点之前到达。

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

  • We could catch a later train. 我们可以搭乘晚些时候的火车。

  • You can always change your password at a later date. 你可以在日后任何时间修改你的密码。

• 2 happening towards the end of a period of time or the end of someone's life -- 在快结束的时候；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，他需要全天候的照料。

  • During his later years, he lived in Cape Town. 他的晚年在开普敦度过。

• 3 more modern or recent -- 较现代；相对近期的

  • Later versions of the software are much better. 较新版本的软件要好得多。

  • Later models included a 2.5 litre engine. 近期的型号包括了一部2.5升的引擎。

  • I prefer her earlier paintings to her later work. 我认为她的早期油画作品比晚期的好。

• 4 a way of saying goodbye -- 再见！（道别的一种方式）

  • Laters, Mike. 迈克，再见。