last
柯林斯词典
1. DET 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. 上一个的
I got married last July. 我去年７月结的婚。
He never made it home at all last night. 他昨天晚上根本没有回家。
2. ADJ The last event, person, thing, or period of time is the most recent one. 最近的[det ADJ]
Much has changed since my last visit. 自我上次来访后，变化很大。
I split up with my last boyfriend three years ago. 我和前任男友在3年前分手了。
3. PRON Last is also a pronoun. 最近发生的事情
The next tide, it was announced, would be even higher than the last. 通告说下次涨潮会比上次更高。
4. ADV If something last happened on a particular occasion, that is the most recent occasion on which it happened. 最近一次[ADV with v]
When were you there last?
你最近一次在那里是什么时候？
The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it. 这幢房子比我上次看到时更破一些了。
5. ORD The last thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes after all the others of the same kind. 最后的
...the last three pages of the chapter. …这章的最后3页。
6. PRON Last is also a pronoun. 最后的人或事物
It wasn't the first time that this particular difference had divided them and it wouldn't be the last. 这个特殊差异使他们产生分歧不是第一次，也不会是最后一次。
7. ADV If you do something last, you do it after everyone else does, or after you do everything else. 最后地[ADV after v]
I testified last. 我最后作了证。
I was always picked last for the football team at school. 我在上学时总是最后一个被选入足球队。
8. PRON If you are the last to do or know something, everyone else does or knows it before you. 最后的人[PRON to-inf]
She was the last to go to bed. 她是最后一个睡觉的人。
9. ADJ Last is used to refer to the only thing, person, or part of something that remains. 仅剩的[det ADJ]
Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza. 杰德点了点头，吃完了仅剩的一块比萨饼。
10. N-SING Last is also a noun. 剩下的东西 (或人)
He finished off the last of the wine. 他喝完了剩下的酒。
11. ADJ You can use last to indicate that something is extremely undesirable or unlikely. 最不想要的; 最不可能的[det ADJ] [强调]
The last thing I wanted to do was teach. 我最不想做的事就是教书了。
12. PRON Last is also a pronoun. 最不想要的事; 最不可能的事[PRON to-inf]
I would be the last to say that science has explained everything. 我绝不可能说科学已经解释了一切。
13. PRON 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. 最后一次['the' PRON that]
She disappeared shouting, "To the river, to the river!" And that was the last we saw of her. 她喊着“去河边，去河边”，然后就不见了。那是我们最后一次看到她。
14. V-T/V-I If an event, situation, or problem lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to exist or happen for that length of time. 持续
The marriage had lasted for less than two years. 这桩婚姻持续了不到两年。
The games lasted only half the normal time. 这场比赛只持续了正常比赛时间的一半。
15. V-T/V-I 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. 够用 (一段时间)
You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages. 你仅需要很小一滴胶水，所以一管胶水能用很久。
The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours. 修好的帆只维持了不到二十四小时。
16. →see also lasting
17. PHRASE 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. 终于
I'm so glad that we've found you at last!
我太高兴了，我们终于找到你了！
Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for. 终于，他期待的时刻来临了。
18. PHRASE 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. 再上一次; 再上一个人或物
It was the dog he'd heard the night before last. 这是他前天夜里听见吼叫的那只狗。
19. PHRASE 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. 某人最近获悉
The last I heard, Joe and Irene were still happily married. 我最近得知，乔和艾琳的婚姻依然幸福。
20. PHRASE 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. 把…留到最后
I have left my best wine until last. 我把最好的酒留到最后喝。
21. N the wooden or metal form on which a shoe or boot is fashioned or repaired 鞋楦
22. the last straw→see straw
23. last thing→see thing
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last /lɑːst/ (lasting,lasted,lasts)
剑桥词典
- (the person or thing) after everyone or everything else
- She's the last person to be interested in violent movies .
- Cream cakes are the last thing you should eat if you're on a diet .
- He's the last person I'd trust to look after my children .
- The last thing I need is more work to do.
- I think I'm getting a headache - that's the last thing I need today!
- My last class ends at four o'clock.
- The doctors made one last desperate attempt to save the boy's life .
- Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain .
- He was the last person to see the woman alive , and suspicion immediately fell on him.
- I didn't manage to write down that last bit she said, about the meeting .
最终的；最后的
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] I hate being the last one to arrive at a meeting . 我不愿意开会时最后一个到。
Our house is the last one on the left before the traffic lights . 我们家是交通信号灯前左侧的最后一家。
The Mets will surely finish the season in last place (= at the lowest rank of their division ). 梅茨队本赛季肯定要垫底了。
I know Johnson finished last in the race , but who was second to last (= the one before the one at the end)? 我知道约翰逊在比赛中倒数第一，但谁是倒数第二呢？
I don't know why he bothers to bet - his horses always come in last. 我不明白他为什么还要去下注——他选的马总是落在最后面。
At the last moment (= as late as possible ) he changed his mind . 在最后一刻他改了主意。
He always leaves important decisions to the last (possible ) moment (= as late as possible ). 在重大问题上他总要拖到最后一刻才作决定。
at (long) last
finally
终于，最终
I've finished my essay at last! 我终于把论文写完了！
At long last the government is starting to listen to our problems . 政府最后终于开始关注我们的问题了。
the last person, thing, etc.
the least expected or wanted person or thing
最让人想不到的人／事；最不想见的人／最不愿干的事
Three extra people to feed - that's the last thing I need! 再多养活3口人——我可受不了！
The last thing I wanted was to make you unhappy . 我最不愿见到的就是惹你不开心。
Matthew is the last person I'd expect to be interested in dance . 我认为马修是最不喜欢跳舞的人。
He's the last person I'd trust with my keys . 我最不放心把钥匙托付给他了。
例句
last thing (at night)
at the latest time in the day
在一天的最后
I'll switch on the washing machine last thing so it'll be finished when I get up in the morning . 晚上睡觉前我会开启洗衣机，这样等我早晨起床后衣服就洗好了。
the last time
If you say that it is the last time you will do something, you mean that you will never do it again.
最后一次
He never even thanked me, so that's the last time I do him a favour . 他甚至从未向我表示过感谢，所以那是我最后一次帮他。
例句
习语
have the last laughlast but not least
the last but one
the last sb heard/saw of sb/sth
the last minute
the last word in sth
to the last
(down) to the last ...
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