belated

英 [bɪˈleɪtɪd]

美 [bɪˈleɪtɪd]

adj.  迟来的; 晚出现的

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14120 / COCA.17806

牛津词典

adj.

• 迟来的；晚出现的
  coming or happening late
  1. a belated birthday present
     迟来的生日礼物

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 迟来的；延误的；姗姗来迟的
  Abelatedaction happens later than it should have done.
  1. ...the government's belated attempts to alleviate the plight of the poor.
     政府一再拖延的扶贫举措
  2. ...a belated birthday present.
     迟来的生日礼物

英英释义

adj

• after the expected or usual time
  1. a belated birthday card
  2. I'm late for the plane
  3. the train is late
  4. tardy children are sent to the principal
  5. always tardy in making dental appointments
  Synonym:latetardy

双语例句

• My belated congratulations to you on your17th wedding anniversary.
  这是我对你们结婚17周年纪念的迟到的祝福。
• A belated birthday card; I'm late for the plane; the train is late; tardy children are sent to the principal; always tardy in making dental appointments.
  迟到的生日卡；我误了飞机；火车晚点了；迟到的孩子被带去校长那儿；看牙总是迟到。
• Both a premature and a belated retreat, of course, bring losses.
  退却过早和过迟，当然都有损失。
• Even if he should come and propose now, I would give up all this in favor of this belated happiness.
  如果他现在来向我求婚就好了，我仍愿意回到他的身边。
• He made a belated apology.
  他作了一番为时已晚的道歉。
• There is a danger that this pattern of early hostility and belated bridge-building will be repeated.
  这种早期敌意、迟来修好的模式可能会重演。
• Belated Happy New Year.
  送上迟到的新年祝福。
• Maher blamed Japan's confusing and belated response to the crisis on the government's traditional consensus decision-making process.
  马希尔指责日本的混乱和危机迟来的回应，对政府的传统共识的决策过程。
• Babson, a Florida woman earned a belated high school diploma at age90.
  美国佛罗里达州一位妇女在90岁时获得了一份迟来的高中毕业文凭。
• It's a belated birthday present from your brother.
  迟到的生日礼物，你哥哥送给你的。