later
柯林斯词典
1. Later is the comparative of . (late)的比较级
2. ADV You use later to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one. 以后
He resigned ten years later. 他10年后辞职了。
3. PHRASE You use later on to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one. 以后
Later on I'll be speaking to Patty Davis. 以后我会和帕蒂·戴维斯谈谈。
4. ADJ You use later to refer to an event, period of time, or other thing which comes after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one. 后来的[ADJ n, 'the' ADJ, 'the' ADJ 'of' n]
At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized. 在后来的新闻发布会上，他说差异不应该被夸大。
The competition should have been re-scheduled for a later date. 本该把比赛重新安排在一个晚些的日期。
5. ADJ You use later to refer to the last part of someone's life or career or the last part of a period of history. 晚年的; 后期的[ADJ n]
He found happiness in later life. 他在晚年找到了幸福。
...the later part of the 20th century. …20世纪后期。
6. →see also late
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later /ˈleɪtə/
剑桥词典
- 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。
later on
at a time in the future , or after the time you have mentioned
将来的某个时候；过会儿
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。
no/not later than
not after
早于某个时间；在某时间之前
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。