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

• But generally speaking, a belated retreat brings more losses than a premature one.
  但是一般地说来，过迟的损失较之过早为大。
• 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。
• 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。
• More hopeful for Lundazi is the slow, belated improvement in agriculture.
  给人以更多希望的是隆达济农业上的发展：缓慢的、姗姗来迟的发展。
• Perhaps taken aback by the belated but firm western support for estonia, Russia has backpedalled.
  俄罗斯也许是受到了爱沙尼亚晚来的且强硬的西方援助力量的恐吓，他开始退却了。
• One, which this belated book of eye-witness accounts illuminates, concerns the origins of the invasion.
  这本由见证人记述阐明的迟来之书，涉及到入侵的起因。
• 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。
• EU diplomats fumed about Lithuania's tactics, complaining of belated timing, poor preparation and unrealistic expectations.
  立陶宛的要求激怒了欧盟的政客们，他们指责立陶宛不分时机，准备不足，白日做梦。
• The award is being made in belated recognition of her services to the industry.
  这一奖项是对她为本行业所作贡献的迟来的表彰。