late
单词辨析：
普通用词，指人和物失去生命的。
She is dead.
她死了。
The dead tree was cut down.
那棵枯树被砍倒了。
His dead body lay peacefully on the bed.
他的尸体安静地躺在床上。
法律术语，指人已死亡的；常用作 the deceased, 尤指新近去世的人。
the graves of deceased relatives
已故亲属的坟墓
The deceased left a large sum of money to his grandson.
死者给他的孙子留下一大笔钱。
只作定语，只用于人而不用于物。
Following his late father's will, he was given the right to take over all businesses.
遵照已故父亲的遗嘱，他有权接管所有的企业。
The late master of the estate was named Bill Brown.
已故庄园主叫比尔·布朗。
相关例句：
I'd left it all too late in the day to get anywhere with these strategies.
我按兵不动时间太长，致使这些策略都不管用了。
It was late in the afternoon
那是下午近黄昏的时候。
Steve arrived late
史蒂夫迟到了。
The dollar has been stronger of late.
美元近来走势强劲。
It's getting late.
时间不早了。
The case is expected to end late next week
这个案子预计在下周晚些时候结案。