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

• 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。
• 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。
• Both a premature and a belated retreat, of course, bring losses.
  退却过早和过迟，当然都有损失。
• 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。
• 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。
• He even felt a belated pity for anthony.
  他事后甚至对安东尼有些怜悯。
• 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。
• The fact that this group could meet and commit itself to a substantial agenda and another meeting in April 2009 shows belated recognition of the shift in the balance of economic power.
  这个群体能够汇聚一堂开会，并对有实质性的议程和2009年4月的另一次会议作出承诺，本身就显示世界姗姗来迟地承认了经济实力重心转移。
• His belated arrival has not been seen as a snub by Beijing.
  北京方面并没有将扎尔达里迟到的来访视作故意怠慢。
• I'll send her a belated birthday card.
  我将送给她一张迟到的生日卡。