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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He made a belated apology.
  他作了一番为时已晚的道歉。
• 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。
• If the Christian community does not support to the utmost the belated proposal worked out to rescue the Jews remaining in Europe from the fate prepared for them, we have accepted the Hitlerian thesis and forever compromised the principles for which we are pouring out blood and wealth.
  挽救欧洲尚存的犹太人，帮助他们逃脱既定的命运&如果基督教社群不极力支持这个迟来的提议，我们就等于接受了希特勒的论调，永久地破坏了我们为之倾注鲜血和财富的那些原则。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So, Happy Belated B-day to her!
  顺便对她说句迟到的生日快乐！