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last, latest

• the last time i saw them was in paris last year.
  我最后一次看见他们是去年在巴黎。
• the last letter of the alphabet is z.
  字母表的最后一个字母是z.

i don't know whether you have received my last letter or not.
我不知道你是否已收到我上一封信。

• the latest news about the mideast is the beginning of another round of peace-talks.
  关于中东的最新消息是另一回和谈已展开。
• what is the latest fashion in town?
  城中的最新时尚是什么？
• this is his latest novel；we hope it is not his last.
  这是他最新的著作，我们希望这不是他的最后一部。

persist, last, endure, continue

名词 last:

1. the temporal end; the concluding time
   同义词：stopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, close
2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series
3. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
   同义词：death
5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
7. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
   同义词：end, final stage
8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
   同义词：shoemaker's last, cobbler's last

动词 last:

1. persist for a specified period of time
   同义词：endure
2. continue to live; endure or last
   同义词：survive, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out

形容词 last:

1. immediately past
2. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
3. occurring at or forming an end or termination
   同义词：concluding, final, terminal
4. conclusive in a process or progression
   同义词：final, net
5. most unlikely or unsuitable
6. occurring at the time of death
7. not to be altered or undone
   同义词：final
8. lowest in rank or importance
   同义词：last-place, lowest
9. highest in extent or degree
   同义词：utmost

副词 last:

1. more recently than any other time
   同义词：most recently
2. the item at the end
   同义词：lastly, in conclusion, finally

1. Ten years ago this dress was considered the last word in elegance.
   十年前这种连衣裙还算是最高雅的款式呢。
2. At long last a compromise was agreed on.
   通过互让最终达成折衷协议。
3. In the last resort we can always walk home.
   大不了我们走回家就是了。
4. And last but not least there is the question of adequate funding.
   最後同样重要的是要有足够的资金的问题。
5. Which line comes last in this poem?
   这首诗的最后一行是什么？
6. The hot weather lasted until September.
   炎热的天气持续到九月。
7. He has lived here for the last few years.
   过去的几年他一直住在这里。
8. He was the last to arrive.
   他到得最晚。

last

adj.（形容词）
Being, coming, or placed after all others; final:
未了的：最后的，最迟的或最未尾的；最未的：
例句：
the last game of the season.
本赛季的最后一场比赛

Being the only one left:
仅剩的：
例句：
his last nickel; as a last resort.
他的最后一枚硬币；最后的手段

Just past; most recent:
刚过去的：刚刚过去的；最近的：
例句：
last year; the last time I checked.
去年；我最近检查的那次

Most up-to-date; newest:
最时髦的：最流行的，最新的：
例句：
the last thing in swimwear.
最流行的泳装

Highest in extent or degree; utmost:
极端的：最大范围或最高程度的；最：
例句：
to the last measure of human endurance.
人类忍耐的极限

Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive:
决定性的：最有效的，最可靠的，最决定性的：
例句：
The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
仲裁者对解决这次争端有权威性的发言权

Least likely or expected:
最不可能的：
例句：
the last person we would have suspected.
我们最不可能怀疑的人

The least desirable or suitable:
最不适当的，最不合适的：
例句：
the last man for the job.
对这项工作最不合适的人

Being the latest possible:
最后的可能性的：
例句：
waited until the last second before boarding the train.
等到上火车之前的最后一秒钟

Lowest in rank or importance:
最低的，最不重要的：在级别和重要性上最低的：
例句：
last prize; last place.
最低的奖赏；最不重要的位置

Used as an intensive:
用于加强语气：
例句：
Every last dollar was donated to charity.
每一元钱都捐献给了慈善事业

Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life:
最后的：最后的时期或阶段的或与其有关的，如生命的：
例句：
the last days of the dinosaurs.
恐龙的最后时期

Administered just before death:
临终的：临死前进行的：
例句：
the last sacraments.
临终圣餐

adv.（副词）
After all others in chronology or sequence:
最终地：在时间上或顺序上处于其他之后地：
例句：
arrived last.
最后一个到达

Most recently:
最近地：
例句：
a fashion last popular in the 940`s.
20世纪40年代最新流行的时尚

At the end; finally:
结尾地；最后地：
例句：
Add the butter last.
最后加上黄油

n.（名词）
One that is at the end or last:
最后的一个：
例句：
the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.
最后挑选的一个；除最后一页以外的每一页上

The end:
最后：
例句：
held out until the last.
坚持到最后

The final mention or appearance:
最后提及或出现：
例句：
haven`t seen the last of our troubles.
没有看到我们最后的麻烦

<习惯用语>at last
After a considerable length of time; finally.
终于：一段相当长的时间之后；最终
at long last
After a lengthy or troublesome wait or delay:
好容易才：经过一段长期而艰辛的等待或耽搁：
例句：
At long last the winter was over.
冬季总算过去了

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English latost [superlative of] lôt [late] * see lô-
源自 古英语 latost [] lôt的最高级 [晚的] *参见 lô-

【引伸】
last.ly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>last,final,terminal,eventual,ultimateThese adjectives mean coming after all others in chronology or sequence.
这些形容词都含有在时间上或顺序上位于其它之后的意思。
Last applies to what comes at the end of a series, as of like things:
Last 意指一系列（例如同类事情）之中最晚的：
例句：
the last day of the month;
一个月的最后一天；

例句：
the last piece of candy.
最后一块糖。

例句：
The last time I saw them they were fine. Somethingfinal comes at the end of a progression or process; the term stresses the definitiveness and decisiveness of the conclusion:
我最近一次看到他们时，他们还很好呢。 final 的事情是指在事情的进度或一个过程中来得最迟； 这个词强调结论的确定性和决定性：

例句：
This is our final offer.
这是我们最后的报价。

例句：
The decision of the board of trustees will be final.
理事会的决定将是最终的。

例句：
.I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. (Martin Luther King, Jr.).
.我没有武装的真理与没有条件的爱在现实生活中是最有发言权的. （小马丁· 路德·金）。

Terminal applies to what marks or forms a limit or boundary, as in space, time, or development:
Terminal 意指在时间、空间或事物的发展过程中，标志或形成一种限制或界限的东西：
例句：
In order to increase its freight revenues the railroad chose as its terminal city a town with a large harbor. Somethingeventual will inevitably come about as a result of a particular circumstance or contingency:
为了增加货运收入，这条铁路将一座沿海港市作为其终点站。 eventual 作为特定的环境或偶然事件的结果将必然发生：

例句：
If prices continue to spiral out of control,it is reasonable to expect the eventual collapse of the stock market.
如果价格继续失去控制地上涨，我们有理由相信股市将最终垮掉。

Ultimate applies to what concludes a series, process, or progression,to what constitutes a final result or objective, and to what is most distant or remote, as in time:
Ultimate 意指一系列事情、一个过程或一段发展的结果，形成一个最后结果或目标和（在时间上）最遥远不可及的：
例句：
the ultimate sonata of that opus;
乐曲最后的奏鸣曲；

例句：
our ultimate goal;
我们最终的目标；

例句：
the ultimate effect;
最终的效果；

例句：
an ultimate authority.
最具权威。

例句：
.I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves. (Thomas Jefferson).
.只有民众自身才真正蕴藏着社会的最终力量。. （托马斯·杰佛逊）


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v.（动词）
last.ed,last.ing,lasts
v.intr.（不及物动词）

To continue in time; go on:
继续：在时间上持续；继续：
例句：
The war lasted four years.
战争持续了四年

To continue; survive:
维持：维持；维持生命：
例句：
The patient is not expected to last much longer.
这位病人活不了多久了

To remain in good or usable condition:
耐用：保持良好的或可使用的状态：
例句：
Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
如果放入冰箱的话，这种农产品可以保存更长的时间。我需要一辆经久耐用的汽车

To continue in force or practice:
持久：在力量或做法上持久：
例句：
wondered if the marriage would last.
怀疑这场婚姻是否能持久

To remain in adequate supply:
维持：保持充足的供应：
例句：
Will our water lastô
淡水够用吗ô

v.tr.（及物动词）
To keep adequately supplied:
够……之用：保持供应充足：
例句：
left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
留下足够的面包以供这一家人整个周未的食用

To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive:
经受住：坚持住或忍受足够长的一段；维持生命：
例句：
hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.
希望她能够挺过这个季节，不要再弄伤腿了

来源：
Middle English lasten
中古英语 lasten
from Old English lôstan * see leis-
源自 古英语 lôstan *参见 leis-

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n.（名词）
A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes.
鞋楦：象人脚形状的木块或模子，用于制造或修理鞋子
v.tr.（及物动词）
last.ed,last.ing,lasts
To mold or shape on a last.
楦鞋：在鞋楦上制鞋或鞋形

来源：
Middle English leste, laste
中古英语 leste, laste
from Old English lôste
源自 古英语 lôste
from lôst, l3st [sole of the foot] * see leis-
源自 lôst, l3st [一只鞋底] *参见 leis-

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n.Chiefly British （名词）【多用于英国】
A unit of volume or weight varying for different commodities and in different districts, equal to about 80 bushels, '40 gallons, or 2 tons.
拉：容量或重量单位，因货物的不同或地区的不同而不同，大约等同于80蒲式耳、'40加伦或公吨的重量

来源：
Middle English [load, a kind of measure]
中古英语 [载重，一种度量衡]
from Old English hlôst [load]
源自 古英语 hlôst [载重]