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词组 last
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adjective, determiner | verb
last1 /lɑːst $ læst/ adjective determiner 1. the last one of a series of things is the one at the end, with no others afternounsthe last time That was the last time we saw him.the last day/week/morning etc Today is the last day of the competition.last chance This may be our last chance to save our planet.the last train/bus/plane The last train leaves just before midnight.the last game/race This is the last game of the season.the last part/stage/section/chapter He was born in the last part of the 19th century.last words/line/sentence His last words were “Don’t shoot!”the last thing The last thing I do at night is lock the front door.the last one Our house is the last one on the right.phrasesthe very last (=used to emphasize that something is the last one) This is the very last chocolate in the box.last but one (=the one before the last one) This is my last assignment but one.the last remaining The region’s last remaining forest is now a national park.THESAURUS: last finalday | week | year | stage | phase | round | part | chapter | version | game | race | exam | scene | report | result | score | outcome | decision | verdict | words | thoughts | advice Final is used about the last one in a series of things. It is also used when talking about something such as a result, decision, or report, which comes at the end of an event or process: On the final day of their visit, Melissa and her parents were invited to the White House. | We are in the final week before the election. | They are in the final stages of the preparations for the wedding. | The drug is in the final phase of development. | Chan received the most votes in the final round of voting. | This subject is dealt with in the final part of the book. | You only find out his real identity in the final chapter. | The final version of the manuscript will be ready soon. | He was playing in the final game of his career. | This is the final race of the day. | He takes his final exams next month. | They kiss each other in the final scene of the film. | The committee’s final report will be published next year. | The final result was a victory for the Republicans. | The final score was 4–3 to United. | No one knows what the final outcome will be (=what will finally happen). | The committee will give their final decision next month. | After much discussion, the jury reached their final verdict.Final or last?You use both final and last about the last one of a series of things. You can say the last week or the final week.You usually say the last train/bus/plane (not the ‘final’ one).You also use final about something important, that comes at the end of an event or process. You say: the final decision/verdict (not the ‘last’ one) | the final result/score/outcome (not the ‘last’ one) | the final version (not the ‘last’ one). Final exams are usually the most important exams, which you take at the end of a course. closingdate | stages | minutes | days | weeks | months | years | session | scene | lines | words happening at the end, or near the end: The closing date for applications is June 30th. | We are now entering the closing stages of the competition. | The team scored in the closing minutes of the game. | The Americans bombed Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II. | Taxes will be a key issue in the closing weeks of the election campaign. | He was very happy in the closing months of his stay there. | The closing years of the twentieth century were a period of great technological change. | At the closing session of the meeting, she was elected onto the committee. | The ship sinks in the closing scene of the film. | I have forgotten the closing lines of the poem. | The closing words of her book are: ‘But enough about me’. concludingsection | remarks | chapter | paragraph | lines | sentence happening at the end of something, especially a book, report, speech, or meeting: In the concluding section, he considers the relationship between the artist and society. | The judge made his concluding remarks. | We will return to this issue in the concluding chapter. | Have you read the famous concluding paragraph of Darwin’s book? | the concluding lines of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet | the concluding sentence of the novel penultimateday | game | stage | round | chapter | paragraph | sentence the one before the last one: It rained on the penultimate day of the competition. | Tomorrow will be the penultimate game of the season. | She reached the penultimate stages of world championship. | The team are preparing for the penultimate round of the series. | In the penultimate chapter of the book, he reveals the identity of the murderer. | There is a spelling mistake in the penultimate paragraph.Penultimate sounds rather formal. In everyday English you usually say last ... but one: Tomorrow will be the last game but one.ANTONYMS first12. most recent, or nearest to the present timenounslast year/month/week/night Did you see the game on TV last night?last July/January etc The law was passed last August.last summer/winter etc It was very cold last winter.last game/race/meeting The team won their last game 3–0.sb’s last book/film/ record etc She published her last book in 2010.the last time (=the most recent occasion) The city has changed since the last time I was there.When talking about the morning/afternoon/evening before today, you say yesterday morning/afternoon/evening: I spoke to her yesterday morning.phrasesthe last five years/ six months etc The internet has grown rapidly in the last twenty years.the last few minutes/hours/days etc The last few weeks have been very dry.THESAURUS: last previous before this one, or before the one that you are talking about: See the diagram in the previous chapter. | The previous president was a woman. | The previous day she seemed fine. | The rainfall level was much higher than in previous years. | How much were you earning in your previous job? former formal existing or having a particular position in the past, but not now: He worked with former US president George W Bush. | Interest rates are unlikely to return to their former level. | Life in the former Soviet Union was hard for many people. | She is the former chief executive of the company. old used about a person or thing that existed in the past, but has been replaced by a newer one: I got an email from one of my old boyfriends the other day. | My old boss used to play golf. | The old model was much slower. | The old system had some advantages which the new one doesn't have. | Wireless was the old name for a radio.
adjective, determiner | verb
last2 /lɑːst $ læst/ verb to continue for a particular length of timeadverbs and phraseslast forever She wanted the day to last forever.last indefinitely (=for a period of time with no definite end) The money won’t last indefinitely.not last (for) long (=not last for a long time) The ceasefire didn’t last long.last (for) a lifetime The material is so strong, it will last a lifetime.last (for) a long time The war lasted a very long time.verbsbe expected to last The trial is expected to last ten weeks.be built/designed/made to last The houses weren’t built to last this long.prepositionslast for an hour/a week/10 years etc Each lesson lasts for an hour.last until Monday/next month/1950 etc The job only lasts until the summer.last into the night/ into January/into the next century etc The rain lasted into the night.GrammarThe preposition for is often omitted. You can say that something lasted for an hour/a week etc or something lasted an hour/a week etc.THESAURUS: last continue (2)
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