| 词组 | later |
| 释义 | adverb | adjective later1 /ˈleɪtə $ -ər/ adverb after the time you are talking about or after the present timephrasessee you later I'll be back soon - see you later.much later/a lot later It was only much later that I remembered what my dad had said. minutes/days/weeks/months/years etc later He became senator two years later. | The phone rang again a few minutes later.later that day/night/year etc The baby was born later that night.later in the day/week/year etc The dentist could fit you in later in the week. adverb | adjective later2 /ˈleɪtə $ -ər/ adjective [only before noun] coming in the future or after something elsenounsa later chapter/section/paragraph The role of marketing is dealt with in a later chapter.a later version This is a much later version of the painting.later writers/historians etc Later historians have cast doubt on the truth of this story.sb's later work His later work is much darker.phrasesat a later time We will discuss this at a later time.at a later date The meeting was postponed to a later date.at a later stage They say that they may need to review the case at a later stage.in later life (=when someone was older) in later life he became head of a huge multinational company.THESAURUS: later followingday | week | month | year | chapter | section | paragraph happening or coming immediately after something – used about periods of time, or parts of a piece of writing: The following day he was back to normal. | He resigned the following year. futuregenerations | developments | events likely to happen or exist at some time in the future: The forest has been saved for future generations to enjoy. | What influence will the decision have on future developments? | I plan to go back there at a future date. | In future years, people will look back on this as a golden age. subsequent formalevents | developments | decision | research | analysis | report | investigation | chapter happening or coming at some time after something else: Subsequent events proved him wrong. | a subsequent decision by the Supreme Court | In subsequent years, the number of patients became smaller and smaller. succeedinggenerations | years | months | weeks | chapters coming after someone or something else – used about a series of groups of people, periods of time, or parts of a book: His work was admired by succeeding generations. | Over the succeeding months, the stitches were carefully removed. | These problems are further discussed in the succeeding chapters. |
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