lately

英 [ˈleɪtli]

美 [ˈleɪtli]

adv. 最近; 新近; 近来; 不久前

比较级：latelier　

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同义词辨析

lately recently【导航词义：最近】

latelyadv. 最近，近来

〔辨析〕

一般用于疑问句和否定句，常与现在完成时连用；有时也可与一般现在时连用，指现在的习惯。

〔例证〕

They haven't written to each other lately.
他们最近没有通信。
Have you seen her lately?
你最近见到她了吗？
He doesn't like watching TV lately.
他近来不喜欢看电视。
We used to visit London once a week, but lately we go there twice a week.
我们过去总是每周去一次伦敦，但最近我们每周去两次。

recentlyadv. 最近，近来

〔辨析〕

一般用于肯定句，常与现在完成时连用，有时也与一般过去时连用。

〔例证〕

I have visited New York recently.
我最近去过纽约。
I have seen a lot of her recently.
我最近经常见到她。
He recently discovered the truth.
他最近发现了真相。

牛津词典

adv.

最近；新近；近来；不久前
recently; in the recent past
1. Have you seen her lately?
  你最近见过她吗？
2. It's only lately that she's been well enough to go out.
  她只是最近才康复，可出去走一走了。
3. I haven't been sleeping well just lately.
  我就是在最近才一直睡不好觉。
4. She had lately returned from India.
  不久前她从印度回来了。

柯林斯词典

ADV 近来；最近；不久前
You uselatelyto describe events in the recent past, or situations that started a short time ago.
1. Dad's health hasn't been too good lately...
  爸爸的健康状况近来不太好。
2. Lord Tomas had lately been appointed Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies...
  托马斯勋爵最近被任命为政策研究中心主席。
3. 'Have you talked to her lately?'
  “你最近有没有跟她谈过？”
4. Optimism about the US economy has been a rare commodity lately.
  近来很少有人对美国经济持乐观态度。
ADV 新近卸任；最近离任
You can uselatelyto refer to the job a person has been doing until recently.
1. ...Timothy Jean Geoffrey Pratt, lately deputy treasury solicitor...
  新卸任的政府法务部副部长蒂莫西·琼·杰弗里·普拉特

英英释义

adv

in the recent past
1. he was in Paris recently
2. lately the rules have been enforced
3. as late as yesterday she was fine
4. feeling better of late
5. the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also
Synonym:recentlylateof latelatterly

双语例句

Things have been getting on top of me lately.
最近事情太多，压得我透不过气来。
They've really been kicking ass lately — busting places up, harassing everybody
他们最近真是让人气不打一处来，闹得天翻地覆，搅得每个人都不得安宁。
We've seen very little of him lately.
最近我们很少见到他。
Speaking of which, what's up with Mark lately?
对了，马克最近怎么样了？
Optimism about the US economy has been a rare commodity lately.
近来很少有人对美国经济持乐观态度。
She has been appearing on TV quite often lately.
她最近出镜率相当高。
I am now most agreeably affected by two letters, which I have lately seen from lausanne, upon your subject.
最近我从洛萨纳收到两封谈到你的信，感到十分欣慰。
'Have you talked to her lately?'
“你最近有没有跟她谈过？”
She feels guilty about spending less time lately with her two kids
最近她和两个孩子在一起的时间少了，她为此感到愧疚。
Lately there had been big problems facing him, quite apart from tonight's imbroglio.
最近他面临着许多重大问题，还不算像今天晚上这样混乱。