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

He seems very busy lately.
最近他好像挺忙叨的。
'Have you talked to her lately?'
“你最近有没有跟她谈过？”
Bill has been hitting the bottle a lot lately; I think he has a problem.
比尔最近老喝醉，我觉得他可能有什么心事了。
Grandfather has been getting feebler lately.
近来爷爷的身子骨儿越来越软。
I have not been able to get much exercise lately, so I am out of condition.
我最近不能做太多运动，所以身体不太好。
Simon had been away a good deal lately.
西蒙最近经常出门。
Speaking of which, what's up with Mark lately?
对了，马克最近怎么样了？
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。
My nerves have been pulled to bits lately.
最近我的神经都分裂成碎片了。
I don't know where he's been lately.
我不知道他最近怎么了。