首页英语词典lastlast的意思

last

英 [lɑːst] 美[læst]

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近义词final once latest for and end all ultimate

n. 末尾，最后；上个；鞋楦（做鞋的模型）
adj. 最后的；最近的，最新的；仅剩的；最不可能…的
vi. 持续；维持，够用；持久
vt. 度过，拖过；使维持
adv. 最后地；上次，最近；最后一点
n. (Last)人名；(英、德、葡、罗、瑞典)拉斯特

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词态变化

第三人称单数: lasts;过去式: lasted;过去分词: lasted;现在分词: lasting;

助记提示

1. late => last.
2. last其实是late的最高级latest的简化变体. 所以其含义自然也就一目了然、显而易见了。

中文词源

last 最后的

缩写自latest,最后的，late的原最高级拼写形式。

last 坚持，持续，鞋楦

来自PIE*leis,踩踏，小径，犁沟，词源同learn,lore.引申词义坚持，持续，同时用于指鞋楦。

英英释意

1. the temporal end; the concluding time;: "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series;: "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"

3. a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do;: "he breathed his last"

4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead;: "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

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;: "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

英文词源

last: last: [OE] Modern English has three separate words last, two of which are related. The adjective, meaning ‘after all others’, originated in prehistoric Germanic as the superlative form of late; its modern Germanic relatives include German letzt and Dutch laatst. The verb last ‘continue’ goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *laistjan ‘follow a track’, which also produced modern German leisten ‘perform, afford’.

This was derived from *laisti-, as was ultimately the noun last, which in Old English meant ‘footprint’ (‘shoemaker’s model foot’ is a secondary development). The general semantic thread ‘following a track’ can be traced back further via Germanic *lais- (a variant of which gave English learn) to Indo-European *leis- (source of Latin dēlīrāre, literally ‘deviate from a straight track’, from which English gets delirious [18]).
=> delirious, late, learn
last (adj., adv.): "following all others," from Old English latost (adj.) and lætest (adv.), superlative of læt (see late). Cognate with Old Frisian lest, Dutch laatst, Old High German laggost, German letzt. Meaning "most recent" is from c. 1200. The noun, "last person or thing," is c. 1200, from the adjective. Last hurrah is from the title of Edwin O'Connor's 1956 novel. Last word "final, definitive statement" is from 1650s. A dying person's last words so called by 1740. As an adjective, last-minute attested from 1913. Last-chance (adj.) is from 1962.
last (v.): "endure, go on existing," from Old English læstan "to continue, endure," earlier "accomplish, carry out," literally "to follow a track," from Proto-Germanic *laistjan "to follow a track" (cognates: Gothic laistjan "to follow," Old Frisian lasta "to fulfill, to pay (duties)," German leisten "to perform, achieve, afford"), from PIE *leis- (1) "track, furrow" (see learn).

Related to last (n.), not to last (adj.). Related: Lasted; lasting.
last (n.): "shoemaker's block," from Old English læste, from last "track, footprint, trace," from Proto-Germanic *laist- (cognates: Old Norse leistr "the foot," Middle Dutch, Dutch leest "form, model, last," Old High German leist "track, footprint," German Leisten "last," Gothic laistjan "to follow," Old English læran "to teach"); see last (v.).

同义词辨析

final, last, ultimate

这些形容词均有"最终的，最后的"之意。

final：指到达终点，多含果断、明确或最后终结的强烈意味。

last：指一系列事物的最后一个，可表示次序、顺序或时间。

ultimate：较正式用词，强调已到了极限。

persist, last, endure, continue

这些动词均含有"持续"之意。

persist：强调超过了指定的或正常的时间。

last：着重存在的时间相当长，超过正常的或所期望的时间。

endure与last同义，但还指经受住，有能耐忍受而并不受损。

continue：多指过程，强调持续而无终止，常含不间断之意。

考试真题

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I last saw him a few months ago.

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Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother's house, so I stayed with her for a month.

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Of course! It's been ages since we met last time.

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Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives.

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Science projects waited until the last moment.

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Some light showers have been forecast since last month, but all of them have been effective in surrounding areas.

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The biggest mistake I made, uh, was leaving college in my last year and not competing my education.

The biggest mistake I made, uh, was leaving college in my last year and not competing my.

The brush did not last long.

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The celebration of la tomatina lasts seven days.

The changes in our population will have lasting effects on our social development and our way of life.

The film classic the last picture show was the last movie shown in the old theater.

The ice won't last any longer.

The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in pike county, Ohio, in 1900.

The last factory closed in the 1960s.

The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the cincinnati zoological garden on September 1, 1914.

The last time we met them was at our wedding three years ago.

The musician along with his band members has given ten performances in the last three months.

The reason I'm calling is that we'd like to offer you the position you were interviewed for last thursday.

The screen went black last night.

The theater audience said good-by as bradford locked the doors for the last time.

The transition, which flew at 1, 400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air.

Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner.

Then the last thing is about filling in a form with up-to-date personal data.

There were moments of frustration of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race.

They're not usually a sign of something serious, but they can last from 30 minutes to 7 days.

To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in the station.

Tom had to turn down the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.

More than 60,000 people have purchased the PTKs since they first become available without prescriptions last years, according to Doug Fog, chief operating officer of Identigene, which makes the over-the-counter kits.

Moreover, average overall margins are higher in wholesale than in retail; wholesale demand from the food service sector is growing quickly as more Europeans eat out more often; and changes in the competitive dynamics of this fragmented industry are at last making it feasible for wholesalers to consolidate.

Last April, for example the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for “inventions” that are obvious.

“Hooray! At last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sided classical-music critic.

The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.

Evidence that the LoveLife program produces lasting changes is limited and mixed.

Enraged by Entergy’s behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.

Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment – including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line –Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer.

These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable-meant to last only a wash or two, although they don’t advertise that –and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.

In the last decade or so ,advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara ,H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely.

The music is abrupt and seemingly disconnected, as in the last piano sonata.

It is not by chance that the Funeral March is not the last movement of the Eroica Symphony, but the second, so that suffering does not have the last word.

So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyle?.

He agreed to join because he “found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact.

Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.

In contrast to France’s actions, Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age, health, and other characteristics of models.

Last year, the Transportation Security Administration ( ' , TSA) found in a secret check that undercover investigators were able to sneak weapons---both fake and real—past airport security nearly every time they tried.

"The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers," wrote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch, in 1897.

The State, War, and Navy Building, as it was originally known, housed the three Executive Branch Departments most intimately associated with formulating and conducting the nation's foreign policy in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century-the period when the United States emerged as an international power.

"Hooray! At last!" wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sided classical-music critic.

"Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns," said Carol Berning, a consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter and Gamble, the company that sold $76 billion of tide, Crest and other products last year.

"The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers," wrote Queen liliuokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch, in 1897.

A report last year pointed out that the costs both of subscriptions and of these "article preparation costs" had been steadily rising at a rate above inflation.

Enraged by Entergy's behavior, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 last year against allowing an extension.

Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time, but you should remember that they won't last forever.

He quotes a giant of classical economies, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like "children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once" rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.

In contrast to France's actions, Denmark's fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age, health, and other characteristics of models.

In the last decade or so, advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely.

Last April, for example, the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for "inventions" that are obvious.

Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a proposal to make the Web a safer place—a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech equivalent of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card,

Last Thursday, the French Senate passed a digital services tax, which would impose an entirely new tax on large multinationals that provide digital services to consumers or users in France.

Last year a federal task-force urged reform for patents related to genetic tests.

Last year, Europe Commission vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action.

Last year, the Transportation Security Administration found in a secret check that undercover investigators were able to sneak weapons—both fake and real—past airport security nearly every time they tried.

Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars.

More than 60,000 people have purchased the PTKs since they first became available without prescriptions last year, according to Doug Fogg, chief operating officer of Identigene, which makes the over-the-counter kits.

Moreover, average overall margins are higher in wholesale than in retail; wholesale demand from the food service sector is growing quickly as more Europeans eat out more often; and changes in the competitive dynamics of this fragmented industry are at las

sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning一or else you're so exhausted that a challenging book's the last thing you need.

So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days?

Studying this could help understand why human evolution picked pace in the last 30, 000 years, with social environment being a major contributory factor.

The bills are similar to a measure recently adopted in California, which last year became the first state to require gender quotas for private companies.

The demands follow comments made last week by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, who insisted the government could not force people to make healthy choices and promised to free businesses from public health regulations.

The Dutch giant Elsevier, which claims to publish 25% of the scientific papers produced in the world, made profits of more than £900m last year, while UK universities alone spent more than £210m in 2016 to enable researchers to access their own publicly f

The food industry will be alarmed that such senior doctors back such radical moves, especially the call to use some of the tough tactics that have been deployed against smoking over the last decade.

The State, War, and Navy Building, as it was originally known, housed the three Executive Branch Departments most intimately associated with formulating and conducting the nation's foreign policy in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first

These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable一meant to last only a wash or two, although they don't advertise that一and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.

this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

词组搭配

in the (或 as a) last resort

—— one's last

do something for the last time

最后一次做

the dying embers sparked their last.
将灭的灰烬冒出最后火星。

last but not least

last in order of mention or occurrence but not of importance

最后的但并非最不重要的

last ditch

used to denote a final, often desperate, act to achieve something in the face of difficulty

孤注一掷，背水一战

[as modifier]a last-ditch attempt to acquire some proper qualifications.
为取得适当资格的孤注一掷的努力。

one's (或 the) last gasp

[as modifier]a last-ditch attempt to acquire some proper qualifications.
为取得适当资格的孤注一掷的努力。

last orders

(in a bar or public house) an expression used to inform customers that closing time is approaching and that any further drinks should be purchased immediately

［酒吧告知顾客即将打烊］最后一次点酒

last orders, gentlemen, please.
请点最后一次酒吧，先生们。

the last straw

last orders, gentlemen, please.
请点最后一次酒吧，先生们。

last thing

late in the evening, especially as a final act before going to bed

深夜（尤指睡前）最后做的事

I think having that cup of tea &B{last thing at night} really helps.
我认为晚上睡前喝那样一杯茶很有好处。

on one's last legs

I think having that cup of tea &B{last thing at night} really helps.
我认为晚上睡前喝那样一杯茶很有好处。

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

At long last the winter was over.
冬季总算过去了

实用场景例句

I got married last July...: 我在刚过去的7月里结了婚。

He never made it home at all last night...: 他昨晚根本没回家。

Much has changed since my last visit...: 从我上次去到现在，很多事情已经变了。

At the last count inflation was 10.9 per cent...: 最近一次统计显示通胀率为10.9%。

When were you there last?...: 你上次去是什么时候？

The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it...: 那房子比我上次见到时更破旧了些。

This is his last chance as prime minister.: 这是他作为首相的最后机会。

...the last three pages of the chapter...: 该章最后3页

I testified last...: 我最后一个作证。

I was always picked last for the football team at school...: 在学校里分队踢足球时，我总是最后被挑的那一个。

She was the last to go to bed...: 她最后一个上床。

Riccardo and I are always the last to know what's going on.: 我和里卡尔多总是最后才知道发生什么事情。

Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza.: 杰德点点头，把最后一块比萨饼吃完。

...the freeing of the last hostage.: 最后一名人质的获释

Sampras reached the last four at Wimbledon.: 桑普拉斯杀入了温布尔登四强。

...the only woman among the authors making it through to the last six.: 进入最后6人名单的唯一一位女作家

The last thing I wanted to do was teach...: 我最不想干的事情就是教书。

He would be the last person who would do such a thing.: 他最不可能干这种事情。

She disappeared shouting, 'To the river, to the river!' And that was the last we saw of her...: 她高喊着“往河里去，往河里去！”然后就消失了。那是我们最后一次看到她的情形。

I had a feeling it would be the last I heard of him.: 我有一种感觉，这将是我最后一次听到他的消息。

The marriage had lasted for less than two years...: 这段婚姻维持了不到两年。

The games lasted only half the normal time...: 比赛只持续了通常时间的一半。

You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages...: 每次只需一点点胶水而已，因此一管可以用很长时间。

The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours...: 修好的帆支撑了不到24小时。

They wouldn't have lasted the full game...: 他们本不可能撑完整场比赛的。

I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.: 我几乎撑过了这两个星期。我只有几天时间去做。

I'm so glad that we've found you at last!...: 我们终于找到你了，我真是太高兴了！

Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for...: 他等待已久的时刻终于到来。

It was the dog he'd heard the night before last...: 他前晚听到的是狗叫声。

In the budget before last a tax penalty on the mobile phone was introduced.: 上上次的预算案中对移动电话引入了惩罚性税收。