latest

英 [ˈleɪtɪst]

美 [ˈleɪtɪst]

adj.  最近的; 最新的
n.  最新事物; 最新消息
adv.  迟; 晚; 接近末期; 在晚年; 临近日暮; 接近午夜
late的最高级

高考IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4

习惯用语

n.

at the latest
• 最迟；最晚；至迟
  no later than the time or the date mentioned
• Applications should be in by next Monday at the latest.
  最迟须于下星期一递交申请书。

牛津词典

adj.

• 最近的；最新的
  the most recent or newest
  1. the latest unemployment figures
     最新失业数字
  2. the latest craze/fashion/trend
     最新时尚 / 款式 / 动向
  3. her latest novel
     她最近出版的小说
  4. Have you heard the latest news?
     你得到最新消息了吗？

noun

• 最新事物；最新消息
  the most recent or the newest thing or piece of news
  1. This is the latest in robot technology.
     这是最新的机器人技术。
  2. Have you heard the latest?
     你得到最新消息了吗？

柯林斯词典

• （late的最高级）
  Latestis the superlative oflate.
• ADJ-SUPERL 最近的；最新的
  You uselatestto describe something that is the most recent thing of its kind.
  1. ...her latest book...
     她的新书
  2. Latest reports say another five people have been killed...
     最新报道称又有5人被害。
  3. The strike is the latest in a series by public employees in protest at worsening economic conditions and government austerity measures.
     这是公务员发起的一系列罢工中的最新一次，以抗议日趋恶化的经济状况和政府的紧缩措施。
• ADJ-SUPERL 最新式的；最现代的
  You can uselatestto describe something that is very new and modern and is better than older things of a similar kind.
  1. Crooks are using the latest laser photocopiers to produce millions of fake banknotes...
     犯罪分子正利用最新式的激光复印机制造数以百万计的假钞。
  2. I got to drive the latest model...
     我开上了最新款的车。
  3. Computers have always represented the latest in technology.
     计算机向来是最新科技的象征。
• See also:late
• PHRASE 最晚；至迟
  You useat the latestin order to indicate that something must happen at or before a particular time and not after that time.
  1. She should be back by ten o'clock at the latest.
     她最晚应该在10点前回来。

英英释义

noun

• the most recent news or development
  1. have you heard the latest?

adj

• up to the immediate present
  1. the news is up-to-the-minute
  2. the very latest scientific discoveries
  Synonym:up-to-the-minute
• in the current fashion or style
  Synonym:a la mode(p)in style(p)in vogue(p)modish

双语例句

• Crooks are using the latest laser photocopiers to produce millions of fake banknotes
  犯罪分子正利用最新式的激光复印机制造数以百万计的假钞。
• She should be back by ten o'clock at the latest.
  她最晚应该在10点前回来。
• The Security Council has rejected the latest peace proposal.
  安理会拒绝了最新的和平提案。
• We'll also have the latest sports news
  我们也会收到最新的体育新闻。
• In his latest collection of poems readers are confronted with a series of reflections on death.
  在他最新的诗集里，读者能够读到他对死亡的一系列感想。
• His latest album is available on all formats.
  他的最新专辑有各种载体形式。
• The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet
  最近一期的《柳叶刀》杂志中强调了这一日益严重的问题。
• This is the latest in a series of shocks to the Scandinavian banking system.
  这是一系列对斯堪的纳维亚银行系统的冲击中最近的一次。
• The latest outrage was to have been a co-ordinated gun and bomb attack on the station
  最近的一起暴行是同时动用了枪支和炸弹的对车站的袭击。
• The strike is the latest in a series by public employees in protest at worsening economic conditions and government austerity measures.
  这是公务员发起的一系列罢工中的最新一次，以抗议日趋恶化的经济状况和政府的紧缩措施。