last
[læst]
a. , 尾,

vi. 续, , 维

vt. 使维, 够...

ad. ,

n. , 尾, 鞋楦头

[] ; 靴模



last
[ noun ]

1. the temporal end; the concluding time

<noun.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

<noun.linkdef>
he was the last to leave
he finished an inglorious last

3. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do

<noun.act>
he breathed his last

4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

<noun.time>
she stayed until his death
a struggle to the last

5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

<noun.quantity>

6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

<noun.quantity>

7. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

<noun.event>
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

<noun.artifact>

[ verb ]

1. persist for a specified period of time

<verb.stative> endure
The bad weather lasted for three days

2. continue to live through hardship or adversity

<verb.stative> endure go hold out hold up live live on survive
We went without water and food for 3 days
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
how long can a person last without food and water?

[ adj ]

1. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining

<adj.all>
the last time I saw Paris
the last day of the month
had the last word
waited until the last minute
he raised his voice in a last supreme call
the last game of the season
down to his last nickel

[ adv ]

1. most_recently

<adv.all>
I saw him last in London

2. the item at the end

<adv.all>
last, I'll discuss family values

[ adj ]

1. immediately past

<adj.all>
last Thursday
the last chapter we read

2. occurring at or forming an end or termination

<adj.all>
his concluding words came as a surprise
the final chapter
the last days of the dinosaurs
terminal leave

3. most unlikely or unsuitable

<adj.all>
the last person we would have suspected
the last man they would have chosen for the job

4. occurring at the time of death

<adj.all>
his last words
the last rites

5. conclusive in a process or progression

<adj.all>
the final answer
a last resort
the net result

6. highest in extent or degree

<adj.all>
to the last measure of human endurance
whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually

7. not to be altered or undone

<adj.all>
the judge's decision is final
the arbiter will have the last say

8. lowest in rank or importance

<adj.all>
last prize
in last place

Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), adv. [See {Last}, a.]
1. At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all
those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as,
I saw him last in New York.

2. In conclusion; finally; lastly.

Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires,
Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires.
--Dryden.

3. At a time next preceding the present time.

How long is't now since last yourself and I
Were in a mask ? --Shak.


Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), 3d pers. sing. pres.
of {Last}, to endure, contracted from lasteth. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.


Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), a. [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest,
superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G.
letzt. See {Late}, and cf. {Latest}.]
1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or
considered, in time, place, or order of succession;
following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the
last year of a century; the last man in a line of
soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.

Also day by day, from the first day unto the last
day, he read in the book of the law of God. --Neh.
viii. 18.

Fairest of stars, last in the train of night.
--Milton.

2. Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.

3. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.

Contending for principles of the last importance.
--R. Hall.

4. Lowest in rank or degree; as, the a last place finish.
--Pope.

5. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or
condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is
the last person to be accused of theft.

{At last}, at the end of a certain period; after delay. ``The
duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived.''
--Motley.

{At the last}. [Prob. fr. AS. on l[=a]ste behind, following
behind, fr. l[=a]st race, track, footstep. See {Last} mold
of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] ``Gad,
a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the
last.'' --Gen. xlix. 19.

{Last heir}, the person to whom lands escheat for lack of an
heir. [Eng.] --Abbott.

{On one's last legs}, at, or near, the end of one's
resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin,
especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.]

{To breathe one's last}, to die.

{To the last}, to the end; till the conclusion.

And blunder on in business to the last. --Pope.

Syn: {At Last}, {At Length}.

Usage: These phrases both denote that some delayed end or
result has been reached. At length implies that a long
period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of
more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At
last commonly implies that something has occurred (as
interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us
to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as,
in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.


Last \Last\, n. [As. hl[ae]st, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG.
hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. laste, last, a last,
of German or Dutch origin. See {Lade}.]
1. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or
measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying
for different articles and in different countries. In
England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or
ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or
eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one
quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each
containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or
20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty
dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool,
twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.

2. The burden of a ship; a cargo.


Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lasting}.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute,
follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l[=ae]st, trace,
footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth.
laistjan to follow. See {Last} mold of the foot.]
1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.

[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me
would ordain while my life lasted. --Testament of
Love.

2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without
impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than
that; the fuel will last through the winter.


Last \Last\, n. [AS. l[=a]st trace, track, footstep; akin to D.
leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l["a]st, Dan. l[ae]st, Icel.
leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way;
from a root signifying, to go. Cf. {Last}, v. i., {Learn},
{Delirium}.]
A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and
shoes are formed.

The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. --L'Estrange.

{Darning last}, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put
into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.


Last \Last\, v. t.
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place
smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.


Late \Late\ (l[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Later} (l[=a]t"[~e]r), or
{latter} (l[a^]t"t[~e]r); superl. {Latest} (l[=a]t"[e^]st) or
{Last} (l[.a]st).] [OE. lat slow, slack, AS. l[ae]t; akin to
OS. lat, D. laat late, G. lass weary, lazy, slack, Icel.
latr, Sw. lat, Dan. lad, Goth. lats, and to E. let, v. See
{Let} to permit, and cf. {Alas}, {Lassitude}.]
1. Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or
proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a
late spring.

2. Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of
the day; a late period of life.

3. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not
now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office;
as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.

4. Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the
late rains; we have received late intelligence.

5. Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night;
as, late revels; a late watcher.