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  • Conjugation : past  lasted ; pp  lasted ; ing  lasting
  • Derivatives : n  laster ; adj  lasting
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

last [lɒːst]
  1. 1. adjective [+visit] [ trip] [ letter] (most recent) 最近的
    Much had changed since my last visit.
    自我最近一次拜访以后，那里发生了很大的变化。
  2. 2. adjective [+Monday] [ July] [ weekend etc] 上
    last Monday
    上个星期一
  3. 3. adjective [+bus] [ hope etc] (final) 最后的
    He missed the last bus home.
    他错过了回家的最后一班车。
  4. 4. adjective (of series，row) 最后的
    the last classroom along the passage
    走廊里的最后一个教室
    the last three pages of the chapter
    这一章的最后3页
  5. 5. adjective [+traces] [ piece etc] (remaining) 剩下的
    the last piece of pizza
    剩下的一块比萨饼
  6. 6. adjective (for emphasis) 最不的
    The last thing I wanted to do was teach.
    我最不想做的事就是教书了。
    You are the last person I'd confide in!
    你是我最不信任的人！
  7. 7. pronoun (previous one) 上一个
    The next tide would be even higher than the last.
    下一次的潮水要比上一次的还高。
  8. 8. pronoun (final ones) 最后一个
    Which address is the last on your list?
    你单子上的最后一个地址是哪一个？
    The trickiest bits are the last on the list.
    最棘手的是单子上的最后一个。
  9. 9. pronoun (for emphasis) 最后一个
    He is the last person I would think of.
    他是我最不会考虑的一个人。
    I would be the last to say that science has explained everything.
    我绝对不觉得科学已经解释了所有事情。
  10. 10. pronoun (remainder) 剩下的
    He finished off the last of the wine.
    他把剩下的葡萄酒喝完了。
    We've eaten the last of the pineapples.
    我们把剩下的菠萝都吃了。
  11. 11. adverb (most recently) 最近
    They last saw their homeland nine years ago.
    他们最近一次看到故乡是9年以前了。
  12. 12. adverb (at the end) 最后
    He added the milk last.
    他最后把牛奶加进去。
  13. 13. adverb (in final position) 最后
  14. 14. vi. (continue) 持续
    Their marriage only lasted six months.
    他们的婚姻只持续了6个月。
    The war in Croatia lasted until January 1992.
    克罗地亚的战争一直持续到1992年1月。
  15. 15. vi. (stay fresh) 保鲜
    A fresh pepper lasts about three weeks.
    新鲜的辣椒能保鲜约3个星期。
  16. 16. vi. [money] [ commodity+] (be sufficient) 够用
    The curry lasted for two nights.
    这些咖哩饭够两个晚上用了。
    last week
    上个星期
    I had lunch with him last week.
    我上个星期跟他一起吃的午饭。
    last night
    昨晚
  17. 17. vi. (during the night) 昨天夜里
    the last time
    最后一次
  18. 18. vi. (the previous time) 上一次
    at (long) last
    终于
    the last I heard
    最近一次我听到的是
    I'm always the last to find out
    我总是最后一个知道
    the night/Christmas before last
    前天晚上/前年圣诞节
    our house is the last but one
    我们的房子是倒数第二个
    the last president but one
    倒数第二个总统
    last but not least
    最后一个，但不是不重要的
    it lasts (for) 2 hours
    持续了两个小时
    it can't/won't last
    它不会持久

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

last [lɑːst]
  1. 1. adjective 最近的，刚过去的，上一个的
  2. 2. adjective 最后的，唯一剩下的
    He raised his voice in a last supreme call.
    在最后一次最高程度呼叫时，他提高了音调。
  3. 3. adjective 结尾的，末尾的
  4. 4. adjective 最不适合的，最不可能的
  5. 5. adjective 临终的
  6. 6. adjective 决定性的，结论性的
  7. 7. adjective 极度的，最大的
    Whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually.
    他们是最后一级的共犯还是较低级的共犯……需要个别确定。
  8. 8. adjective 最终的，确定的，不可变更的
    The arbiter will have the last say.
    仲裁员的裁定是终局性的。
  9. 9. adjective 最低的，最不重要的
  10. 10. vi. 持续
    The bad weather lasted for three days.
    恶劣的天气持续了三天。
  11. 11. vi. 坚持，继续存活
    How long can a person last without food and water?
    人在没有食物和水的情况下能生存多长时间？
  12. 12. vi. 够用，足够维持
  13. 13. adverb 最近一次地
    I saw him last in London.
    我上次在伦敦见到了他。
  14. 14. adverb 最后，总之，末了
    Last，I'll discuss family values.
    最后，我要讨论一下家庭价值问题。
  15. 15. n.[c] 结束
  16. 16. n.[c] 最后的人或物
    He finished an inglorious last.
    他落在了最后。
    He was the last to leave.
    他是最后离开的。
  17. 17. n.[c] 临终
    He breathed his last.
    他咽下了最后一口气。
  18. 18. n.[c] 死，生命的最后一刻
  19. 19. n.[c] 英制重量单位，合4000磅
  20. 20. n.[c] 粮食的容量单位，相当于80蒲式耳
  21. 21. n.[c] 结尾，终点，结局
    I had to miss the last of the movie.
    我不得不错过这部电影的结尾。
  22. 22. n.[c] 鞋楦头

Collins English-English Dictionary

last [lɒːst]
  1. 1. adj [often prenominal] being, happening, or coming at the end or after all others
    the last horse in the race
  2. 2. adj being or occurring just before the present; most recent
    last Thursday
  3. 3. adj only remaining
    one's last cigarette
  4. 4. adj most extreme; utmost
  5. 5. adj least suitable, appropriate, or likely
    he was the last person I would have chosen
  6. 6. adj final or ultimate
    last rites
  7. 7. adj (capital)
    the Last Judgment
  8. 8. adj [postpositive] [Liverpool] [Dialect] inferior, unpleasant, or contemptible
    this ale is last
  9. 9. adv after all others; at or in the end
    he came last
  10. 10. adv most recently
    he was last seen in the mountains
  11. 11. adv (in combination)
    last-mentioned
  12. 12. adv [sentence modifier] as the last or latest item
  13. 13. n one's last moments before death
  14. 14. n the last thing a person can do (esp in the phrase breathe one's last)
  15. 15. n the final appearance, mention, or occurrence
    we've seen the last of him
  16. 16. n [Etymology] variant of Old English latest, lætest, superlative of late
  17. 17. n [Usage] Since last can mean either after all others or most recent, it is better to avoid using this word where ambiguity might arise as in her last novel. Final or latest should be used in such contexts to avoid ambiguity
last [lɒːst]
  1. 1. vb [when intr, often foll by for] to remain in being (for a length of time); continue
    his hatred lasted for several years
  2. 2. vb to be sufficient for the needs of (a person) for (a length of time)
    it will last us until Friday
  3. 3. vb [when intr, often foll by for] to remain fresh, uninjured, or unaltered (for a certain time or duration)
    he lasted for three hours underground
  4. 4. vb See also last out
  5. 5. vb [Etymology] Old English læstan; related to Gothic laistjan to follow
last [lɒːst]
  1. 1. n the wooden or metal form on which a shoe or boot is fashioned or repaired
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to fit (a shoe or boot) on a last
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] Old English læste, from last footprint; related to Old Norse leistr foot, Gothic laists
last [lɒːst]
  1. 1. n a unit of weight or capacity having various values in different places and for different commodities. Commonly used values are 2 tons, 2000 pounds, 80 bushels, or 640 gallons
  2. 2. n [Etymology] Old English hlæst load; related to hladan to lade1
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Examples

At last，the moment I've been waiting for the last 12 days has arrived.
最后，我等了12天之久的那个时刻终于来到了。
He who laughs last langhs best.
【谚语】谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
the last person to suspect
最不应该受怀疑的人
the last word in scientific research
科学研究中的定论
friends to the last
忠实不渝的朋友
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