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late·ly /ˈleɪtli/ ●●● S2 adverb RECENTLYrecently 近来，最近 What have you been doing lately? 你最近在干什么？ Lately, I’ve had trouble sleeping. 最近我睡眠有问题。► see thesaurus at recently5 GRAMMAR 语法• Latelyis usually used with perfect tenses, not with the simple past tense. lately 通常和完成时连用，而不和一般过去时连用I’ve been very busy lately (NOT 不说 I was very busy lately).我最近非常忙。n GRAMMAR: Choosing the right tenseLately is usually used with perfect tenses (for example ‘I have been’), not with the simple past (for example ‘I was’). You say: I’ve been very busy lately. 我最近非常忙。 ✗Don’t say: I was very busy lately.Examples from the Corpuslately• I've been really tired lately.• I don't know what's come over Angela lately -- she's so moody.• I've been really busy lately, so I haven't been out much.• The company went through a bad time last year, but lately things have been improving.late·ly adverb →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable recently Corpus |