most recent or nearest to the present time

最近的，最近一段时间的，最近一次的;

I hadn't seen him since the last meeting.

自从上次会面后，我再没有见到他。

Did you see the game on TV last night?

昨晚你看电视播出的比赛没有？

The law was passed last August.

这部法律是去年八月份通过的。

Interest in golf has grown rapidly in the last ten years.

在过去十年里，人们对高尔夫球的兴趣一下子浓厚起来。

Things have changed since the last time (=the most recent occasion) you were here.

自你上次来这里后情况已经变了。

happening or existing at the end, with no others after

最后的;

I didn't read the last chapter of the book.

我没有看这本书的最后一章。

The next meeting will be held in the last week in June.

下次会议将于六月的最后一个星期举行。

Anna was the last person to see him alive.

安娜是最后一个见到他还活着的人。

on the last but one day of his trial

他受审的最后第二天

remaining after all others have gone, been used etc

最后剩下的:

Can I have the last piece of cake?

我把最后一块蛋糕吃了好吗？

All the money was gone; every last penny of it.

所有的钱都花完了，一分一毫都花了。

the last minute / moment, the latest possible time before something happens

最后一刻:

Travelers will find it hard to get a hotel room at the last minute.

旅游者会发现事到临头很难订到房间。

He never makes a decision until almost the last moment.

他从来都是等到最后一刻才作决定。

the last person / thing, used to make a strong negative statement about someone or something

最不可能的人/事; 最不想要的人/事; 最不适当的人/事:

She's the last person I'd expect to meet in a disco (=I would not expect to meet her in a disco at all) .

我怎么也想不到会在迪斯科舞厅遇到她。

Money was the last thing I cared about right now.

目前，钱是我最无所谓的。

The last thing she needed was for me to start crying too.

她最不希望看到我也哭。

be the last straw, to be the final thing in a series of annoying things that makes someone very angry

成为使人不堪忍受的最后一件事:

He'd broken his promise again, and it was the last straw.

他又一次食言，这让人再也无法忍下去了。

last thing (at night), at the very end of the day

在一天的末了:

Take a couple of these pills last thing at night to help you sleep.

晚上睡前吃几颗这药丸帮助睡眠。

on your last legs [informal]

on its last legs, [informal] old or in bad condition, and likely to stop working soon

老化的; 糟透的:

The car's on its last legs.

这辆车已经旧得不能用了。

be the last word in sth, to be the best, most modern, or most comfortable example of something

在某事物方面是最好（现代，舒适）的:

It's the last word in luxury holidays.

这是最奢华的度假。

most recently before now

最近，上次;

When I last saw her, she was working in New York.

我上次见到她时，她在纽约工作。

after everything or everyone else

最后;

Who is speaking last?

谁最后一个发言？

Add the flour last.

最后加面粉。

Last of all, I'd like to thank everyone for coming.

最后，我要感谢各位光临。

last but not least, used when mentioning the last person or thing in a list, to emphasize that they are still important

最后但同样重要的:

Last but not least, let me introduce Jane, our new secretary.

最后但同样重要的是，让我来介绍简，我们新来的秘书。

the last, the person or thing that comes after all the others

最后的人（事物）;

I think this box is the last.

我想这个箱子是最后一个。

He was the first to arrive and the last to leave.

他到得最早，走得最晚。

at (long) last, if something happens at last, it happens after you have been hoping, waiting, or working for it a long time

最终，终于:

At last it was time to leave.

终于到了要走的时候。

We reached the summit at last.

我们终于到达了山顶。

the day / week / year etc before last, the day, week etc before the one that has just finished

前天/上上周/前年等:

I sent the letter off the week before last.

我是上上个星期把信寄出的。

the last of sth, the remaining parts of something

最后剩下的某物:

John ate the last of the bread at lunchtime.

午饭的时候，约翰把最后一点面包吃了。

sb hasn't heard the last of sb / sth, if you have not heard the last of someone or something, they may return and cause problems for you in the future

某人/某事还未了结:

We haven't heard the last of football violence.

足球暴力事件还没有完呢。

sb will never hear the last of sth, if you will never hear the last of something, someone will be angry with you about it for a long time

某人会被某事没完没了地纠缠:

If my mother sees me, I'll never hear the last of this.

我母亲要是看到我，肯定和我没完没了。

the last I heard, [spoken] used to tell someone the most recent news that you know about a person or situation

我最近听到的消息〔用于告诉别人自己知道的最新消息〕:

The last I heard, she was at college studying law.

我最后一次听到的消息是说她在大学里攻读法律。

to the last, [formal] until the end of an event or the end of someone's life

直到终了; 至死:

He died in 1987, insisting to the last he was innocent.

他 1987 年去世，至死都坚称自己是清白的。

[I always + adv / prep] to continue for a particular length of time

持续:

The hot weather lasted for the whole month of June.

炎热的天气在六月份持续了整整一个月。

last an hour / ten minutes etc Each lesson lasts an hour.

每堂课上一小时。

The ceasefire didn't last long.

停火时间不长。

[I,T] to continue to exist, be effective, or remain in good condition for a long time

（使）继续存在，（使）保持良好状态:

This good weather won't last.

这种好天气不会持续很久。

A good coat will last you ten years.

一件好外套你可以穿上十年。

Cut flowers will last longer if you put flower food in the water.

在水里加花肥，剪下的鲜花可以养更长时间。

also last out (sth) [BrE] [I always + adv / prep] to manage to remain in the same situation, even when this is difficult

尽力维持原状:

They won't be able to last much longer without fresh supplies.

没有新的补给，他们维持不了多久。

If you go into the job with that attitude, you won't last long.

如果你用那种态度去工作，是干不长久的。

She feared she might not be able to last out the afternoon in court without fainting.

她担心自己无法在法庭上坚持一个下午不晕倒。

[I,T always + adv / prep] to be enough for someone for a period of time

足够（某人）使用（维持）;

The water supply should last another 48 hours.

供水应该可以再用 48 小时。

We only had $50 to last us the rest of the month.

这个月余下的日子我们只有 50 美元可用了。

a piece of wood or metal shaped like a human foot, used by someone who makes and repairs shoes

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