v.(动词)

1. 持久，耐久，经久
2. 持续，继续，延续，存续
3. 够用，够...之用，耐用
4. 保持良好状态
5. 维持，使得以维持，设法维持，足够维持
6. 度过，呆上
7. 拖过，拖上
8. 经受住，支撑
9. 用鞋楦头来调整
10. 保存，继续存在
11. 一直
12. 历时...之久
13. 持续起作用
14. 幸免于，活下去
15. 到…之后

adj.(形容词)

1. 最近的，刚过去的
2. 紧接前面的
3. 末尾的，最后（剩下）的，最终的
4. 临终的
5. 最新（流行）的，最时髦的
6. 最上的，上一个的
7. 仅剩的，惟一剩下的
8. 最后过去的
9. 最不可能...的
10. 最不合适的

adv.(副词)

1. 最后，终于，最终，终结
2. 上（一）次，最近（一次）
3. 最后一点，最后但同样重要的
4. 总起来说
5. 最新
6. 后来者先走
7. 最后雇用的人最先被解雇
8. 后来

n.(名词)

1. 最后，末尾，最终，终于
2. 鞋楦（做鞋的模型）
3. 持久力
4. 精力
5. 拉
6. 临终，直到最后一刻，直至死亡
7. 最近的人
8. 上个
9. 上回
10. 最后来的人
11. 仅剩下的部份
12. 最后一次听见
13. 我最近听到的消息

v.(动词)

1. vi. 延续;继续;持久 go on;continue
2. vi. 耐用;经久 remain of use, in good condition, or unweakened
3. vt. 够…用,经受住 continue to be good or alive beyond the end of;endure

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]最后的,末尾的 coming after all others in time or order
2. [A]最近的;刚过去的,上一个的 latest;most recent
3. [A]唯一剩下的;最终的 only remaining
4. [A]最不可能的,最不合适的 least likely or suitable

n.(名词)

1. [C]最后的〔最后提到的〕人〔物〕;最近的信 person or thing that is last or mentioned last

adv.(副词)

1. 上一次,最近一次 on the occasion nearest in the past;most recently
2. 最后 lastly

Noun:

1. the temporal end; the concluding 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;

   "he was the last to leave"
   "he finished an inglorious last"
   

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

   "he breathed his last"
   

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

   "she stayed until his death"
   "a struggle to the last"
   

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

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

7. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence;

   "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

Adjective:

1. immediately past;

   "last Thursday"
   "the last chapter we read"
   

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

   "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"
   

3. occurring at or forming an end or termination;

   "his concluding words came as a surprise"
   "the final chapter"
   "the last days of the dinosaurs"
   "terminal leave"
   

4. most unlikely or unsuitable;

   "the last person we would have suspected"
   "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
   

5. occurring at the time of death;

   "his last words"
   "the last rites"
   

6. conclusive in a process or progression;

   "the final answer"
   "a last resort"
   "the net result"
   

7. highest in extent or degree;

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

8. not to be altered or undone;

   "the judge's decision is final"
   "the arbiter will have the last say"
   

9. lowest in rank or importance;

   "last prize"
   "in last place"
   

Adverb:

1. most_recently;

   "I saw him last in London"
   

2. the item at the end;

   "last, I'll discuss family values"
   

Verb:

1. persist for a specified period of time;

   "The bad weather lasted for three days"
   

2. continue to live through hardship or adversity;

   "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?"
   

1.（表示最近过去的）刚过去的星期五/昨晚/去年
You uselast in expressions such aslast Friday ,last night, andlast year to refer, for example, to the most recent Friday, night, or year.

e.g. I got marriedlast July...
我在刚过去的7月里结了婚。
e.g. He never made it home at alllast night...
他昨晚根本没回家。

2.最近的；最近一次的
Thelast event, person, thing, or period of time is the most recent one.

e.g. Much has changed since mylast visit...
从我上次去到现在，很多事情已经变了。
e.g. At thelast count inflation was 10.9 per cent...
最近一次统计显示通胀率为10.9%。

3.上次；最近一次
If somethinglast happened on a particular occasion, that is the most recent occasion on which it happened.

last的反义词

e.g. When were you therelast?...
你上次去是什么时候？
e.g. The house is a little more dilapidated than when Ilast saw it...
那房子比我上次见到时更破旧了些。

4.最后的；最末的
Thelast thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes after all the others of the same kind.

e.g. This is hislast chance as prime minister.
这是他作为首相的最后机会。
e.g. ...thelast three pages of the chapter...
该章最后3页

5.最后地；最末地
If you do somethinglast, you do it after everyone else does, or after you do everything else.

e.g. I testifiedlast...
我最后一个作证。
e.g. I was always pickedlast for the football team at school...
在学校里分队踢足球时，我总是最后被挑的那一个。

6.最后的人
If you arethe last to do or know something, everyone else does or knows it before you.

e.g. She was thelast to go to bed...
她最后一个上床。
e.g. Riccardo and I are always thelast to know what's going on.
我和里卡尔多总是最后才知道发生什么事情。

7.最后剩下的；最末的
last is used to refer to the only thing, person, or part of something that remains.

last在线翻译

e.g. Jed nodded, finishing off thelast piece of pizza.
杰德点点头，把最后一块比萨饼吃完。
e.g. ...the freeing of thelast hostage.
最后一名人质的获释

8.（竞赛中）最后留下的，排位在前的
You uselast before numbers to refer to a position that someone has reached in a competition after other competitors have been knocked out.

e.g. Sampras reached thelast four at Wimbledon.
桑普拉斯杀入了温布尔登四强。
e.g. ...the only woman among the authors making it through to thelast six.
进入最后6人名单的唯一一位女作家

9.最不想要的；最不可能的
You can uselast to indicate that something is extremely undesirable or unlikely.

e.g. Thelast thing I wanted to do was teach...
我最不想干的事情就是教书。
e.g. He would be thelast person who would do such a thing.
他最不可能干这种事情。

10.最后一次；最末一次
The last you see of someone orthe last you hear of them is the final time that you see them or talk to them.

e.g. She disappeared shouting, 'To the river, to the river!' And that was thelast we saw of her...
她高喊着“往河里去，往河里去！”然后就消失了。那是我们最后一次看到她的情形。
e.g. I had a feeling it would be thelast I heard of him.
我有一种感觉，这将是我最后一次听到他的消息。

11.持续，延续，维持（一段时间）
If an event, situation, or problemlasts for a particular length of time, it continues to exist or happen for that length of time.

last的反义词

e.g. The marriage had lasted for less than two years...
这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
e.g. The games lasted only half the normal time...
比赛只持续了通常时间的一半。

12.够用，保持可用状态（一段时间）
If somethinglasts for a particular length of time, it continues to be able to be used for that time, for example because there is some of it left or because it is in good enough condition.

e.g. You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages...
每次只需一点点胶水而已，因此一管可以用很长时间。
e.g. The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours...
修好的帆支撑了不到24小时。

13.支持完；熬过；拖过
You can uselast in expressions such aslast the game ,last the course, andlast the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them.

e.g. They wouldn't have lasted the full game...
他们本不可能撑完整场比赛的。
e.g. I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.
我几乎撑过了这两个星期。我只有几天时间去做。

14. see also: lasting

Note that you do not useafter all if you want to talk about what happens at the end of a long period, instead you useat last,finally,in the end,lastly, orlast of all. You useat last orfinally when you have been waiting for or expecting something for a long time.At last usually comes at the end of a sentence.The storm that had threatened came at last.Finally usually comes at the beginning of a sentence or before a verb.After another search they finally located the house. You also usefinally to talk about something that is the last in a series of things.He lived in Turkey, France, Norway, and finally Mexico. You usein the end when talking about something that happens after a long time or a long process.Perhaps the police got him in the end... In the end, Peter seemed quite happy. You uselastly to talk about the last of a series of people or things.I went through the bathroom, the bedroom, and lastly the sitting room. You uselast of all to emphasize that there is nobody or nothing else after the person or thing you mention.last of all came the cat.
注意，谈论很长一段时间之后最终发生的事，不用after all，而用at last，finally，in the end，lastly或last of all。表示经历了长久的等待或期待时，用at last或finally，at last通常置于句末，例如，The storm that had threatened came at last（酝酿已久的暴风雨终于来了）。finally则通常置于句首或动词之前：After another search they finally located the house（又搜寻了一番后，他们终于找到了那幢房子）。finally亦用于谈论一连串事情的最后一件：He lived in Turkey, France, Norway, and finally Mexico（他曾在土耳其、法国和挪威生活过，最后来到了墨西哥）。表示某事经历了较长的时间或过程后发生，则用 in the end, 例如，Perhaps the police got him in the end（也许警方最终抓到了他），In the end, Peter seemed quite happy（最后，彼得似乎很开心）。lastly用于谈论一连串人或事物的最后一个或一件：I went through the bathroom, the bedroom, and lastly the sitting room（浴室、卧室最后连客厅我都找遍了）。last of all 则用来强调在提到的人或事物之后再无他人或其他事物，例如，last of all came the cat（最后出场的是猫）。

15.终于；最后；到底
If you say that something has happenedat last orat long last you mean it has happened after you have been hoping for it for a long time.

e.g. I'm so glad that we've found you atlast!...
我们终于找到你了，我真是太高兴了！
e.g. Here, at longlast, was the moment he had waited for...
他等待已久的时刻终于到来。

16.前天晚上／ 上上次选举／上上任领导人
You use expressions such asthe night before last ,the election before last andthe leader before last to refer to the period of time, event, or person that came immediately before the most recent one in a series.

e.g. It was the dog he'd heard the night beforelast...
他前晚听到的是狗叫声。
e.g. In the budget beforelast a tax penalty on the mobile phone was introduced.
上上次的预算案中对移动电话引入了惩罚性税收。

17.气绝；断气；咽气
If someonebreathes theirlast, they die.

18.倒数第二／倒数第三／ 倒数第四
You can use phrases such as thelast but one, thelast but two, or thelast but three, to refer to the thing or person that is, for example, one, two, or three before the final person or thing in a group or series.

e.g. It's thelast but one day in the athletics programme...
那是田径比赛结束的前一天。
e.g. The British team finishedlast but one.
英国队位列倒数第二。

19.所有；全部
You useevery last to emphasize that you are talking about all the people or things in a group or all the parts of something.

e.g. I'd spent all I had, everylast penny...
我把钱全部花光了，一分不剩。
e.g. You'll never quite get rid of everylast bit of grit...
无法把所有的沙砾都清除干净。

20.（需要裁员时首先解雇新员工的）“后进先出”原则
The expressionlast in, first out is used to say that the last person who started work in an organization should be the first person to leave it, if fewer people are needed.

e.g. Workers will go on a 'last in, first out' basis.
对工人的裁员原则是“后进先出”。

21.我/她最近一次听到有关…的消息；最新消息
You can use expressions such asthe last I heard andthe last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject.

e.g. Thelast I heard, Joe and Irene were still happily married.
我最近一次听说时，乔和艾琳仍然是一对快乐的夫妻。

22.把…留到最后
If youleave something or someoneuntil last, you delay using, choosing, or dealing with them until you have used, chosen, or dealt with all the others.

last是什么意思

e.g. I have left my best wine untillast...
我把最好的酒留到了最后。
e.g. I picked first all the people who usually were left tilllast.
我先挑出了所有通常留到最后的人。

23.不再见到某人
If yousee the last of someone, you do not expect to see them or deal with them again.

e.g. I honestly thought I'd seen thelast of you.
老实说我以为再也不用见到你了。

24.贯穿（全书、整部电影或整件事情）
If you say that something goes on happeningto the last, you mean that it happens throughout the whole of a book, film, or event.

last在线翻译

e.g. ...a highly readable political thriller with plenty of twists of plot to keep you guessing to thelast.
一部可读性极强的政治惊悚小说，情节峰回路转，不到最后一刻绝对猜不中结局

25.一直，始终（为某一类人）
If you say that someone is a particular kind of personto the last, you are emphasizing that they continue to be that kind of person.

last的翻译

e.g. A gentleman to thelast, he did not run, but merely attempted to stroll away...
他始终保持绅士风度，没有拔脚就跑，只是试图移步走开。
e.g. Armstrong was tall and handsome to thelast.
阿姆斯特朗从来都是这么高大、英俊。

26.（表示全部包括在内）任何一丝细节/ 每一个人
You use expressions such asto the last detail andto the last man to indicate that a plan, situation, or activity includes every single person, thing, or part involved.

last的解释

e.g. Every movement, no matter how casual and spontaneous, needs to be worked out to thelast detail...
对每一个动作，无论它显得多么随意和无意识，都不能放过一丝细节。
e.g. Our troops are being used up to thelast man.
我们的部队已人尽其用。

27. last breath -> see breath
to have thelast laugh -> see laugh
last-minute -> see minute
someone'slast stand -> see stand
thelast straw -> see straw
last thing -> see thing

相关词组：last out

1. 楦：这些线条将应用于2D的半面版或者3D的楦(last)上面. 然后这些结构线将用于制作分片(piece). 包(Packet)就像一个容器,可以容纳任何你想要创建的分片(piece). 每一个款式(style)你可以创建多个包(Packet),以帮助你组织分片(piece),

2. last的解释

2. 持续：盛大的节日持续 (last) 八天. 第七天是舞会的高潮,国王 (king) 会亲临舞会现场与民同乐. 舞会的最后一天,国王会命大家吃完牛肉 (beef) 后各自回家,一年一度的芦苇节也就此落幕.

3.last：low altitude supersonic target; 低空超音速目标

4.last：level of abstraction structured text; 抽象结构化文本层次

5.

5.last：live animal swab test; 活体拭子检测方法

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Her anger won't last.
   她不会生气太久。
2. These colors won't last if exposed to the sun.
   这些颜色如果暴露于阳光下,其色彩是不会维持多久的。
3. How long will the fine weather last?
   好天气能延续多久?
4. He'll be up soon and I can last.
   他马上就会上来,我可以撑得住。
5. She felt sure that their friendship would last.
   她确信他们的友谊会日久天长。
6. She asked the nurse how long her agony must last.
   她问护士,她的极端痛苦要延续多久。
7. With flexible exchange rates, however, the deficit can't last.
   但是在浮动汇率下,这种逆差不可能持久。
8. Books do not last forever.
   图书不能永远保存。

用作系动词S+～+ n.

1. Our holidays are to last three weeks.
   我们有三个星期的假期。
2. The rain lasted quite a few days.
   雨一连下了好几天。
3. The actual operation lasted eight hours.
   实际手术进行了八个小时。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. They said that if these were used up, there would be enough of this new type of energy to last us forever.
   他们说如果这些燃料都用完,还会有丰富的原子能,足够我们永远使用。
2. This pen has lasted me since I was a child.
   这支笔我从小时起使用至今。
3. He could do so if he could last the war.
   如果能安然度过那场战争,他愿意那样做。

用作双宾动词S+～+ n./pron. + pron./n.

1. This cake of soap will last you about several weeks.
   这块肥皂大约够你用几个星期。
2. A pack of cigarettes lasts him two days.
   一包香烟够他抽两天的。
3. Do you think this TV set will last you your life time?
   你认为这电视机能用一辈子吗?
4. This coat has lasted me five years.
   这件衣服我穿了五年。
5. A pound of tobacco only lasts him a fortnight.
   一磅烟丝只够他吸两个星期。

其他v -ing as Attrib.

1. If the law of the jungle remains the order of the day, there will be no lasting peace.
   如果弱肉强食之道依然风行,那就不会有持久的和平。
2. He had a lasting interest in art.
   他对艺术的兴趣持久不衰。

用作定语～+ n.

1. They drank up the last of the wine.
   他们喝光了最后一滴酒。
2. I received your last letter in May.
   我收到你的最近来信是在五月份。
3. This is the last thing in labor-saving devices.
   这是最新式的节省劳力的装置。
4. He is the last man I want to see.
   他是我最不想见的人。
5. She is the last wife in the world for a farmer.
   她最不适宜作农夫的妻子。

1. These are the last of our apples.
   我们就剩下这么多苹果了。
2. He was the last to come.
   他是最后一个来的。
3. I didn't hear the last of his report.
   他的报告我没有听完。
4. I received your last.
   我收到了你最近的来信。

1. When did you last see him?
   你最近什么时候见到过他?
2. He came last in the race.
   他在赛跑比赛中跑了最后一名。

last for (v.+prep.)

持续,维持 go on, remain
last for sth

The performance lasted for three hours.

表演持续了三小时。

Those shoes didn't last for a month, and I'm going to take them back to the shop.

这双鞋穿了不到一个月就坏了,我要把鞋退回商店。

last from (v.+prep.)

从…继续〔维持〕 continue from;endure from
last from sth to〔till〕 sth

The campaign lasted from June to October.

这次战役从6月进行到10月。

The demonstration lasted from dawn till dusk.

示威游行由黎明一直持续到天黑。

last out (v.+adv.)

经得起,活(一段时间) endure
last out

I think the car will just last out till we get to London.

我看这辆车只能凑合着开到伦敦。

Will the water supply last out through the summer?

储水量够整个夏天用吗?

last out sth

The patient lasted out the attack of the disease.

病人经受住了这场疾病的发作。

Occasional food packages enabled him to last out the famine.

时而寄来的食品包裹使他能够渡过饥荒。

I don't think the old man can last out the winter.

我认为那个老人过不了冬天就会死去。

He's very ill, and probably won't last out the night.

他病得很重,很可能活不到天亮。

at one's last gasp

垂死挣扎,最后的拼搏making one's final effort or attempt before exhaustion or death

have the last word

最终决定,最后裁决make the final and decisive contribution to an argument, a dispute

in the 〔one's〕 last resort

最后的手段,最后的凭借when everything else has failed

the last lap

最后阶段final state of sth

the last minute〔moment〕

最后一刻the latest possible time before an important event

the last word

最新,最时髦most recent, fashionable

at (long) last

终于in the end

hear〔see〕 the last of

不必再与某人打交道;不必再考虑某人〔某物〕not have to deal with or think about sb/sth again

to〔till〕 the last

坚持到底,直到最后一刻consistently, until the last possible moment

• We must have had a lot of wine because our lunch lasted long after everybody left.

  出自：L. Hellman

• A short sharp war, which would last perhaps six months.

  出自：H. Bailey

• Paul comes out last carrying an accordion.

  出自：E. O

The hot weather lasted until September.

炎热的天气持续到九月。

The wind is changing round, so the storm won't last long.

风正在转向,因此暴风雨不会持续太长的时间。

Economically, one tin of oil will last at least three months.

如果节省地用的,这罐油就会维持至少三个月。

I thought her last book was one of her best.

我认为她最近出版的那本书是她的最佳著作之一。

I dreamt about flying last night.

昨夜我梦见我在飞翔。

Why didn't you catch the last bus as I told you to?

你怎么不听我的话赶乘末班公共汽车呢?

For most teachers, punishment is the last resort.

对大多数老师而言,体罚学生是最后的手段。

He came last in the race.

他赛跑落得了最后。

I got married last July...

我在刚过去的7月里结了婚。

He never made it home at all last night...

他昨晚根本没回家。

Much has changed since my last visit...

从我上次去到现在，很多事情已经变了。

At the last count inflation was 10.9 per cent...

最近一次统计显示通胀率为10.9%。

When were you there last?...

你上次去是什么时候？

The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it...

那房子比我上次见到时更破旧了些。

This is his last chance as prime minister.

这是他作为首相的最后机会。

...the last three pages of the chapter...

该章最后3页

I testified last...

我最后一个作证。

I was always picked last for the football team at school...

在学校里分队踢足球时，我总是最后被挑的那一个。

She was the last to go to bed...

她最后一个上床。

Riccardo and I are always the last to know what's going on.

我和里卡尔多总是最后才知道发生什么事情。

Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza.

杰德点点头，把最后一块比萨饼吃完。

...the freeing of the last hostage.

最后一名人质的获释

Sampras reached the last four at Wimbledon.

桑普拉斯杀入了温布尔登四强。

...the only woman among the authors making it through to the last six.

进入最后6人名单的唯一一位女作家

The last thing I wanted to do was teach...

我最不想干的事情就是教书。

He would be the last person who would do such a thing.

他最不可能干这种事情。

She disappeared shouting, 'To the river, to the river!' And that was the last we saw of her...

她高喊着“往河里去，往河里去！”然后就消失了。那是我们最后一次看到她的情形。

I had a feeling it would be the last I heard of him.

我有一种感觉，这将是我最后一次听到他的消息。

The marriage had lasted for less than two years...

这段婚姻维持了不到两年。

The games lasted only half the normal time...

比赛只持续了通常时间的一半。

You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages...

每次只需一点点胶水而已，因此一管可以用很长时间。

The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours...

修好的帆支撑了不到24小时。

They wouldn't have lasted the full game...

他们本不可能撑完整场比赛的。

I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.

我几乎撑过了这两个星期。我只有几天时间去做。

I'm so glad that we've found you at last!...

我们终于找到你了，我真是太高兴了！

Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for...

他等待已久的时刻终于到来。

It was the dog he'd heard the night before last...

他前晚听到的是狗叫声。

In the budget before last a tax penalty on the mobile phone was introduced.

上上次的预算案中对移动电话引入了惩罚性税收。

v.(动词)

1. last的基本意思是“持续”“耐久”。引申可表示“够…之用,使得以维持下去,经受住”等。
2. last常用作不及物动词,不接宾语,也不用于被动结构,通常由介词for引起的时间状语修饰,延续时间短时for可省略。
3. last的现在分词lasting可用作形容词,在句中作定语表示“持久的”。

n.(名词)

1. last用作名词时,其复数形式不变。

1. lastly的用法与firstly基本一致，但lastly常表示“末了”，可以在上文没有用到Firstly,Secondly,Thirdly等词时使用lastly去表示最终要表述的点；
2. last一般用完成时有时也用过去完成时还与介词连用，如at；
3. last有最近过去的意思后可接week，month，Monday等，但不可以接morning等词，如last morning应用yesterday morning来表示；
4. at last的使用较at the last来的普遍，与其同义的短语有at long last和at the long last，只是它们的程度更深一点，有“虽然经过了长时期”的含义。要注意的是，这几种表达方式都表示时间，而不是“末了”。

   At (the) last, I have to repeat my advice.
   这样是不可以说的，应改At (the) last为Finally或lastly。

5. last做动词时是持续的意思。

   The supply will last five days.
   存货将持续5天。

6. last Monday等表达方式可作状语短语，不需要在其前面加介词，如on或in。但是若将last Monday改成Monday last，就需要介词on。

   They arrived last Monday.
   They arrived on Monday last.

7. 事件，行为，产品通常与latest连用而不是last来表明新的或最近的，要注意这两个词的区别与联系；
8. last单用时，还可表示“last letter”，作最近的信解。

   As I said in my last, I am in good health.
   就如我在最近的信中提到的一样，我身体很好。

9. 用于表示“最后”时，一定要有三个或三个以上的人或物，才会出现其中一个是last。若是只有两个的话，就不可以用last来表示，如在A和B中，B是second或latter，绝不是last；
10. 与last所表示的“最后的”不同的是，latest表示“截至现在（或当时）为止最后的”，即“最近过去的”。

v.(动词)

last, take

这两个词都与持续时间有关。其区别是：

last指某事持续一段时间或某东西够用,后面不一定要用时间短语;take指某人需要一段时间完成某事,后面必须接时间短语。例如:

I hope this fine weather lasts.但愿这样的天气持续下去。

I'll clear up, you take too long.我来整理,你花的时间太多了。

last, continue, go on, succeed

参见continue条。

last, persist, survive

这组词的共同含义是“持续存在”。其区别是：

survive指继续生存,有时含有经历艰险之义; persist可以指人持续超过了预料的时间,也可以指坚持,还可指令人厌恶地持续; last专指继续存在,而这种存在并不是当然的,往往附有表明时间长短的状语。

adj.(形容词)

last, final

这两个词都有“最后的”意思,常可互换使用。例如:

I will think the matter over and give you a final〔last〕 answer.我考虑一下这个问题,然后给你一个答复。

它们之间的区别是:在语义上, final较last强, final强调最终结局,含有某事物已彻底完成,不容更改,也不可能有后继者之意; last仅仅是陈述事实,即连续顺序中的最后一个,并不一定是最终。另外, last一般要加定冠词the。试比较:

Although many people opposed his plan, he engineered it through to final approval.

虽然许多人反对他的计划,他仍能设 法使它最后获得通过。

December is the last month of the year.

12月是一年的最后一个月。

n.(名词)

at last, finally, in the end

这三者都可表示“最后”。其区别在于:

1.in the end的意思是经过许多变化、困难和捉摸不定的情况之后,某事才发生。例如:

We made eight different plans for our holiday, but in the end we went to Harbin again .我们定了八种不同的度假方案,但是最后我们又一次去了哈尔滨。

2.at last指一个动作从发生一直延续到结束,意思是“终于”。例如:

In spite of every obstacle, we arrived at last.冲破种种障碍,我们终于到达了。

Her wish to be a doctor has come true at last.她想做一个医生的愿望终于实现了。

She felt joyful at the prospect of seeing him at last.她为终将看到他而感到欣喜。

3.finally在列举事物时可以用来引出最后一项内容,或者是直接放在动词之前, in the end和at last则不能。例如:

We need to increase productivity.We need to reduce unemployment.And finally, we need to make our exports competitive on world market.我们需要提高生产力,我们需 要降低失业率; 最后我们还需要使我们的出口商品在国际市场上具有竞争力。

They finally cracked the defence and scored a goal.他们终于突破了防守,射进一球。

4.finally在主观上有“等了好久才…”的含义。例如:

After toying it three times, we finally managed to have a holiday in Greece.经过三次延期之后,我们终于在希腊度了一次假。

What by policy and (what by) force they finally liberated that town.部分用策略,部分用武力,他们终于解放了那个城镇。

5.at last也在主观上有“等了好久才…”的含义,但语气上比finally强得多,且at last也可以作感叹语。例如:

When at last they found him, he was almost dead.当人们终于找到他时,他快死了。

At last!Where the hell have you been?总算找到你了!你到底上哪去了?

last，latest

这两个词都是late的最高级。用作形容词时，last 在意义上和latest有点相近，实际上，它们的涵义和使用场合是不一样的。

last指连续顺序中的最后一个，一般译作“最后的”，有时译为“上一次的”或“过去的”。last的对语是first.

latest表示时间上的“最近”，一般译作“最近的”、“最新的”或“最晚的”。latest的对语是earliest.

persist，last，endure，continue

这些动词均含有“持续”之意。

persist强调超过了指定的或正常的时间。

last着重存在的时间相当长，超过正常的或所期望的时间。

endure与last同义，但还指经受住，有能耐忍受而并不受损。

continue多指过程，强调持续而无终止，常含不间断之意。

v.(动词)

好天气只延续了几天。

误 The fine weather was lasted only a few days.

正 The fine weather lasted only a few days.

析 last作“延续”“持续”解时,是不及物动词,不用于被动结构。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的istan，意为继续，经受。