柯林斯词典belated /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ 1. ADJ A belated action happens later than it should have. 迟来的[正式] ...the government's belated attempts to alleviate the plight of the poor. …政府想减轻穷人的困苦的、为时已晚的尝试。 返回 belated剑桥词典coming later than expected 来迟的 a belated apology 迟到的道歉 They did make a belated attempt to reduce the noise . 他们确实为减少噪音而作了努力，只不过行动稍迟了一些。 Belated birthday greetings ! 迟到的生日祝福！ 返回 belated