belated

UK:  [bɪ'leɪtɪd]

US:  [bɪ'leɪtəd]

adj.

1.落后了的,过了期的;过时的;已经迟了的;旧式的

2.耽误的;来迟的

3.赶不上;为时已晚;直到此时

4.天已暗了的,(旅客等)天色已晚还在赶路的

5.日暮途穷的

6.过期的

7.老式的

1 . Indeed, in the end, it was a belated attempt to pursue reform and take on some of the LDP's vested interests that did for Mr Fukuda.
表面看来，政治一如平常，但事实上，对于福田而言，追求改革并挑战自民党某些即得利益的尝试为时已晚。

2 . Yet each belated half-step exposes how much is left to do.
然而，任何迟来的一小步都暴露出还有很多问题急需解决。

3 . Legend has it that Elvis was working as a truck driver in Memphis when he made his first recording: a belated birthday gift for his mother.
传说猫王在孟菲斯开卡车时，录制了他的第一张专辑：一份迟到的送给母亲的生日礼物。

4 . They were welcome; but unless he shows a greater readiness to negotiate in good faith, his belated move will turn out to be pointless.
纳坦雅胡说的话相当合乎时宜，可是，除非他自己准备好展现出真心诚意的谈判，否则他这些迟来的举措最后仍会失去意义。

5 . Other regulators would prefer to leave the former quant to implement his belated turnaround plan.
其他监管者选择让他实行这迟来的彻底转变。