/lɑ:st; US læst ||; læst/det adj adv 1 at the end; after all the others （在）最后的: December is the last month of the year. 十二月是全年最后一个月份。Would the last person to leave please turn off the lights? 最后离开的人请把电灯关掉。Our house is the last one on the left. 我们的房子就是左边最后那一幢。She lived alone for the last years of her life. 她晚年独居。The British athlete came in last. 英国选手跑最后一个。Her name is last on the list. 她名列榜末。
2 used about a time, period, event, etc in the past that is nearest to the present （指刚过去的时间、事件等）上一个的，刚过去的: last night/week/Saturday/summer 昨天晚上；上星期；上星期六；刚过去的夏天We have been working on the book for the last six months. 过去六个月里我们一直在编写这本书。 The last time I saw her was in London. 上次我是在伦敦见到她的。We'll win this time, because they beat us last time. 我们这一次一定要赢，因为上一次他们打败了我们。When did you last have your eyes checked? 你上一次检查视力是在什么时候？When I saw her last she seemed very happy. 我上一次遇见她的时候，她看来很开心。
3 final 最后的: This is my last chance to take the exam. 对我来说，这是参加考试的最后机会。Alison's retiring -- tomorrow is her last day at work. 艾莉森要退休了，明天是她最后一天上班。
4 (only
beforea noun 只用于名词前) not expected or not suitable 不在期望中的；不合适的:
He's the last person I thought would get the job. 我认为他最不可能得到那份工作。 ➔lastly adv Lastly, I would like to thank the band who played this evening. 最后，我要感谢今晚演奏的那支乐队。 [SYN] finally 同义词为finally the last/next but one, two, etc one, two, etc away from the last/next 倒数第二、第三…／接着第二、第三…:
I live in the next house but one on the right. 我住在右边的第二座房子。X is the last letter but two of the alphabet(= the third letter from the end). X是英语字母表倒数第三个字母。 first/last thing→
THING to be the person, team, etc who is successful in the end 成为获得最后胜利的人、队等
have, etc the last word to be the person who makes the final decision or the final comment 作最后决定或最后发言的人
in the last resort;(as) a last resort when everything else has failed; the person or thing that helps when everything else has failed （作为）最后一着
last but not least (used before the final item in a list) just as important as all the other items （用于列举最后一项的前面）最后的但同样重要的
a last-ditch attempt a final effort to avoid sth unpleasant or dangerous 最后的努力，最后一招（以防止出现令人不快的或危险的事）
the last/final straw→
STRAW the final minute/moment before sth happens （某事发生前的）最后一刻，紧急关头:
We arrived at the last minute to catch the train. 我们在最后一刻到达，终于赶上了火车。a last-minute change of plan 在最后一刻改变计划