be late in, be late with, be late for的区别

be late in, be late with, be late for的区别　　

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一、be late (in) doing sth 与 be late with sth　　

英语中be late (in) doing sth 与 be late with sth 同义，表示“做某事做晚了或做迟了”。如：　　

He was late (in) getting up this morning. 今天早上他起床起得迟。　　

The BBC are not often late with the news. 英国广播公司通常能及时播报新闻。　　

There is a charge of ￡50 if you are over a week late with your payment. 如果你的付款拖延超过一周就要多付50英镑。　　

比较同义句：　　

1. 我们今天午饭吃得迟。　　

We had a late lunch today. 　　

We were late with lunch today. 　　

=We were late (in) having lunch today. 　　

2. 他没有及时付款。　　

He made a late payment.

= He was late with his payment.

= He was late (in) paying.

二、be late for sth　　

be later for sth 表示“做……迟到”，即迟于预定的时间或迟于规定时间。如：　　

I’ve never been late for work. 我上班从来没迟到过。　　

Hurry up, or you’ll be late for school. 赶快，否则你上学就要迟到了。　　

I was late for the train so I had to run. 我要赶不上火车了，所以得跑着去。　　

I was late for work again this morning my boss is after my blood. 今早我上班又迟到了——老板要找我麻烦了。　　

She blotted her copy-book by being an hour late for work. 她上班迟到了一小时，破坏了以往的良好形象。