一、释义与基本用法

"Be late for" 是一个常见的英语短语，用于表达“迟到”或“未按时到达”的含义。这个短语由动词 "be" 和介词 "for" 以及形容词 "late" 组成，主要用于描述某人或某事未能在约定的时间出现或开始。例如：

1. I'm late for the meeting. (我开会迟到了。)

2. She was late for her flight, so she missed it. (她飞机晚点了，所以错过了。)

二、用法示例

1. 对于活动或会议：

   - Don't be late for the movie; it starts at 7 pm sharp. (电影七点整开始，别迟到。)

   - He was late for the interview due to heavy traffic. (因为交通拥堵，他面试迟到了。)

2. 对于工作或学校：

   - You'll lose points if you're consistently late for class. (如果你上课总是迟到，你会扣分的。)

   - She always arrives early to work, never being late for a single day. (她总是提前到公司，从不迟到。)

3. 对于约会或聚会：

   - It's rude to be late for a dinner party without prior notice. (没有事先通知就参加晚宴迟到是不礼貌的。)

   - They were late for their date, causing an awkward beginning. (他们约会迟到了，导致了尴尬的开局。)

4. 对于公共交通：

   - If you're late for the train, you'll have to wait another hour. (如果你赶不上这班火车，就得再等一个小时。)

   - The bus arrived late for its schedule, making everyone frustrated. (公交车比预定时间晚到，让所有人都很沮丧。)

三、同义词辨析

1. Arrive late：这个短语与 "be late for" 意思相同，但更强调动作本身，而非对某个事件的迟到。例如：

   - I arrived late at the airport, and my friend had already left. (我晚到了机场，我朋友已经走了。)

2. Miss the deadline：适用于形容未能在截止日期前完成任务或提交工作的情况。例如：

   - If you miss the submission deadline, your application won't be considered. (如果你错过了提交截止日期，你的申请将不会被考虑。)

3. Delayed：通常用来形容交通工具或计划的延误。例如：

   - Our flight was delayed due to bad weather conditions. (由于恶劣天气，我们的航班延误了。)

4. Tardy：这个词在美式英语中常用，表示“迟到的”或“缓慢的”。例如：

   - The tardy students will have to stay after school for detention. (迟到的学生放学后需要留下来接受惩罚。)