adv.最近

I haven't had enough sleep lately. 最近我睡眠不足。

I've not been feeling very well lately. 我最近一直感觉不太好。

I haven't heard any news from my son lately. 我最近没听到我儿子的任何音讯。

Frank has taken up with Lucy lately. 弗兰克最近经常与露西往来。

lately是副词,意思是“近来,最近”,常用于完成时的否定句或疑问句,有时也可用于一般现在时,表示一种喜好、兴趣等,还可与一般过去时连用,用于肯定句中。

在肯定句中, lately常与only, much, a lot of等连用。

lately无比较级和最高级形式。