be late for还是be late with

be late for还是be late with

be late后是搭配介词for还是with？请看下面这一道题：

“You went late _______ the stadium yesterday evening, didn’t you?” “Yes, my wife was a little late _______ the supper.”

A. to, with B. for, with

C. for, forD. at, for

容易误选 B 或D。

答案应选 A。第一空填to 最好理解，由于此处的late为副词，用以修饰 go to the stadium 中的动词go；而第二句的 with 则是很多同学困难想到的，相反，更多地可能是想到 for，现将两者不同如下：be late for表示做某事迟到，而be late with 表示做某事做晚了。比较：

We were late for dinner. 大家吃饭迟到了。

We were late with dinner [=in having dinner]. 大家吃饭吃得迟。

句中 my wife was a little late with the supper 的意思是“我老婆筹备晚饭稍迟了一点”。