| 单词 | after |
| 释义 | prepositionconjunctionadverbadjective🔑 afterBrE /ˈɑːftə(r)/ NAmE /ˈæftər/ preposition 🔑 later than sth ; following sth in time （时间）在…后◆ We'll leave after lunch . 我们将在午饭后动身。◆ They arrived shortly after 5 . 他们是在 5 点钟刚过到达的。◆ Not long after that he resigned . 那以后不久他就辞职了。◆ Let's meet the day after tomorrow /the week after next .咱们后天/下下周再见。◆ After winning the prize she became famous overnight . 她获奖后一夜之间成名了。◆ After an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed ). 一小时之后我回家了。◆ (NAmE ) It's ten after seven in the morning (= 7 .10 a .m .). 现在是早上七点十分。🔑 … after… used to show that sth happens many times or continuously （表示反复不断或一个接着一个）◆ day after day of hot weather 日复一日的炎热天气◆ I've told you time after time not to do that . 我一再告诉过你不要干那件事。 ➡ see also one after another/the other at onenumber 🔑 behind sb when they have left ; following sb 跟随；追赶；在（某人）后面◆ Shut the door after you . 随手关门。◆ I'm always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy ). 孩子们离开以后，我总得打扫一番。◆ He ran after her with the book . 他拿着那本书在后面追赶她。◆ She was left staring after him . 她目不转睛地望着他离去的背影。🔑 next to and following sb /sth in order or importance （按顺序、重要性）在…后面，仅次于◆ Your name comes after mine in the list . 在名单上你的名字在我的后面。◆ He's the tallest , after Richard . 除了理查德，他的个子最高。◆ After you (= Please go first ). 请先走。◆ After you with the paper (= Can I have it next ?). 报纸你看完了给我看。🔑 in contrast to sth 与…对照；与…对比◆ It was pleasantly cool in the house after the sticky heat outside . 与户外的湿热相比，屋里真是凉爽惬意。🔑 as a result of or because of sth that has happened 鉴于；由于◆ I'll never forgive him after what he said . 由于他说了那些话，我永远也不会原谅他。despite sth ; although sth has happened 尽管；虽然◆ I can't believe she'd do that , not after all I've done for her . 在我为她做了这一切之后，我无法相信她会那样做。trying to find or catch sb /sth 寻找；追捕◆ The police are after him . 警方正在追捕他。◆ He's after a job at our place . 他到我们这儿找工作。about sb /sth 关于◆ She asked after you (= how you were ). 她问候你。in the style of sb /sth ; following the example of sb /sth 模仿；依照◆ a painting after Goya 一幅仿戈雅的画◆ We named the baby 'Ena' after her grandmother . 我们以婴儿祖母的名字给婴儿取名 “埃娜”。after- (in adjectives 构成形容词) happening or done later than the time or event mentioned …后的◆ after -hours drinking (= after closing time )打烊时间以后饮酒◆ an after -school club 课外活动俱乐部◆ after -dinner mints 餐后薄荷糖 ● ˌafter ˈall 🔑 despite what has been said or expected 毕竟；终归◆ So you made it after all ! 你毕竟成功了！🔑 used when you are explaining sth , or giving a reason （解释或说明理由）别忘了，到底◆ He should have paid . He suggested it , after all . 他本来就应该付款，反正他自己也这么提出。● be after doing sth (IrishE ) to be going to do sth soon ; to be intending to do sth soon 正要做某事；打算就要做某事to have just done sth 刚做了某事🔑 afterBrE /ˈɑːftə(r)/ NAmE /ˈæftər/ conjunction at a time later than sth ; when sth has finished 在…以后◆ I'll call you after I've spoken to them . 我和他们谈了以后就给你打电话。◆ Several years after they'd split up they met again by chance in Paris . 他们分手几年以后在巴黎又偶然相遇。🔑 afterBrE /ˈɑːftə(r)/ NAmE /ˈæftər/ adverb later in time ; afterwards 后来；以后◆ That was in 1996 . Soon after , I heard that he'd died . 那是在 1996 年。不久以后我听说他死了。◆ I could come next week , or the week after . 我可能下周来，或者再下下周。◆ And they all lived happily ever after . 从此以后他们都过着幸福的生活。🔑 afterBrE /ˈɑːftə(r)/ NAmE /ˈæftər/ adjective [only before noun ](old use ) following ; later 后来的；以后的◆ in after years 在以后的岁月中 |
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