after
- prep.之后;(时间)在…后;关于;与…对照;尽管;在(某人)后面;在…后面，仅次于;寻找;鉴于;跟随;追赶;模仿;表示反复不断或一个接着一个
- conj.在…以后
- adv.以后;后来;在后面;向后
- adj.以后的;后来的;靠近 ( 船或飞机 ) 后部的
afterprep.
（时间）在…后
later than sth; following sth in time
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。
It's ten after seven in the morning (= 7.10 a.m.)
现在是早上七点十分。
（表示反复不断或一个接着一个）
used to show that sth happens many times or continuously
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。
跟随；追赶；在（某人）后面
behind sb when they have left; following sb
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。
（按顺序、重要性）在…后面，仅次于
next to and following sb/sth in order or importance
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。
与…对照；与…对比
in contrast to sth
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。
鉴于；由于
as a result of or because of sth that has happened
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。
尽管；虽然
despite sth; although sth has happened
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。
寻找；追捕
trying to find or catch sb/sth
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。
关于
about sb/sth
She asked after you (= how you were) .
她问候你。
模仿；依照
in the style of sb/sth; following the example of sb/sth
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”。
…后的
happening or done later than the time or event mentioned
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
conj.
在…以后
at a time later than sth; when sth has finished
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。
adv.
后来；以后
later in time; afterwards
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，或者再下一周。
And they all lived happily ever after .
从此以后他们都过着幸福的生活。
adj.
only before noun后来的；以后的
following; later
in after years
在以后的岁月中
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In addition to the uses shown below, after is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘ask after’, ‘look after’, and ‘take after’.
除下列用法外，after还可用于ask after，look after, take after等短语动词中。
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PREP 在（时间、事件）以后
If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.After 19 May, strikes were occurring on a daily basis...
5月19日之后，每天都会发生罢工。
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PREP …之后（指做事的先后顺序）
If you do one thing after doing another, you do it during the period of time that follows the other thing.After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope provided.
填完表格并签名后，请装进所提供的信封里寄还给我们。
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PREP （时间）在…后
You use after when you are talking about time. For example, if something is going to happen during the day after or the weekend after a particular time, it is going to happen during the following day or during the following weekend.She's leaving the day after tomorrow.
她打算后天离开。
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PREP 随…之后；跟在…之后
If you go after someone, you follow or chase them.He walked out, and Louise went after him.
他走了出去，路易丝也跟着出去了。
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PREP 追求；搜寻
If you are after something, you are trying to get it.They were after the money...
他们想得到这笔钱。
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PREP 朝着（正离去之人喊叫或注视）
If you call, shout, or stare after someone, you call, shout, or stare at them as they move away from you.'Come back!' he called after me...
“回来！”他朝我喊道。
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PREP 为，替（某人做某事）
If you do something after someone, you do it for them, because they cannot or will not do it for themselves.She used to mess up the floor and I had to clean up after her.
她过去常常把地板弄得很脏乱，而我不得不为她清理干净。
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PREP 过了（某地）以后
If you tell someone that one place is a particular distance after another, you mean that it is situated beyond the other place and further away from you.A few kilometres after the village, turn right to Montelabate.
过了村庄之后再前行几公里，向右转前往蒙特拉贝特。
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PREP （写）在…后面（或下面）
If one thing is written after another thing on a page, it is written following it or underneath it.I wrote my name after Penny's.
我把自己的名字写在彭尼的下面。
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PREP （重要性）仅次于，低于
You use after in order to give the most important aspect of something when comparing it with another aspect.After Germany, America is Britain's second-biggest customer...
对于英国来说，美国是仅次于德国的第二大客户。
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PREP 依照，按照（某人的名字命名）
To be named after someone means to be given the same name as them.Phillimore Island is named after Sir Robert Phillimore...
菲利莫尔岛以罗伯特·菲利莫尔爵士的名字命名。
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CONVENTION （走路或出入门口时的礼貌用语）您先请
If you say 'after you' to someone, you are being polite and allowing them to go in front of you or through a doorway before you do.'After you.' — 'Not at all, Mr Bird, after you.'
“您先请。”——“别客气，伯德先生，您先请。”
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PREP （…点）过（…分）
After is used when telling the time. If it is, for example, ten after six, the time is ten minutes past six. -
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after, afterwards和later都用于谈论晚于说话时间或某事之后发生的事情。not long，shortly等表达方式也可与after连用。例如：After dinner she spoke to him（饭后她对他说话了），I returned to England after visiting India（印度之行结束后我回到了英格兰），Shortly after, she called me（之后不久，她给我打了电话）。无需提及具体时间或事件时，可用afterwards：Afterwards we went to a night club（后来我们去了一家夜总会）。afterwards也可与soon，shortly等词连用：Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic（过了不久，他来到了诊所）。later可用于指说话时间之后的时间或情况。例如，I'll go and see her later（我过阵子会去看她）。a little, much和not much也可与later连用。例如，A little later, the lights went out（过了一会儿，灯灭了），I learned all this much later（很久以后我才得知了这一切）。after, afterwards和later可用于表示一段时间的短语后面，指某事发生的时间：five years after his death（他去世5年之后），She wrote about it six years afterwards（6年之后她撰文谈起了此事），Ten minutes later he left the house（10分钟之后他离开了那座房子）。
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PHRASE 一个接一个地；接连地
If you do something to several things one after the other or one after another, you do it to one, then the next, and so on, with no break between your actions.Sybil ate three biscuits, one after the other...
西比尔接连吃了3块饼干。
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PHRASE 日复一日/年复一年
If something happens day after day or year after year, it happens every day or every year, for a long time.I waited for news, day after day, expecting to hear.
我日复一日地等着，期待能听到消息。
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- happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- he apologized subsequently
- he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
- it didn't happen until afterward
- two hours after that
- Synonym: subsequently later afterwards afterward later on
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- behind or in the rear
- and Jill came tumbling after
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I think we could all use a drink after that !
我想我们在事情办完之后都得痛快地喝一杯。
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I need time to get my wind back after that run .
我跑过之后需要时间喘口气。
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I 've told you time after time not to do that .
我一再告诉过你不要干那件事。
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I could come next week , or the week after .
我可能下周来，或者再下一周。
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The first 24 hours after the operation are the most critical .
病人手术后头24小时是最危险的。
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He was on a real high after winning the competition .
他赢了那场比赛后高兴极了。
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You 'll feel better after a good night 's sleep .
你晚上睡个好觉就会觉得舒服些。
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I 'll feel better after a good night 's sleep .
好好睡一晚，我就会觉得好些了。
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I 'm always having to clean up after the children .
孩子们离开以后，我总得打扫一番。
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The child disappeared from his home some time after four .
这孩子四点多的时候就离家不见了。
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The traffic took a long time to clear after the accident .
事故过去后很长时间交通才恢复畅通。
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The company recovered well after going through several lean years .
经历了几年的萧条后，这家公司的业务才完全恢复了正常。
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I found it a strain looking after four children .
我觉得照料四个孩子挺累的。
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She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work .
她在工作时晕倒后被送进了医院。
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I 'm going to the library straight after the class .
我一下课就马上去图书馆。
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Three months after his death , she still felt empty .
他死后三个月她仍然感到心里很空虚。
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You 'll feel better after a good sleep .
好好睡上一觉你会感觉好些。
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We 're both going after the same job .
我们俩都在谋求同一份工作。
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Shall we go for a drink after work ?
我们下班后去喝一杯好吗？
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He 's after a job at our place .
他到我们这儿找工作。
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We 've decided not to go away after all .
我们到底还是决定不离开。
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He 's fully occupied looking after three small children .
照顾三个小孩把他忙得不可开交。
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This is the only place to get a drink after hours .
这是酒吧正常关门时间之后唯一能喝一杯的地方。
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After he left I just tried to carry on as normal .
他离开后，我只管尽力像往常一样继续干。
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After years of war , the people long for a lasting peace .
历经多年战乱之后，人民渴望永久和平。
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After his death , nothing seemed to matter any more .
他死了以后，好像一切都无所谓了。
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After three years with the band he decided to go solo .
跟那支乐队合作三年后，他决定单飞。
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I started after her to tell her the news .
我起身朝她追去，好把消息告诉她。
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After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness .
几分钟后我们的眼睛就适应了黑暗。
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Very little of the house remained after the fire .
火灾之后，这座房子所剩无几。
强调位置、时间等顺序的先后。
The dog ran after the thief.
那只狗在追赶小偷。
Tom entered the room after his girlfriend.
汤姆跟着女友进入了房间。
When will you come? Next week or the week after?
你什么时候会来？下周还是下下周？
After you.
你先请。
多表示位置和方向的前后关系，或指必须做的事情在时间上落后。
At that time she was sitting behind me.
那时她坐在我的身后。
A huge lake formed behind the dam.
大坝后面形成了一个大的湖泊。
I had to work on the weekend because I fell terribly behind.
我工作落后太多了，不得不在周末加了班。
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