be after somebody/somethinga) LOOK FORto be looking for someone or something 寻找某人/某物 That boy’s always in trouble – the police are after him again. 那个男孩子老是惹麻烦——警察又在找他了。
‘Were you after anything in particular?’ ‘No, we’re just looking.’ “有什么特别想要的吗？”“不，我们只是随便看看。”
b) informalWANT to want to have something that belongs to someone else 想占有〔他人之物〕 I think Chris is after my job. 我觉得克里斯要抢我的饭碗。
→ be after somebody/something at after1(2)