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after/ˈɑ:ftə/ prep., conj., adv. & adj.●prep. 1a following in time; later than 在…之后；晚于 after six months 6 个月以后; after midnight 午夜以后; day after day 日复一日 b N. Amer. in specifying time [北美]表示具体时间 a quarter after eight 8 点 1 刻 2 (with causal force) in view of (something that happened shortly before) (表原因)鉴于(刚刚发生的事情)，既然 after your behaviour tonight what do you expect? 鉴于你今晚的表现，你还期望什么？ 3 (with concessive force) in spite of (表让步)尽管 after all my efforts I'm no better off 尽管我那么努力，可我的经济状况还是不好 4 behind 在…后面，身后 shut the door after you 把门带上 5 in pursuit or quest of 跟随，追赶；追求 run after them 追赶他们; enquire after him 向他询问; hanker after it 求根问底; is after a job 在找工作 6 about, concerning 关于，至于 asked after her 询问她的情况; asked after her health 询问她的健康 7 in allusion to 暗指，喻指 named him William after the prince 按王子的名字给他取名威廉 8 in imitation of (a person, word, etc.) 模仿，效法(某人、某个词等) a painting after Rubens 模仿鲁本斯的画; ‘aesthete’ is formed after ‘athlete’ ‘aesthete’ 是仿照 ‘athlete’ 构成的 9 next in importance to 次之，其次 the best book on the subject after mine 有关该论题仅次于我那本的最好的书 10 according to 根据；按照 after a fashion 勉强，马马虎虎 ●conj. in or at a time later than that when (时间上)在…之后 left after they arrived 在他们来到以后离开 ●adv. 1 later in time 以后，后来 soon after 不久以后; a week after 一周以后 2 behind in place (位置上)在…之后 followed on after 跟在后面; look before and after 前后张望 ●adj. 1 later, following 事后的，后来的 in after years 在后来的几年中 2 Naut. nearer the stern 【海】靠近船尾部的 after cabins 后舱; after mast 后桅杆; after-peak 船尾 □ after all 1 in spite of all that has happened or has been said etc. 总之，终归 after all, what does it matter? 说到底，这有什么关系？ 2 in spite of one's exertions, expectations, etc. 终于，毕竟 they tried for an hour and failed after all 他们尝试了一个小时，最后还是失败了; so you have come after all! 你总算来了 ! □ after one's own heart see 见 HEART □ after you a formula used in offering precedence 你先请(让人先行的套话)[Old English œfter, from Germanic] |