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| /ˈɑːftə/ |
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| 1 | at a later time
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| | 1a | when a particular time has passed, or when an event or action has ended 在（某个时间）后；在（某一事件或动作结束）后 | | After the war, I went back to work on the farm. 战后我回到农场干活。 | | Essays handed in after 12.00 on Friday will not be accepted. 星期五12点以后交的论文将不予接受。 | | She is leaving the school after 20 years as headteacher. 她在该校担任校长20年后就要离开了。 | | This message arrived after everyone had gone home. 每个人都回家之后，这消息才传来。 | | after a while It seems noisy at first, but after a while you get used to it. 刚开始似乎有点吵，但过一会儿你就习惯了。 | | after doing sth Paul Jansen died after being involved in a motorcycle accident. 保罗·詹森在一起摩托车事故中丧生。 | |
| | 1b | used for showing how much later something happens （一段时间）以后 | | minutes/days/years etc after His birthday is two days after mine. 他的生日在我的生日之后两天。 | | She got here just a few seconds after me (=after I got here) . 她在我到这儿几秒钟之后就到了。 | | Barlow was arrested 24 hours after arriving back in Britain. 巴洛在回到英国24小时后被逮捕。 | | soon/shortly/not long after Joe was born not long after we moved to London. 我们搬到伦敦后不久乔出生了。 | | We got here at eleven and the others arrived soon after. 我们11点到达这里，其他人不久也到了。 | | straight after (=immediately after) You shouldn’ t go swimming straight after a big meal. 之后立即 | |
| | 1c | during a later time , usually many years later than a time you have mentioned 多年之后 | |
| | 1d | the next day/week/year etc that follows a particular one 之后一天/周/年等 | | I can start work tomorrow or the day after. 我明天或后天可以开始工作。 | | the day after tomorrow/the week after next etc I’ ll see you again the day after tomorrow. 我后天再见你。 | | The 12th of May is the Friday after next. 5月12日是下下个星期五 | |
| | 1e | used in telling the time , for giving the number of minutes past the hour （表示时间）（…点）过（…分） | | It’ s ten after nine (=9.10) . 现在是9点10分。 | |
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| 2 | at a later position in a list or piece of writing
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| | 2a | following someone or something else in a list or order （名单或顺序上）随…之后 | | N comes after M in the alphabet. 字母表中N排在M之后。 | | The US is our third largest export market after Germany and France. 美国是我们的第三大出口市场，位居德国和法国之后。 | | Kate is my best friend, after you of course. 凯特是我最好的朋友，当然仅次于你。 | |
| | 2b | following something else in a piece of writing 在（文章中某事物）的后面 | | You don’ t need to put a full stop after ‘Mr’ . 你不必在Mr之后加点号。 | | What do those letters after your name mean? 你名字后面的那些字母是什么意思？ | |
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| 3 | past a place
further along a road , railway etc 过（某地）后 |
| You turn right just after the pub. 就在过了酒吧后往右拐。 |
| A few hundred metres after the village the road ended and we had to stop the car. 过了村子几百米后就没路了，我们只得停车。 |
| We get off at the station after Newport. 我们在新港之后的一站下车。 |
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| 4 | when sb leaves or has left
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| | 4a | if you call or shout after someone , you call or shout to them as they are leaving （于某人离开时）在…后（喊） | | ‘And don’ t come back!’ they yelled after him. “别回来！”他们在他背后吼道。 | |
| | 4b | if you clean up after someone , you clean up a mess they have made when they have left or after they have finished 在（某人离开或结束）后（收拾烂摊子） | | You can put those toys away because I’ m not clearing up after you. 你应该把那些玩具放回原处，因为我不会在你玩完之后收拾的。 | |
| | 4c | if you close a door or gate after you , you close it as you leave a place （离开时）随手（关门） | | She walked out, closing the door gently after her. 她走出去时随手轻轻地关上了门。 | |
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| 5 | considering what happened in the past
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| | 5a | used for saying that someone is influenced by past events 在…之后（表示某人受过去的事情的影响） | | After what happened last time, I was extra careful not to make the same mistakes. 在发生上次的事情之后，我格外小心以免犯同样的错误。 | | They wouldn’ t invite John, not after the way he behaved at Sally’ s wedding. 他们不会邀请约翰，就因为他在萨莉婚礼上的那种表现。 | |
| | 5b | used when there has been a surprising or disappointing result despite everything that was done in the past （表示尽管过去做了所有的事情还是产生了让人吃惊或失望的结果） | | After all that I’ d done for her, she didn’ t even say thank you. 我为她做了这么多，她甚至连谢谢都不说。 | |
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| 6 | trying to catch , find , or get sb/sth
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| | 6a | trying to catch someone or something 追赶；追逐；追捕 | | The police are after him for burglary. 警方正在以盗窃罪追捕他。 | | go/run/drive etc after (=follow and try to catch someone or something) I ran after her to apologize. 紧追/跑着追/开车跟着等 | | His dog fell in the river and he jumped in after it. 他的狗掉进了河里，于是他也跟着跳了下去。 | |
| | 6b | trying to find something 寻找 | | A really good French dictionary, that’ s what I’ m after. 一本很是不错的法语词典，正是我在找的东西。 | |
| | 6c | wanting to get something that belongs to someone else 以（别人的东西）为获取目标 | | Watch out, he’ s only after your money. 小心点，他想要你的钱。 | |
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| 7 | with the same name
if you name a person or thing after someone , you give them the same name 以…命名 |
| She’ s called Diana, after Princess Diana. 她叫黛安娜，以黛安娜王妃的名字命名。 |
| She has a street named after her. 有一条街道以她的名字命名。 |
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| - | afterall
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| 1 | used for saying that something is true despite what was said or planned before 终究；最终还是 | Maybe she was right after all. 或许到头来她是对的。 | | I’ m sorry, but we’ ve decided not to come after all. 对不起，但我们最终还是决定不来了。 | |
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| 2 | used when giving a reason to explain what you have just said 毕竟 | She shouldn’ t be working so hard – she is 70, after all. 她不应该这么辛苦地工作，毕竟她已经70岁了。 | | I’ m not really ambitious. After all, money isn’ t everything. 我其实并非雄心勃勃，毕竟，钱不是一切。 | |
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| - | after you spoken
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| 1 | used for politely telling someone that they can do something before you or walk somewhere in front of you （礼貌用语）你先来 | ‘I’ m sorry, were you waiting to be served?’ ‘ No, no, after you.’ “抱歉，你在等待服务吗？”“不，不，你先来。” | |
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| 2 | BRITISH used for asking someone if you can use or have something after they have finished with it 你先用 | +with After you with the butter. 你先用黄油。 | |
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| - | day after day/week after week/year after year etc
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| happening again and again every dayweekyear for a long time |
| 日复一日/周复一周/年复一年等 |
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| Day after day it rained. 日复一日地下雨。 |
| Many families come back to our hotel year after year. 许多家庭年复一年地回到我们酒店来住。 |
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| - | one after another
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| used for saying that each person or thing is immediately followed by the next |
| 一个接一个地 |
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| A whole series of problems have arisen one after another. 一系列的问题接连出现了。 |
| There was one day when I had three different exams one after the other. 有一天我一连参加了3场不同的考试。 |
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