1 after /ˈæftɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːftə/ adverb /ˈæftɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːftə/
adverb
Learner's definition of AFTER
: following in time : at a later time以后；后来 -
Dinner was at six and we arrived shortly after. [=thereafter]晚餐定在六点。我们是六点过一点儿到的。
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He returned 20 years after. [=later]他20年之后回来了。
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Don't tell them until after.以后再告诉他们。
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I expected her then, but she arrived the week after.我以为她当时要来，可她一周后才到。
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He ate lunch and left just/right/immediately after.他吃完午饭就离开了。
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I saw her again the day after. [=the following day]第二天我又见到她了。
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He vowed to love her forever/ever after. [=from that time on, forever]他发誓今后会永远爱她。
2 after /ˈæftɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːftə/ preposition
2 after
/ˈæftɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːftə/
preposition
Learner's definition of AFTER
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a : at a time following (something or someone) : later than (something or someone)（时间）在…之后 -
We arrived shortly after six o'clock.我们六点过一点儿到的。
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He returned after 20 years.他20年之后回来了。
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before, during, and after the war战前、战争期间和战后
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He left just/right/immediately/soon/shortly after nightfall/dark.天刚擦黑他就离开了。
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Night fell, and soon after that [=soon afterward] he left.夜幕降临之后不久他便离开了。
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He finished the exam after me.他在我之后完成了考试。
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I stood up after the judge (did). [=the judge stood up before I (did)]我在法官起立之后站起身来。
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Call me after your arrival.到了之后给我打电话。
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She was going to arrive tomorrow but I'm now expecting her the day after tomorrow instead.她打算明天到，但是我现在希望她后天来。
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She hasn't lived there since (the time) after the war.战争结束以后她就不在那儿住了。
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They earned $30,000 after (paying) taxes.他们的税后收入是3万美元。
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He left after an hour.一小时之后他离开了。
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Let's get going! It's after [=past] 12 (o'clock).我们出发吧！已经过12点了。
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The job got easier after a while. [=after some time had passed]过段时间这工作就变得容易些了。
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used to describe a time following a specified hour用于描述几点钟之后的时间 2
a : following and because of (something)鉴于；由于 b : following and in spite of (something)尽管；虽然 -
Even after all our advice, she still did badly! [=she did badly even though we gave her our advice]尽管我们给了她建议，她还是做得很差。
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How can you say that after what happened last night?经过昨晚的事你怎么还能说出那样的话来？
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a : following (something or someone) in order or in a series（排序）在…之后，继…之后 -
It's the highest mountain after Mount Everest.这是仅次于珠穆朗玛峰的最高的山。
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You'll see my house just before the bank and after the school.你会看到我家就在银行的前面学校的后面。
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The number 2 comes before 3 and after 1. [=2 comes between 1 and 3]数字2排在1的后面、3的前面。
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My name is listed after yours.我的名字列在你的名字之后。
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You go first and I'll go/follow after you.你先走，我跟在后面。
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The children marched out one after the other in single file.孩子们排成一列纵队一个接一个地出场。
◊ The phrase after you is used as a polite way of saying that someone should go ahead of you or do something before you do it.您先请（礼貌用语，请别人先走或先做某事）
◊ In British English, you can say after you with something to ask the person who is using something to let you use it next.在英国英语中，after you with表示请求别人用完某物之后让你用一下。
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used in phrases to describe something that happens many times or for a long period of time一次接着一次；持续不断地 -
They have suffered misfortune after misfortune. [=they have suffered a long series of misfortunes]他们的倒霉事儿接连不断。
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Wave after [=upon] wave was beating against the shore.海浪不断地拍打着海岸。
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She does her job day after day without complaining.她日复一日任劳任怨地工作。
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He's done the same thing time after time.同样的事他做了一次又一次。
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: trying to catch or get (something or someone)追捕；擒获 -
The dog ran after the ball. [=the dog ran to get the ball]这条狗跑去叼球。
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The police went/chased after the escaped criminal.警方追捕那名逃犯。
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The police are after him. [=are trying to catch him]警方正在追捕他。
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What do you think he's after with all his questions? [=what is he trying to achieve by asking his questions?]他问了这么多问题，你说他到底想知道什么呢？
◊ If people are after you to do something, they want you to do it and they tell you to do it repeatedly.反复催促（某人做某事）
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: following the actions or departure of (someone)跟随；随后 -
She called/shouted after him as he walked away. [=she called/shouted at/toward him as he walked away]他刚走开她就追在身后大喊起来。
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They made a mess and didn't clean up after themselves. [=they didn't clean up the mess they made]他们弄得乱七八糟，没收拾就离开了。
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If you make a mess, don't expect me to clean up after you.如果你弄得乱七八糟，别指望我替你收拾。
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a : with the name of (someone or something)以…命名；依照 -
He was called George after his father.他叫乔治，与其父同名。
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She was named after her grandmother. [=she was given the same name as her grandmother]她以她祖母的名字取名。
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The game rugby was named after Rugby School in England, where it began.橄榄球(rugby)运动是根据英格兰的拉格比学校(Rugby School)命名的，那里是此项运动的发源地。
b : in the manner of (someone or something)仿效，按照…的样式 7
: in a lower or less important position than (something)低于；次于；亚于 8
: about or concerning (someone or something)关于
after all
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: in spite of what was said : even though the opposite was expected不管怎样；终究 2
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used to emphasize something that needs to be considered毕竟 -
It's only Tuesday, after all. We have plenty of time.毕竟才星期二。我们有足够的时间。
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You should apologize to her. After all, she is your best friend.你应该向她道歉。不管怎么说，她是你最好的朋友。
3 after /ˈæftɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːftə/ conjunction
3 after
/ˈæftɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːftə/
conjunction
Learner's definition of AFTER
: later than the time that : later than when（时间）在…之后 -
He returned after 20 years had passed.他20年之后回来了。
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The defendant stood up after the judge did. [=the judge stood up before the defendant did]法官起立后被告随之起立。
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Don't tell them until after they've had dinner.等他们吃完饭再告诉他们。
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He left just/right/immediately/soon/shortly after the show ended.演出刚一结束他就离开了。
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Call me after you arrive.到了之后给我打电话。
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He finished the exam after I did.他在我之后完成了考试。
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It happened not long after he graduated from college.这事发生在他大学毕业后不久。
4 after /ˈæftɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːftə/ adjective
4 after
/ˈæftɚ/ Brit /ˈɑːftə/
adjective
Learner's definition of AFTER
always used before a noun old-fashioned + literary