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after
[英] [ˈɑ:ftə] [美] [ˈæftɚ] 生词本

prep.

conj.

adv.

adj.

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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。

1. 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。

  • After breakfast Amy ordered a taxi...

    早饭后，埃米预订了一辆出租车。

  • It wasn't until after Christmas that I met Paul.

    直到圣诞节之后我才见到保罗。

  • After is also a conjunction.

    • After Don told me this, he spoke of his mother...

      唐告诉我这件事后，就谈起了他的母亲。

    • Marina cared for him after he seriously injured his eye several years ago.

      自从几年前他眼睛严重受伤之后，玛丽娜就一直照顾他。

2. 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。

  • ...women who have changed their mind after deciding not to have children...

    决定不生孩子后又改变主意的女性

  • After flying from Los Angeles to London, allow four full days to adjust.

    从洛杉矶飞往伦敦之后，留出4整天时间适应环境。

3. 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。

  • ...the party's annual conference, to be held the week after next.

    将在下下周举行的该党的年会

  • After is also an adverb.

    • Tomorrow. Or the day after.

      明天。或者是后天。

4. 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。

  • ...people who were after him for large amounts of money.

    为了大笔钱而追随他的人们

5. 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。

  • I did eventually find what I was after.

    我最终找到了我想要的东西。

6. 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。

  • Claire stared after him until he disappeared around a corner.

    克莱尔一直注视着他，直到他消失在拐角。

7. 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。

8. 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。

9. 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。

10. 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。

  • Methane is often regarded as the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.

    甲烷常被认为是仅次于二氧化碳的重要温室气体。

11. 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。

  • He persuaded Virginia to name the baby after him.

    他说服弗吉尼娅以他的名字为婴儿取名。

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12. 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。”

13. 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. 
14.   after all→see: all; 
Usage Note :

You use after, afterwards, and later to talk about things that happen following the time when you are speaking, or following a particular event. Expressions such as 'not long' and 'shortly' can also be used with after. After dinner she spoke to him... I returned to England after visiting India... Shortly after, she called me. Afterwards can be used when you do not need to mention the particular time or event. Afterwards we went to a night club. You can also use words such as 'soon' and 'shortly' with afterwards. Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic. You can use later to refer to a time or situation that follows the time when you are speaking. I'll go and see her later. 'A little', 'much', and 'not much' can also be used with later. A little later, the lights went out... I learned all this much later. You can use after, afterwards, or later following a phrase that mentions a period of time, in order to say when something happens. five years after his death ... She wrote about it six years afterwards ... Ten minutes later he left the house.

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）。

15. 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。

  • Caroline was trying on one outfit after another.

    卡罗琳一套接一套地试穿衣服。

16. 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。

  • ...people who'd been coming here year after year.

    年复一年到这里来的人们

Adjective

1. located farther aft

Adverb

1. 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"

2. behind or in the rear;

  • "and Jill came tumbling after"

土木工程

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  • 1.后滤池
  • 2.after-filter

物理学

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  • 1.后效函数
  • 2.after-effect function
1. After become effective of property insurance contract, those who serve as insurance mark insurance belongings reachs his to concern a benefit, because the meeting is buying and selling, given, accede to wait for the happening of the circumstance and be transferred, after the cession of insurance mark, the alienee that insurance profit meets what change insurance bid subsequently of course.
财产保险合同生效后，作为保险标的的保险财产及其有关利益，会由于买卖、赠予、继续等情况的发生而转移，保险标的转让后，保险利益当然会随之转移给保险标的的受让人。

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2. After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile.
正餐以后，休息片刻；晚餐以后，步行一里。

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3. The general trend under heaven is that there is bound to be unification after prolonged division and division after prolonged unification.
天下大势， 分久必合，合久必分。

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4. "Say after me."the teacher said.
老师说道“跟我说！”

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5. A bright rainbow arched above after the rain.
雨后彩虹在天上形成弓状。

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6. A desperate tiredness set in after hours of anxious waiting.
数小时的焦急等待之后，整个人变得精疲力竭。

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7. A few days after the eggs are laid,young frogs which are called tadpole come out of them.
卵产下几天以后，称为蝌蚪的青蛙幼虫就从卵里出来了。

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8. A few of the more strongly built houses remained standing after the earthquake.
地震之后有几所建造比较坚固的房子没有倒。

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9. A few years after his graduation from a university the man acquired the reputation of being a philosopher.
这个人从大学毕业后不久就获得了哲学家的名声。

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10. A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.
两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇。

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11. A gun recoils after being fired.
枪在射击后向后坐。

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12. A hundred years after Confucius died,Mencius taught and expanded Confucian doctrine.
孔子去世100年后，孟子传授并阐发了孔子的学说。

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13. A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official.
工会的一名官员死亡之后，大范围的调查已经开始。

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14. A man rushed out of the bank and two men took after him.
一名男子冲出银行，另两名男子追了出来。

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15. A retrial was necessary after the original trial ended with a hung jury.
由于初审中陪审员裁决意见不一致，所以需要复审。

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16. A strong immunity to reinfection develops after one year.
一年后能对再度感染产生强大免疫力。

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17. A suspicion sprang up in her mind after she heard what he'd said.
听完了他的话，她心头不由升起一团疑云。

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18. Abdominal tissues sometimes adhere after an operation.
手术之后腹部有时会出现粘连。

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19. After 18 years in Congress, he intented to return to private life.
在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

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20. After 25 years, the curtain has finally gone down on his sparkling career.
25年之后，他终于告别了辉煌的职业生涯。

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