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afterthought

afterthought
[英] [ˈæftəˌθɔ:t] [美] [ˈæftɚˌθɔt] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT 事后的想法;追加的事物 If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought. 

  • Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her.

    他又几乎不假思索地补充说他想念她。

Noun

1. thinking again about a choice previously made;

  • "he had second thoughts about his purchase"

2. an addition that was not included in the original plan;

  • "the garage was an afterthought"
1. The bit about help for poorer countries had obviously just been tacked on as an afterthought.
关于帮助贫穷国家的那段话显然是事后的想法后来加上去的。

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2. They had only added that to the form as an afterthought.
他们仅把这作为补充加在了表格上。

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