-
He resigned ten years later...
10年后他辞了职。
-
I'll join you later...
我呆会儿和你会合。
-
Burke later admitted he had lied.
伯克后来承认自己撒了谎。
- You use later on to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one.后来；以后；过一阵子
-
Later on I'll be speaking to Patty Davis...
等会儿我会跟帕蒂·戴维斯谈。
-
This is only going to cause me more problems later on.
这只会在以后给我带来更多麻烦。
-
-
At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized...
在后来的新闻发布会上，他说不应夸大分歧。
-
The competition should have been rescheduled for a later date...
比赛本应另择日期。
-
A later report said the oil fire on the sea was out.
随后的报道称，海上的石油大火已经熄灭。
You use after, afterwards, and later to talk about things that happen following the time when you are speaking, or following a particular event. 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. 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 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均用于指说话时间之后或某事之后发生的事情。later可用于指说话当时之后的时间或情况：I'll go and see her later（我晚些时候会去看她）。a little，much和not much也可与later连用，例如，A little later, the lights went out（片刻后，灯灭了），I learned all this much later（很久以后我才得知这一切）。after可与not long和shortly等连用，例如，After dinner she spoke to him（晚饭后她跟他谈了话），I returned to England after visiting India（印度之行结束后我返回英格兰），Shortly after, she called me（过后不久，她便给我打了电话）。无须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等连用，例如，Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic（不久之后，他来到诊所）。after，afterwards或later均可用于表示一段时间的短语之后，以说明某事发生的时间。例如，five years after his death（他死后5年），She wrote about it six years afterwards（6年后她撰文提及此事），Ten minutes later he left the house（10分钟后他离开了屋子）。
- Adjective
-
1. coming at a subsequent time or stage;
-
2. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development;
- 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"
- synonym： subsequently，afterwards，afterward，after，later on
-
2. at some eventual time in the future;
- "By and by he'll understand"
- "I'll see you later"
- synonym： by and by
-
3. comparative of the adverb `late';
- "he stayed later than you did"
- 1. A butterfly emerged in its full splendor a week later.
- 一周后蝴蝶破茧而出，绚丽夺目。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. A butterfly emerged in its full splendour a week later.
- 一周后蝴蝶破茧而出，绚丽夺目。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. A dishonest person is bound to meet with setbacks sooner or later.
- 不老实的人非碰钉子不可。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. A few minutes later,the head-warder assembled the guards and warders in his office.
- 几分钟后，看守长把警卫和看守叫到他的办公室。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. A few very minutes later,I was able to hurry away with precious chalkmarks on my baggage.
- 几分钟后，我终于提着那上面画有珍贵的粉笔标记的行李慌慌张张地走开了。
来自《用法词典》
- 6. A month or two later they executed the king.
- 一两个月以后他们处死了国王。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 7. After a dull start, it should brighten up later.
- 早晨阴天，过会儿就会晴朗。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 8. After making a shorttest fight at 4:15 a.m,Bleriot set off half an hour later.
- 早上4点15分开始进行了短时间的试飞，半小时后布莱理奥特动身了。
来自《用法词典》
- 9. An illiterate,later he received some schooling.
- 他原先大字不识一个，后来接受一些学校教育。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 10. And though he acted with what seemed at the time like blitzkrieg aggressiveness, he regretted in later years that he hadn't moved even faster.
- 虽然他的行动在当时看来就像一场闪电战，但他后来却后悔自己没能更快。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 11. At first he didn't agree, but later he did.
- 开始他不同意，但后来同意了。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 12. At first he studied architecture, but later he switched to geology.
- 他原是学建筑的，中途改行搞地质了。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 13. At first she threatened to dismiss me, but later she relented.
- 起初她威胁要解雇我，但后来她态度软化了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 14. Can we talk about it later on?
- 我们能否以后谈论这件事？
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 15. Casals greatly influenced later cellists with his technique,misicianship,and beautiful tone.
- 卡萨尔斯以他的表现手法和技巧、音乐家的风范及优美的曲调对以后的大提琴手产生很大影响。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 16. Don't go off at half cock and accept any offer you'll regret later.
- 不要急于接受你以后会为之懊悔的提议。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 17. Don't rush into marriage; you might regret it later.
- 不要匆匆忙忙结婚，不然你以后也许要后悔的。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 18. Eighteen months later Black was sprung from prison.
- 18个月后布莱克突然被释放了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 19. He chose not to go home until later.
- 他决定晚一点回家。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 20. He didn't turn up until half an hour later.
- 半小时后他才出现。
来自《简明英汉词典》
