after

af.ter
[`æftL; ˋɑ:ftə]
副词
(无比较级、最高级)
1 在后,随后
go ~
追随,跟在后面
Please line up one ~ another.
请按顺序排队
wash one's hands before and ~ meals
在饭前饭后洗手
2 以后,之后,后来
Soon ~, they moved to Hong Kong.
不久之后,他们搬到香港
the day [week, year] ~
次日 [周,年]
long [soon] ~
过后很久 [随后不久]
介系词
1
a. 在…之后,跟随…之后
follow ~ him
跟随在他之后
Shut the door ~ you when you leave the room.
当你离开房间,请随手关门
b. [在前后均使用同一名词以表示连续反覆] …复一…
read page ~ page
一页接一页地读下去
c. 在…之后; 亚于…,次于…
He is the greatest composer ~ Beethoven.
他是仅次于贝多芬的最伟大作曲家
2
a. 比…晚,后于… (later than)
~ breakfast
早餐后
the day ~ tomorrow
后天
~ a month
过了一个月,一个月后
He come back ~ a week.
他一星期后才回来
b. [在前后均使用同一名词以表示连续反覆] …复一…
day ~ day
日复一日,天天
time ~ time
一次又一次地
c. (美) (…时) 过 (…分) ( (英) past)
five minutes ~ seven
七时五分
3 追赶…; 追踪…; 追求…
The policeman is running ~ the murderer.
警察正在追缉凶手
seek ~ wealth and burglar
追逐名利
4 仿照,依照,按照…风格[作风]的
He paints ~ Rubens.
他模仿卢本斯的画风
She was named ~ her aunt.
她以阿姨的名字为名
5 关于…,有关…
look [see] ~ the boys
照顾 [看管] 小孩子们
He asked (inquired) ~ you.
他问候 (打听) 你
6 由于…,鉴于…
I shall never speak to him agin ~ what he has about me.
鉴于他在背后谈论我,所以我不想和他说话了
7 虽然,尽管 (in spite of)
A everything he said, I forgot to take enough money.
尽管他一再地说过,我仍忘了带足够的钱
after all
(1) 毕竟(cf. 6,7)
A~ all, we are friends.
毕竟我们是朋友
(2) 究竟,终归,终究
He had many things to do, but he decided to go to the concert ~ all.
他有许多事要做,但他终究决定去音乐会
after hours
→ hour
one after another
→ one pron
one after the other
→ one conj
在 (做完…) 之后,后于…
~ he comes, I shall start.
他来之后我就要出发
I arrived there ~ she had left [~ she left].
我在她 (已) 离开之后才到达那儿
after all is said and done
毕竟,总算,终归
A~ all is said and done, it was my fault.
终归是我的错
形容词
(无比较级、最高级)
1 后来的,之后的,后面的 (later)
~ ages
后世
(in) ~ years(
在) 以后的几年 [岁月] ,在晚年
2‘航海’船尾的,近船尾的
~ cabins
后舱

索引：副词 介系词 形容词

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近义词

1之后after, afterwards 辨析>>

2以后after, afterwards, anon 辨析>>

3后after, back, behind, offspring, queen 辨析>>

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相关词语

英go after... 跟踪；追*Half the guards went after the escaped prisoners，but th ...... 为了那里的石油。*Jim's gone after another job．吉姆一直在寻找另 ...... e．吉姆想得大奖。*He is going after the championship．他在争取冠 ...... 一个姑娘。*We shouldn't go after fame and wealth．我们不应追求 ...

英keep after... sing 不停地追赶*The police kept after the criminal until at last they ...... y work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly．有些学生作 ...... ind fault with 找毛病*She keeps after the children the whole time．她一 ...... 保育员们找毛病，否则他们都要辞职。

英look after... *John's mother told him to look after his younger brother．约翰的母亲告 ...... e，Mr．Jenkins left his son to look after the business．詹金斯先生去欧洲时， ...... 注；为…操心He knows how to look after his own interests．他知道如何照顾 ...... 只顾自己的利益而不顾别人的利益。

英run after1． chase追赶The dog ran after a cat．那只狗追赶着一只猫。*Don't ...... ex）追求（异 性）*He's always running after women．他总是追求女性。*He has be ...... 服务；关照*Don't expect me to run after you all your life！别指望我会伺候 ...... my child． 她常照料我的孩子。

英after all... discouraged by setbacks；we are new to the work after all．别因挫折而灰心，这工作对我们来说毕竟还是新的 ...... 那项工作，但说到底他是一个很忙的人。*She failed after all．她到底还是失败了。*Bob thought he couldn't ...... 的家庭作业而认为不能参加聚会，但他终于还是去了。

英take after... racter（在外貌、品格和性格方面）与…相似*He takes after his father in mathematical ability．他在数学方 ...... e is fairly well off，he is very frugal；he takes after his father in that respect．虽然他相当富裕，但他 ...... hardworking woman．向你妈妈学学，她诚实而且勤劳。

英inquire after... politely about sb．'s health 问好；问安*The teacher inquired after your health．老师问起了你的健康情况。*He asked me to inqui ... you．*他要我问候你。*He inquired after me with solicitude．他关心地向我问好。

英see afterlook after 照顾*John's mother told him to see after his younger brother．约翰的母亲告诉他要照顾好弟弟。*Who'll see after the house when you are gone？你外出时谁来替你照看房子？

英ask afterenquire about sb．'s health 问候；探问（某人的健康）*He asked after his father．他探问父亲的健康情况。*She asked after you and the children．她向你和孩子们问好。

英morning aftermorning after可数名词(pl. mornings after)