after

preposition

/ˈɑːftə(r)/

/ˈæftər/

Idioms

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later than something; following something in time（时间）在…后
- We'll leave after lunch.我们将在午饭后动身。
- They arrived shortly after 5.他们是在 5 点钟刚过到达的。
- Not long after that he resigned.那以后不久他就辞职了。
- Let’s meet the day after tomorrow/the week after next.咱们后天／下下周再见。
- After winning the prize she became famous overnight.她获奖后一夜之间成名了。
- After an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed).一小时之后我回家了。
- (North American English) It’s ten after seven in the morning (= 7.10 a.m.).现在是早上七点十分。
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next to and following somebody/something in order or importance（按顺序、重要性）在…后面，仅次于
- Your name comes after mine in the list.在名单上你的名字在我的后面。
- He's the tallest, after Richard.除了理查德，他的个子最高。
- After you (= Please go first).请先走。
- After you with the paper (= Can I have it next?).报纸你看完了给我看。
behind somebody when they have left; following somebody跟随；追赶；在（某人）后面
- Shut the door after you.随手关门。
- I'm always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy).孩子们离开以后，我总得打扫一番。
- He ran after her with the book.他拿着那本书在后面追赶她。
- She was left staring after him.她目不转睛地望着他离去的背影。
in contrast to something与…对照；与…对比
- It was pleasantly cool in the house after the sticky heat outside.与户外的湿热相比，屋里真是凉爽惬意。
as a result of or because of something that has happened鉴于；由于
- I'll never forgive him after what he said.由于他说了那些话，我永远也不会原谅他。
despite something; although something has happened尽管；虽然
- I can't believe she'd do that, not after all I've done for her.在我为她做了这一切之后，我无法相信她会那样做。
… after…
used to show that something happens many times or continuously（表示反复不断或一个接着一个）
- day after day of hot weather日复一日的炎热天气
- I've told you time after time not to do that.我一再告诉过你不要干那件事。
see also one after another/the other
trying to find or catch somebody/something寻找；追捕
- The police are after him.警方正在追捕他。
- He's after a job at our place.他到我们这儿找工作。
about somebody/something关于
- She asked after you (= how you were).她问候你。
in the style of somebody/something; following the example of somebody/something模仿；依照
- a painting after Goya一幅仿戈雅的画
- We named the baby ‘Ena’ after her grandmother.我们以婴儿祖母的名字给婴儿取名 “埃娜”。
after-
(in adjectives构成形容词) happening or done later than the time or event mentioned…后的
- after-hours drinking (= after closing time)打烊时间以后饮酒
- an after-school club课外活动俱乐部
- after-dinner mints餐后薄荷糖

Word OriginOld English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter.

Idioms

after all

despite what has been said or expected毕竟；终归
- So you made it after all!你毕竟成功了！
used when you are explaining something, or giving a reason（解释或说明理由）别忘了，到底
- He should have paid. He suggested it, after all.他本来就应该付款，反正他自己也这么提出。

be after doing something (Irish English)

to be going to do something soon; to be intending to do something soon正要做某事；打算就要做某事
to have just done something刚做了某事

after

conjunction

/ˈɑːftə(r)/

/ˈæftər/

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at a time later than something; when something has finished在…以后
- I'll call you after I've spoken to them.我和他们谈了以后就给你打电话。
- Several years after they'd split up they met again by chance in Paris.他们分手几年以后在巴黎又偶然相遇。
Word OriginOld English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter.

after

adverb

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later in time; afterwards后来；以后
- That was in 1996. Soon after, I heard that he'd died.那是在 1996 年。不久以后我听说他死了。
- I could come next week, or the week after.我可能下周来，或者再下下周。
- And they all lived happily ever after.从此以后他们都过着幸福的生活。
Word OriginOld English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter.