the period of time from 12 o'clock in the middle of the day until about 6 o’clock in the evening 下午(中午 12 点至下午 6 点左右) this/yesterday/tomorrow afternoon 今天/昨天/明天下午 - in the afternoon
In the afternoon, they went shopping. 他们下午去购物了。 - on the afternoon of
Where were you on the afternoon of May 21? 5 月 21 日下午你在哪里? - during the afternoon
Heavy snow arrived during the afternoon. 下午下了大雪。 She studies art two afternoons a week. 她每周两个下午学习美术。 Georgia was enjoying afternoon tea with her grandmother. 乔治亚正在和她的祖母享受下午茶。 Come over on Sunday afternoon. 星期天下午过来。 The baby always has an afternoon nap. 婴儿午后总要睡一会儿。 Are you ready for this afternoon's meeting? 今天下午的会议你准备好了没有? The activities are split into morning and afternoon sessions. 活动分为上午和下午两部分。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1I'm meeting him tomorrow afternoon. 我明天下午要见他。 As the afternoon wore on he began to look unhappy. 随着午后的时光一点点地流逝,他开始显得忧郁。 The afternoon sun shone full on her. 她沐浴在午后的阳光中。 We spent the afternoon sitting by the pool. 我们在游泳池边坐了一下午。 You deserve an afternoon off. 你应该休息一个下午。 the long sunny afternoons 一个个漫长的阳光灿烂的下午
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- this
- tomorrow
- yesterday
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- spend
- progress
- wear on
- snack
- tea
- heat
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- by afternoon
- during the afternoon
- in the afternoon
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- an/the afternoon off