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🔑afteraf·ter1 /ˈæftər / preposition - later than something在…后◆Shelley called just after six o'clock.谢利刚过六点就打来了电话。◆the week / month / year after next下下周；下下月；后年◆After finishing my homework, I went out for a walk.完成家庭作业后，我出去散步了。
- … after… repeated many times or continuing for a long time（表示重复次数多或持续时间长）◆ day after day of hot weather日复一日的炎热天气◆I've told the kids time after time not to do that.我三番五次告诉孩子们别干这种事。
- following or behind someone or something跟随；在…后面◆Shut the door after you.随手关门。◆The dog ran after its owner.狗跟在主人后面跑。
- following in order排在…后面；位于…之后◆C comes after B in the alphabet.字母表中 C 排在 B 之后。
- because of something因为；由于◆After the way he behaved, I won't invite him here again.由于他的举止，我不会再邀请他到这儿来。
- (used when telling the time) later than（表示时间）过…，…之后◆We left at quarter after five.我们五点一刻离开的。
- looking for or trying to catch or get someone or something寻找；追捕◆The police were after him.警方正在追捕他。◆The company is going after younger consumers.这家公司正在争取吸引年轻消费者。
- used when someone or something is given the name of another person or thing以…（命名）◆We named the baby “Emily,” after her grandmother.我们以婴儿祖母的名字给她取名“艾米丽”。
 ●after all- used when something is different in reality from what you expected or thought终究；到底◆So you decided to come after all! (= I thought you weren't going to come.) 这么说，你终究决定要来了！
- used for reminding someone of a particular fact（提醒注意）别忘了，毕竟◆She can't understand. After all, she's only two.她不理解，毕竟她才两岁。
🔑afteraf·ter2 /ˈæftər / conjunction at a time later than something在…以后◆They arrived at the station after the train had left.他们在火车开走之后才到达车站。◆After we had finished our dinner, we sat outside on the patio.我们吃完晚饭后坐在外面露台上。
🔑afteraf·ter3 /ˈæftər / adverb at a later time后来；以后；随后◆That was in 2001. Soon after, I heard that he'd got married.那是 2001 年的事。不久后，我听说他结婚了。◆And they all lived happily ever after.他们从此以后都过着幸福的生活。 |