after

美 [ˈæftər]
英 [ˈɑːftə(r)]
  • adv.以后;后来
  • prep.仅次于;追赶;跟随;虽然
  • adj.后来的;以后的
  • conj.在…以后
  • n.〈英俚〉正餐的最后一道食品(如点心,水果等)
  • 网络之后;在……之后;在…后面
After
prep.
1.
(时间)在…后later than sth; following sth in time
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。
It's ten after seven in the morning(= 7.10 a.m.) .
现在是早上七点十分。
2.
(表示反复不断或一个接着一个)used to show that sth happens many times or continuously
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。
3.
跟随;追赶;在(某人)后面behind sb when they have left; following sb
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。
4.
(按顺序、重要性)在…后面,仅次于next to and following sb/sth in order or importance
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。
5.
与…对照;与…对比in contrast to sth
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。
6.
鉴于;由于as a result of or because of sth that has happened
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。
7.
尽管;虽然despite sth; although sth has happened
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。
8.
寻找;追捕trying to find or catch sb/sth
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。
9.
关于about sb/sth
She asked after you(= how you were) .
她问候你。
10.
模仿;依照in the style of sb/sth; following the example of sb/sth
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”。
11.
…后的happening or done later than the time or event mentioned
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
IDM
So you made it after all!
你毕竟成功了!
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。
after all
毕竟;终归despite what has been said or expected
So you made it after all!
你毕竟成功了!
(解释或说明理由)别忘了,到底used when you are explaining sth, or giving a reason
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 sth
正要做某事;打算就要做某事to be going to do sth soon; to be intending to do sth soon
刚做了某事to have just done sth
conj.
1.
在…以后at a time later than sth; when sth has finished
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。
adv.
1.
后来;以后later in time; afterwards
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。
adj.
1.
[obn]
后来的;以后的following; later
in after years
在以后的岁月中

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