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Derivatives :
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afterwards
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- after
['ɒːftər]
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preposition
(in time) 在…以后
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She arrived just after breakfast.
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她刚好在早饭后到。
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2.
preposition
(in place，order) 在…后面
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I wrote my signature after Penny's.
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我把名字签在彭妮的后面。
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3.
adverb
(afterwards) 以后
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Soon after, he began preparing the meal.
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不久以后，他开始准备饭菜。
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4.
conjunction
(once) 在…以后
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They felt ill after they had eaten.
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他们吃完后感到不舒服。
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the day after tomorrow
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后天
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it's ten after eight
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[US] 现在是8点过10分
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5.
conjunction
英 = past
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day after day/year after year
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日复一日/年复一年
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to call/shout/stare after sb
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在某人身后叫/喊/瞪眼
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the second biggest, after Germany
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紧随德国之后的第二大
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to clean/tidy/clear up after sb
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替某人打扫/整理/清理
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to be after sb
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追逐某人
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The police are after him.
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警察在追缉他。
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to be after sth
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想得到某物
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to ask after sb
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询问某人的情况
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to be named after sb/sth
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[BRIT] 以某人/某物的名字命名
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after all
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毕竟
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after you!
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您先请！
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after doing sth
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做完某事后
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after flying to London
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飞抵伦敦后
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- after
[ˈɑːftər]
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adverb
之后，以后；后来
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After I ate that heavy meal, I became very sleepy.
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饱餐一顿之后，我就很困了。
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2.
adverb
在后面，在后方
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It's after the fifth book on the shelf, you will see it.
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它在书架上第五本书的后面，你会找到的。
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And Jill came tumbling after.
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之后，吉尔跌跌撞撞地来了。
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3.
preposition
在……之后，在……以后
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4.
preposition
在……后面，在……之后
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5.
preposition
鉴于，由于
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6.
preposition
寻找，追寻，追随
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7.
preposition
尽管，虽然
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8.
preposition
亚于，次于，低于
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9.
preposition
仿照，模仿，效仿
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10.
preposition
以……命名
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11.
preposition
关于，涉及
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12.
adjective
以后的，随后的，后来的
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During this time all on board kept aft, as the after part of the ship still continued to be safe.
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这段时间内，船上所有的人都要待在船尾，因为船尾这部分仍然是安全的。
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13.
conjunction
在……以后
Collins English-English Dictionary
- after
['ɒːftə]
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prep
following in time; in succession to
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after dinner
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time after time
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2.
prep
following; behind
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they entered one after another
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3.
prep
in pursuit or search of
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chasing after a thief
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he's only after money
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4.
prep
concerning
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to inquire after his health
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5.
prep
considering
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after what you have done, you shouldn't complain
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6.
prep
next in excellence or importance to
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he ranked Jonson after Shakespeare
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7.
prep
in imitation of; in the manner of
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a statue after classical models
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8.
prep
in accordance with or in conformity to
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a man after her own heart
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9.
prep
with a name derived from
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Mary was named after her grandmother
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10.
prep
[US]
past (the hour of)
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twenty after three
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11.
adv
at a later time; afterwards
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12.
adv
coming afterwards; in pursuit
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13.
adv
[nautical]
further aft; sternwards
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14.
conj
[subordinating]
at a time later than that at which
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he came after I had left
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15.
adj
[nautical]
further aft
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the after cabin
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adj
[Etymology]
Old English æfter; related to Old Norse aptr back, eptir after, Old High German aftar
Examples
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She must have got into his head after after all.
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毕竟她得明白这一点。
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After all we had done, he was still ungrateful.
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尽管我们做了一切，可他仍然不领情。
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a child named after Lincoln
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一个以林肯命名的孩子
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In "After marrying him, her trouble began," the participle"marrying" dangles.
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在“与他结婚后，她的麻烦开始了”中，“marrying”是垂悬分词。
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an accessory after the fact
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事后从犯
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