after

/ˈɑːftə/ prep. / conj. / adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

在……以后；在……后面；以后；后来

释义与例句

prep./conj. 在……以后；在……后面
later than a time or event, or following somebody or something in order or position
  1. We usually go for a walk after dinner.
    我们通常晚饭后去散步。
  2. After she finished her homework, she called a friend.
    她做完作业后给一个朋友打了电话。
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  1. Your name comes after mine on the list.
    名单上你的名字排在我的名字后面。
adv. 以后；后来
at a later time
  1. They moved to Leeds and soon after bought a house.
    他们搬到利兹，不久后买了一栋房子。
  2. We met at a conference and became close friends soon after.
    我们在一次会议上相识，不久后就成了密友。
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  1. She felt ill that evening and was sick for several days after.
    她那天晚上感到不适，之后病了好几天。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 after 可接名词或完整从句；单独表示“后来”可用 afterwards。after all 是固定语“毕竟”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • afterwards 后来；之后
    副词，指某事发生之后，不能接名词或从句。
  • afternoon 下午
    指中午之后到傍晚前后的一段时间。
反义词
  • before 在……以前
    after 指时间或顺序在后；before 指时间或顺序在前。两者都可作介词和连词。
    Please wash your hands before you handle the food. 接触食物前请先洗手。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • afterwards 之后；后来
    after 可接名词或从句，如 after lunch/after we ate；afterwards 只作副词，后面不能直接接这些成分。
    We had lunch and went to the museum afterwards. 我们吃了午饭，之后去了博物馆。
常见搭配
  • after all 毕竟；终究
    Don't be too hard on him; after all, he is only six. 别对他太苛刻，毕竟他只有六岁。
  • soon after 不久后
    The shop opened last month and closed soon after. 这家商店上月开业，不久后就关门了。
  • day after day 日复一日
    She practised the same piece day after day until she mastered it. 她日复一日练习同一首曲子，直到熟练掌握。