after
preposition
uk/ˈɑːf.tər/us/ˈæf.tɚ/afterpreposition(FOLLOWING IN TIME OR PLACE)
A1
followingintime,place, ororder:
（时间、地点或顺序）在…之后；（一个）接着（一个）Let's go for awalkafterbreakfast.我们吃过早饭去散步吧。
Somepeoplebelieveinlifeafterdeath.一些人相信死后灵魂依然存在。
Hernamecame after mine on thelist.名单上她的名字排在我后面。
There's a goodfilmonthedayaftertomorrow.后天有一部不错的电影。
Shewaiteduntilwellaftermidnight.她一直等到后半夜很晚的时候。
USIt's aquarterafter four.4点1刻了。
She justkeepsonworking,dayafterday,weekafterweek(=continuously).她日复一日地工作下去。
We've hadmeetingaftermeeting(= manymeetings)todiscussthispoint.我们一次又一次地开会讨论这个问题。
Jessieseemedverysmallafter(= incomparisonwith)Michael'schildren.与迈克尔的孩子们比起来，杰西显得很矮小。
After(=despite)everything I've done for you, is this the way youtreatme?我什么都为你做了，你就这样对待我吗？
After(= because of)what she did to me, I'll nevertrusther again.她对我做出这种事情，我再也不会信任她了。
Thechildrenhave tolearntotidyup after themselves(= after they have made thingsuntidy).孩子们必须意识到，自己弄乱了东西，就得自己收拾整齐。
Sheslammedthedoorafter(= behind)her.她随手砰地关上了门。
Weranafter(=followed)him, but heescaped.我们去追他，但是他逃脱了。
Could youlockup after you(= when youleave),please?请你离开时锁好门好吗？
after something
- afterAfter the show we were invited back to the dressing room.
- followingThe years following the war were hard.
- subsequent toSubsequent to her appearance on TV she received many bookings.
- post-I’m doing post-doctoral research.
- nextWhat is the next step in your treatment?
be aftersomeone/somethinginformal
to belookingfor someone or something ortryingtofindor get him, her, or it:
寻找；追求；追捕Thepoliceare after him.警察正在追捕他。
after you
used to saypolitelythat someone can go infrontof you orservethemselves withfoodbefore you:
（用于让别人先走或先用饮食）你先请"Can Ipouryou somecoffee?" "Oh no, after you."“我给你倒点咖啡吧？”“噢，不用，你先来吧。”
- I'llmeetyou down at theclubafterwork.
- Theboatsankalmostimmediatelyafter it hadstrucktherock.
- She wasamazedat howcalmshefeltafter theaccident.
- Apply thesuntancreamliberallytoexposedareasevery threehoursand afterswimming.
- If weturnleftat the nextjunction, we shouldhitthemainroadafter fivemilesor so.
Before, after and already
- advance
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- heel
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- next
- prior
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- secondary
- wake
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
After & behind
afterpreposition(SIMILAR TO)
typicalof orsimilarto thestyleof:
具有…风格；模仿…apaintingafterTitian一幅模仿提香的画作
aconcertoafter Mozart模仿莫扎特风格的协奏曲
C2
used when giving someone or something the samenameas anotherpersonor thing:
依照…命名He wasnamedMarkafter hisgrandfather.他以祖父的名字命名为马克。
Similar and the same
- -esque
- adjacent
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- echo
- evenly
- every inchidiom
- extent
- family
- firm
- pale imitation
- para
- parallel
- parity
- playsomeoneattheirown gameidiom
- put/turn the clock backidiom
- respecter
- snap
Grammar
After,afterwards
After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’.…Afteras a preposition and conjunction
After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’.…Afterorafterwardsas an adverb
We can use after as an adverb, but afterwards is more common. When after is used, it is usually as part of an adverb phrase:…After: typical error
When after refers to future time, we use the present simple, not the future with shall or will:…Idiom
after all
after
adverb
uk/ˈɑːf.tər/us/ˈæf.tɚ/A2
laterthan someone or somethingelse:
以后，后来；向后；在后面Hilary got here atmiddayand Nickarrivedsoonafter.希拉里中午到了这儿，随后不久尼克也到了。
I can't go nextweek- how about theweekafter(= thefollowingweek)?下星期我去不了，下下星期怎么样？
not standardShe got back at 4.30 and went toseeEmilie after(= after she got back).她4点半回来的，随后就去看望埃米莉了。
Synonym
afterwardsmainlyUK
afterwards
- afterwardsUKAfterwards I was sorry I'd been so hasty.
- afterThey met in 1962 and got married not long after.
- laterWhat are you doing later?
- later onI'll call you later on.
- at a later dateWe can add these details at a later date.
- nextNext, a balloon and stent are used to open the blocked artery.
- Hecollapsedatworkanddiedsoonafter.
- After nineyearsin Cambridge, Susannah and Guymovedto Watlington, where theylivedhappilyeverafter.
- Let'sfeedthekidsfirst and haveourdinnerafter.
- You have a goodcryand you'llfeelbetterafter.
- Maryleftthecompanyand Ifoundanotherjobshortlyafter.
Before, after and already
- advance
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- heel
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- next
- prior
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- secondary
- wake
Grammar
After,afterwards
After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’.…Afteras a preposition and conjunction
After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’.…Afterorafterwardsas an adverb
We can use after as an adverb, but afterwards is more common. When after is used, it is usually as part of an adverb phrase:…After: typical error
When after refers to future time, we use the present simple, not the future with shall or will:…after
conjunction
uk/ˈɑːf.tər/us/ˈæf.tɚ/B1
at atimethat islaterthan anotherevent:
在…之后Threemonthsafter theymovedout, thehousewas stillempty.他们搬出去3个月了，这座房子仍然空着。
Soon/shortlyafter we set off, thecarstartedto make astrangenoise.我们出发不久，车子就发出奇怪的噪音。
I went to thepostofficestraight/immediatelyafter Ileftyou.离开你以后我马上／立刻就去了邮局。
- Soon after we set off, Molly said shefeltsick.
- Heboughtatrainticketimmediatelyaftertalkingto her.
- I'm goinghomestraightafternetballpractice.
- Soon aftermovingto London, she got a newjob.
- Ayearafterleavinghisjob, he is stillunemployed.
Before, after and already
- advance
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- heel
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- next
- prior
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- secondary
- wake
Grammar
After,afterwards
After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’.…Afteras a preposition and conjunction
After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’.…Afterorafterwardsas an adverb
We can use after as an adverb, but afterwards is more common. When after is used, it is usually as part of an adverb phrase:…After: typical error
When after refers to future time, we use the present simple, not the future with shall or will:…