after 的英语意思
afterafter1 /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/ preposition, conjunction, adverb 
查看全部语言翻译1when a particular event or time has happened, or when someone has done something在某一事件或时间发生之后，或某人做了某事之后 OPP before: 
After the war many soldiers stayed in France.战争结束后，许多士兵留在了法国。 I go swimming every day after work.我每天下班后去游泳。 Do you believe in life after death?你相信死后有来生吗？ The first attack started just after midnight.第一次袭击恰在午夜刚过后开始。 David went to bed straight after (=immediately after) supper.David 吃完晚饭后马上（=立刻）就去睡觉了。 After you’d called the police, what did you do?你打电话报警之后，做了什么？ Zimmerman changed his name after he left Germany.Zimmerman 离开德国后改了名字。 People still remember the 1958 revolution and what came after (=happened after it).人们至今仍记得1958年的革命以及此后（=之后发生的事情）。after doing something After leaving school, Mackay worked in a restaurant for a year.离开学校后，Mackay 在一家餐厅工作了一年。two days/three weeks etc after (something) Ten years after he bought the painting, Carswell discovered that it was a fake.买下这幅画十年后，Carswell 发现它是赝品。the day/week/year etc after (something) (=the next day, week etc)（=第二天、下一周等） His car was outside your house the morning after Bob’s engagement party.Bob 订婚派对后的第二天早上，他的车停在你家门外。 I’ll see you again tomorrow or the day after.我明天或后天再见你。 She retired from politics the year after she received the Nobel Prize.她在获得诺贝尔奖的第二年退出了政坛。soon/not long/shortly after (something) Not long after the wedding, his wife became ill.婚礼后不久，他的妻子病倒了。 The family moved to Hardingham in June 1983, and Sarah’s first child was born soon after.这家人于1983年6月搬到Hardingham，Sarah 的第一个孩子不久后便出生了。2when a particular amount of time has passed经过一段特定的时间之后 OPP before: After ten minutes remove the cake from the oven.十分钟后将蛋糕从烤箱中取出。 You’ll get used to it after a while.过一段时间你就会习惯的。 After months of negotiation, an agreement was finally reached.经过数月谈判，终于达成了协议。3following someone or something else in a list or a piece of writing, or in order of importance在列表或文章中位于某人或某物之后，或按重要性排列在其之后: Whose name is after yours on the list?名单上你名字后面是谁的名字？ The date should be written after the address.日期应写在地址后面。 After football, tennis is my favourite sport.足球之后，网球是我最喜欢的运动。 The UK is the world’s third largest arms producer, after the USA and Russia.英国是世界第三大武器生产国，仅次于美国和俄罗斯。4American English used when telling the time to say how many minutes have passed since a particular hour用于报时，表示过了某个整点多少分钟 SYN past British English: The movie starts at a quarter (=fifteen minutes) after seven.电影在七点一刻（=十五分钟后）开始。5day after day/year after year etc continuously for a very long time长时间持续不断地: He’s worked in that same office week after week, year after year, since he was 18.从18岁起，他就一周又一周、一年又一年地在同一间办公室工作。6a)following someone in order to stop or speak to them跟在某人后面以拦住或与其说话: Go after him and apologize.追上他，向他道歉。 I heard someone running after me, and a voice called my name.我听到有人在追着我跑，一个声音叫了我的名字。 b)in the direction of someone who has just left朝刚刚离开的人的方向: ‘Good luck,’ she called after me as I left.我离开时，她在身后喊道："祝你好运。" Harry stood in the doorway gazing after her.Harry 站在门口，目送着她离去。7when someone has left a place or has finished doing something某人离开某地或做完某事之后: Remember to close the door after you.记得随手关门。 I spend all day cleaning up after the kids.我整天都在收拾孩子们弄乱的东西。8because of something that happened earlier因为之前发生的某件事: I’m not surprised he walked out, after the way she treated him.看她那样对待他，他愤而离去，我一点都不奇怪。 After your letter, I didn’t think I’d ever see you again.看了你的信之后，我以为再也不会见到你了。9in spite of something that was done in the past尽管过去曾做过某事: How can you treat me like this after all I’ve done for you?我为你做了这么多，你怎么能这样对我？10when you have passed a particular place or travelled a certain distance along a road经过某个特定地点或沿路行驶一定距离之后: Turn left after the hotel.过了那家酒店后向左转。 After a mile you will come to a crossroads.走一英里后你会遇到一个十字路口。11be after somebody/something a)to be looking for someone or something正在寻找某人或某物: That boy’s always in trouble – the police are after him again.那个男孩总是惹麻烦——警察又在追他了。 ‘Were you after anything in particular?’ ‘No, we’re just looking.’"你在找什么特别的东西吗？""没有，我们只是随便看看。" b)informal非正式 to want to have something that belongs to someone else想要拥有属于他人的东西: I think Chris is after my job.我觉得 Chris 想要夺我的职位。12one after another/one after the other if a series of events or actions happen one after another, each one happens soon after the previous one如果一系列事件或行动接二连三地发生，每一个都紧接着上一个: Ever since we moved here it’s been one problem after another.自从我们搬到这里，就一个问题接着一个问题。13after all a)in spite of what you thought was true or expected to happen尽管与你所认为正确或预期发生的相反: He wrote to say they couldn’t give me a job after all.他来信说他们毕竟还是不能给我工作。 Union leaders announced that they would, after all, take part in the national conference.工会领导人宣布，他们毕竟还是会参加全国大会。 b)used to say that something should be remembered or considered, because it helps to explain what you have just said用于提示某件事应当被记住或考虑，因为它有助于解释刚才所说的话: Prisoners should be treated with respect – they are human beings after all.囚犯应该受到尊重——他们毕竟也是人。 I don’t know why you’re so concerned – it isn’t your problem after all.我不明白你为什么这么担心——这毕竟不是你的问题。14 especially British English used to say who or what first had the name that someone or something has been given用于说明某人或某物所取的名字最初属于谁或什么: His name is Alessandro, after his grandfather.他的名字是Alessandro，是以祖父的名字命名的。 It was named Waterloo Bridge, after the famous battle.它以那场著名战役命名，叫做Waterloo Bridge。15formal正式 in the same style as a particular painter, musician etc以某位特定画家、音乐家等的风格: a painting after Rembrandt仿伦勃朗风格的画作16a)after you spoken口语 used to say politely that someone else can use or do something before you do礼貌地表示让别人先用或先做某事: ‘Do you need the copier?’ ‘After you.’"你需要用复印机吗？""你先请。" b)after you with something used to ask someone if you can have or use something after they have finished用于请求在别人用完后使用某物: After you with that knife, please.请用完那把刀后让我用一下。 → a man/woman after my own heart at heart1(22), → take after at take1THESAURUS同义词辨析after preposition after something happens, or after a period of time has passed. After is used especially when talking about the past某事发生之后，或某段时间过去之后。after 尤用于谈论过去: · We went for a walk after lunch.· 我们午饭后去散步了。· After an hour, we got tired of waiting and went home.· 一个小时后，我们等累了，就回家了。· They got married just after Christmas.· 他们在圣诞节刚过后结婚了。in preposition after a particular period of time. In is used especially when talking about the future, especially the next few minutes, hours, days etc在某段时间之后。in 尤用于谈论未来，特别是接下来的几分钟、几小时、几天等: · The concert’s due to start in a few minutes.· 音乐会将在几分钟后开始。· I’ll come back in an hour.· 我一小时后回来。· In a few years’ time, this place will look completely different.· 再过几年，这个地方会大变样。within preposition after less than a month, two weeks etc has passed – used especially when the time seems surprisingly short不到一个月、两周等时间过去之后——尤用于时间显得出乎意料地短暂时: within a month/two weeks etc: · He developed a headache at lunchtime, and within two hours he was dead.· 他在午饭时开始头疼，不到两小时便去世了。· Within two days of arriving she had managed to upset everyone.· 她到达不到两天就把所有人都惹恼了。24 hours/a year etc from now at a time 24 hours, a year etc after now在从现在起24小时、一年等之后的时间点: · A week from now we’ll be in Paris.· 从现在起一周后我们将在巴黎。afterwards (also afterward especially American English) adverb after an event or time you have mentioned在你提及的某一事件或时间之后: · Jones admitted afterwards that she had been very nervous during the game.· Jones 事后承认她在比赛中非常紧张。· Speaking to reporters afterward, he said the operation had been a success.· 事后接受记者采访时，他表示手术很成功。· He moved to Belgium, and soon afterwards he met Angela.· 他搬到了比利时，不久后便遇见了Angela。later adverb some time after now or after the time you are talking about在现在或所谈及的时间之后某个时候: · I’ll tell you about it later when I’m less busy.· 等我不那么忙的时候再跟你说。two months/three years etc later: · James went off, and came back ten minutes later with some food.· James 离开后，十分钟后带着食物回来了。subsequently adverb formal正式 after something had happened in the past在过去某事发生之后: · The book was published in 1954 and was subsequently translated into fifteen languages.· 该书于1954年出版，随后被翻译成十五种语言。
查看全部语言翻译1when a particular event or time has happened, or when someone has done something在某一事件或时间发生之后，或某人做了某事之后 OPP before: After the war many soldiers stayed in France.战争结束后，许多士兵留在了法国。 I go swimming every day after work.我每天下班后去游泳。 Do you believe in life after death?你相信死后有来生吗？ The first attack started just after midnight.第一次袭击恰在午夜刚过后开始。 David went to bed straight after (=immediately after) supper.David 吃完晚饭后马上（=立刻）就去睡觉了。 After you’d called the police, what did you do?你打电话报警之后，做了什么？ Zimmerman changed his name after he left Germany.Zimmerman 离开德国后改了名字。 People still remember the 1958 revolution and what came after (=happened after it).人们至今仍记得1958年的革命以及此后（=之后发生的事情）。after doing something After leaving school, Mackay worked in a restaurant for a year.离开学校后，Mackay 在一家餐厅工作了一年。two days/three weeks etc after (something) Ten years after he bought the painting, Carswell discovered that it was a fake.买下这幅画十年后，Carswell 发现它是赝品。the day/week/year etc after (something) (=the next day, week etc)（=第二天、下一周等） His car was outside your house the morning after Bob’s engagement party.Bob 订婚派对后的第二天早上，他的车停在你家门外。 I’ll see you again tomorrow or the day after.我明天或后天再见你。 She retired from politics the year after she received the Nobel Prize.她在获得诺贝尔奖的第二年退出了政坛。soon/not long/shortly after (something) Not long after the wedding, his wife became ill.婚礼后不久，他的妻子病倒了。 The family moved to Hardingham in June 1983, and Sarah’s first child was born soon after.这家人于1983年6月搬到Hardingham，Sarah 的第一个孩子不久后便出生了。2when a particular amount of time has passed经过一段特定的时间之后 OPP before: After ten minutes remove the cake from the oven.十分钟后将蛋糕从烤箱中取出。 You’ll get used to it after a while.过一段时间你就会习惯的。 After months of negotiation, an agreement was finally reached.经过数月谈判，终于达成了协议。3following someone or something else in a list or a piece of writing, or in order of importance在列表或文章中位于某人或某物之后，或按重要性排列在其之后: Whose name is after yours on the list?名单上你名字后面是谁的名字？ The date should be written after the address.日期应写在地址后面。 After football, tennis is my favourite sport.足球之后，网球是我最喜欢的运动。 The UK is the world’s third largest arms producer, after the USA and Russia.英国是世界第三大武器生产国，仅次于美国和俄罗斯。4American English used when telling the time to say how many minutes have passed since a particular hour用于报时，表示过了某个整点多少分钟 SYN past British English: The movie starts at a quarter (=fifteen minutes) after seven.电影在七点一刻（=十五分钟后）开始。5day after day/year after year etc continuously for a very long time长时间持续不断地: He’s worked in that same office week after week, year after year, since he was 18.从18岁起，他就一周又一周、一年又一年地在同一间办公室工作。6a)following someone in order to stop or speak to them跟在某人后面以拦住或与其说话: Go after him and apologize.追上他，向他道歉。 I heard someone running after me, and a voice called my name.我听到有人在追着我跑，一个声音叫了我的名字。 b)in the direction of someone who has just left朝刚刚离开的人的方向: ‘Good luck,’ she called after me as I left.我离开时，她在身后喊道："祝你好运。" Harry stood in the doorway gazing after her.Harry 站在门口，目送着她离去。7when someone has left a place or has finished doing something某人离开某地或做完某事之后: Remember to close the door after you.记得随手关门。 I spend all day cleaning up after the kids.我整天都在收拾孩子们弄乱的东西。8because of something that happened earlier因为之前发生的某件事: I’m not surprised he walked out, after the way she treated him.看她那样对待他，他愤而离去，我一点都不奇怪。 After your letter, I didn’t think I’d ever see you again.看了你的信之后，我以为再也不会见到你了。9in spite of something that was done in the past尽管过去曾做过某事: How can you treat me like this after all I’ve done for you?我为你做了这么多，你怎么能这样对我？10when you have passed a particular place or travelled a certain distance along a road经过某个特定地点或沿路行驶一定距离之后: Turn left after the hotel.过了那家酒店后向左转。 After a mile you will come to a crossroads.走一英里后你会遇到一个十字路口。11be after somebody/something a)to be looking for someone or something正在寻找某人或某物: That boy’s always in trouble – the police are after him again.那个男孩总是惹麻烦——警察又在追他了。 ‘Were you after anything in particular?’ ‘No, we’re just looking.’"你在找什么特别的东西吗？""没有，我们只是随便看看。" b)informal非正式 to want to have something that belongs to someone else想要拥有属于他人的东西: I think Chris is after my job.我觉得 Chris 想要夺我的职位。12one after another/one after the other if a series of events or actions happen one after another, each one happens soon after the previous one如果一系列事件或行动接二连三地发生，每一个都紧接着上一个: Ever since we moved here it’s been one problem after another.自从我们搬到这里，就一个问题接着一个问题。13after all a)in spite of what you thought was true or expected to happen尽管与你所认为正确或预期发生的相反: He wrote to say they couldn’t give me a job after all.他来信说他们毕竟还是不能给我工作。 Union leaders announced that they would, after all, take part in the national conference.工会领导人宣布，他们毕竟还是会参加全国大会。 b)used to say that something should be remembered or considered, because it helps to explain what you have just said用于提示某件事应当被记住或考虑，因为它有助于解释刚才所说的话: Prisoners should be treated with respect – they are human beings after all.囚犯应该受到尊重——他们毕竟也是人。 I don’t know why you’re so concerned – it isn’t your problem after all.我不明白你为什么这么担心——这毕竟不是你的问题。14 especially British English used to say who or what first had the name that someone or something has been given用于说明某人或某物所取的名字最初属于谁或什么: His name is Alessandro, after his grandfather.他的名字是Alessandro，是以祖父的名字命名的。 It was named Waterloo Bridge, after the famous battle.它以那场著名战役命名，叫做Waterloo Bridge。15formal正式 in the same style as a particular painter, musician etc以某位特定画家、音乐家等的风格: a painting after Rembrandt仿伦勃朗风格的画作16a)after you spoken口语 used to say politely that someone else can use or do something before you do礼貌地表示让别人先用或先做某事: ‘Do you need the copier?’ ‘After you.’"你需要用复印机吗？""你先请。" b)after you with something used to ask someone if you can have or use something after they have finished用于请求在别人用完后使用某物: After you with that knife, please.请用完那把刀后让我用一下。 → a man/woman after my own heart at heart1(22), → take after at take1THESAURUS同义词辨析after preposition after something happens, or after a period of time has passed. After is used especially when talking about the past某事发生之后，或某段时间过去之后。after 尤用于谈论过去: · We went for a walk after lunch.· 我们午饭后去散步了。· After an hour, we got tired of waiting and went home.· 一个小时后，我们等累了，就回家了。· They got married just after Christmas.· 他们在圣诞节刚过后结婚了。in preposition after a particular period of time. In is used especially when talking about the future, especially the next few minutes, hours, days etc在某段时间之后。in 尤用于谈论未来，特别是接下来的几分钟、几小时、几天等: · The concert’s due to start in a few minutes.· 音乐会将在几分钟后开始。· I’ll come back in an hour.· 我一小时后回来。· In a few years’ time, this place will look completely different.· 再过几年，这个地方会大变样。within preposition after less than a month, two weeks etc has passed – used especially when the time seems surprisingly short不到一个月、两周等时间过去之后——尤用于时间显得出乎意料地短暂时: within a month/two weeks etc: · He developed a headache at lunchtime, and within two hours he was dead.· 他在午饭时开始头疼，不到两小时便去世了。· Within two days of arriving she had managed to upset everyone.· 她到达不到两天就把所有人都惹恼了。24 hours/a year etc from now at a time 24 hours, a year etc after now在从现在起24小时、一年等之后的时间点: · A week from now we’ll be in Paris.· 从现在起一周后我们将在巴黎。afterwards (also afterward especially American English) adverb after an event or time you have mentioned在你提及的某一事件或时间之后: · Jones admitted afterwards that she had been very nervous during the game.· Jones 事后承认她在比赛中非常紧张。· Speaking to reporters afterward, he said the operation had been a success.· 事后接受记者采访时，他表示手术很成功。· He moved to Belgium, and soon afterwards he met Angela.· 他搬到了比利时，不久后便遇见了Angela。later adverb some time after now or after the time you are talking about在现在或所谈及的时间之后某个时候: · I’ll tell you about it later when I’m less busy.· 等我不那么忙的时候再跟你说。two months/three years etc later: · James went off, and came back ten minutes later with some food.· James 离开后，十分钟后带着食物回来了。subsequently adverb formal正式 after something had happened in the past在过去某事发生之后: · The book was published in 1954 and was subsequently translated into fifteen languages.· 该书于1954年出版，随后被翻译成十五种语言。