after

['ɑ:ftə]

adv.以后, 后来
conj.在 ... 以后
prep.在 ... 之后, 在后面, 关于, 追赶, 依照
adj.以后的

prep.

1. 在……以后

After graduation he went abroad.

毕业后他去了国外。

At half after ten it began to rain.

在十点半下起雨来。

2. 在……后面; 随……之后

After you with the paper, please.

请您看完报纸后给我。

She entered the hall after her mother.

她跟在她母亲后面进入厅内。

3. 低于; 次于

A captain comes after a major.

上尉军衔低于少校。

4. 鉴于, 由于

After what had happened he could not continue to work there.

鉴于所发生的事情, 他不可能继续在那里工作下去了。

5. 仿照, 模仿

This is a painting after Picasso.

这是一幅仿毕加索的画。

6. 依照; 按照……的名字

The kid was named after his grandfather.

这孩子是以他祖父的名字命名的。

7. 尽管

After all our efforts, the experiment failed.

尽管我们做了努力, 试验还是失败了。

8. 搜寻, 寻找

Mary is after a better job.

玛丽在寻找一个更好的工作。

conj.

在……之后

I will tell you after they leave.

他们走后我再告诉你。

ad.

1. 以后, 之后

They arrived shortly after.

不久以后他们抵达了。

2. 在后面, 随后

Tom went on Monday, and Mary left the day after.

汤姆星期一走的, 玛丽第二天就离开了。

a.[B]

1. 以后的

His health was declining in after years.

在以后的岁月, 他的健康不断衰退。

2. 后部的

A few passengers would have a stroll on the after deck before the evening meal.

几位乘客将在晚饭前到后甲板上散步。

词义辨析

同义:

a.以后的

following  subsequent  next  later than

prep.在……后面

behind

prep.搜寻, 寻找

in search of  in pursuit

prep.尽管

despite  in spite of

prep.鉴于, 由于

because of  

同义参见:

afterward  

反义:

prep.在……以后

before  

英英释义

形容词 after:

located farther aft

副词 after:

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

同义词：subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, later on

behind or in the rear

补充

afterafter英:[ˈɑ:ftə] 美:[ˈæftɚ]prep.1.(表示时间)在…以后After the play they called for the author to show himself.剧终之后他们请求编剧和大家见面。2.(表示位置、顺序)在…后面The King came in, with all his servants following after him.国王走了进来, 所有侍从跟在他的后面。3.(表示原因)由于, 鉴于She succeeded in solving the problem after hard work.由于努力干, 她终于解决了那个问题。4.(表示条件)与…一致; 符合He was built after his father.他的体型像父亲。5.(表示方式)像, 仿照This box is made after a new pattern.这箱子是仿照新样式制作的。6.(表示依据)以…之名命名The boy was named Tom after his grandfather.这小孩按他祖父的名字被起名为汤姆。7.(表示论及)关于; 涉及He inquired after your health.他询问你的健康状况。8.(表示目标)追求, 追寻There were always lots of men after her because she was clever as well as pretty.总有许多男人追求她, 因为她既漂亮又聪明。I wonder what those children are after in that shed.我不知道那些孩子在棚子里寻找什么。9.(表示让步)尽管, 仍然After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后, 他仍然一意孤行。conj.1.在…以后After he goes, we shall eat.他走之后, 我们就吃饭。adv.1.以后, 继后They arrived soon after.他们没多久就到达了。

例句

1. She arrived just after breakfast.她刚好在早饭后到达。 2. after flying to London坐飞机到伦敦之后 3. A few kilometres after the village, turn right.过了村庄之后再前行几公里, 向右转。 4. D comes after C in the alphabet.在字母表里, D出现在C之后。 5. He ran after me.他追我。 6. He's after Rick's job!他想得到里克的工作！ 7. I'm tired of clearing up after you.我已经厌倦了跟在你后面收拾。 8. He deserves some happiness after everything he's been through.想想他曾经历的一切, 现在他理应得到些许幸福。 9. a quarter after two两点一刻 10. It's ten after eight.现在是八点十分。 11. The UK was the second biggest importer of coal, after Germany.英国是第二大煤炭进口国, 仅次于德国。 12. He ranked Jonson after Shakespeare.他将约翰逊排在莎士比亚之后。 13. a statue after classical models一座古典样式的雕塑 14. She was called Emily, after her grandmother.她叫艾米丽, 和她祖母的名字一样。 15. He has a street named after him in New York.在纽约有一条街道是以他的名字命名的。 16. It was my idea, after all.毕竟, 这是我的想法。 17. He decided his old way of life wasn't that bad after all.他坚决认为自己过去的生活方式并不是那么糟糕。 18. She made several phone calls one after the other.她连续打了好几通电话。 19. Caroline was trying on one outfit after another.卡罗琳一连试穿了好几套衣服。 20. after I'd had a rest在我休息了片刻之后 21. I saw the man dragging a bundle of firewood after him.我看见那男人身后拖着一捆柴。 22. We will discuss that matter after lunch.午饭后我们要讨论那件事。 23. I called after him three or four times.我在他后面叫了三四次。 24. You must be feeling tired,after that long walk.你走了那么长路，一定觉得累了吧。 25. after all I had done, she was still ungrateful.尽管我做了这一切，可她仍然不领情。 26. after you,sir.先生，您先请。 27. Milton is placed after Shakespeare.弥尔顿的地位次于莎士比亚。 28. a novel after Dickens' style一本模仿狄更斯文体的小说 29. He can paint after a style.他能照葫芦画瓢。 30. A child named after Washington一个以华盛顿名字命名的孩子 31. A child takes after its father.孩子(长相、性格或举止)像父亲。 32. She asked after you.她询问你的情况(或：她问候你)。 33. day after day日复一日 34. time after time一次又一次，屡次 35. a book quite after my own heart一本合我心意的书 36. after we had finished tea, we all sat on the grass.我们喝完茶后，都坐在草地上。 37. shortly after Christmas.圣诞节刚过之后。 38. there's only one thing to do after an experience like that.有过那样的一次经历之后只能做一件事了。 39. after a while he returned.过了一会儿他回来了。 40. day after day we kept studying.日复一日，我们坚持学习。 41. I strolled in about ten minutes after two.我大约两点过十分溜跶了进来。 42. she cooks for him and cleans up after him.她给他做饭又跟着收拾干净。 43. she went out, shutting the door after her.她走出去，随手关上门。 44. she stared after him.她凝视着他的背影。 45. chasing after something you can't have.追逐你得不到的东西。 46. most of them are after money.他们中大多数人在追求金钱。 47. in their order of priorities health comes after housing.他们认为健康的重要性不如住房。 48. x comes after y in the series.数列中x紧接着y。 49. they named her Pauline, after Barbara's mother.他们叫她波林，是以芭芭拉母亲名字命名的。 50. a drawing after Millet's The Reapers.一幅仿照米勒的《拾穗者》的画。 51. [as conjunction]bathtime ended in a flood after the taps were left running.水龙头没关，人走后浴室里一片汪洋。 52. [as adv.]Duke Frederick died soon after.弗雷德里克公爵不久后就死了。 53. he was sorry in after years.以后的多年里他都很抱歉。 54. the after cabin.后船舱。 55. I rang and told her I couldn't come after all.我打电话告诉她我还是不能来。 56. you are my counsellor, after all.你毕竟是我的顾问。 57. after you, Mr Pritchard.普里查德先生，您先请。 58. the pigs were after breaking loose.那些猪就要挣脱了。 59. Ian phoned just after six o'clock.伊恩刚过六点来过电话。 60. the week after next下下星期 61. I hope to arrive some time after lunch.我希望午餐后可以到达。 62. They arrived at the station after the train had left.他们到达车站时火车已经开走了。 63. after we had finished our dinner, we went into the garden.我们吃完晚餐，来到花园里。 64. That was in April. Soon after, I heard that he was ill.那是四月的事。过不多久，我听说他病了。 65. Shut the door after you.随手关门。 66. C comes after B in the alphabet.在字母表中，C接在B后面。 67. The police were after him.警方正缉捕他。 68. Nicky is after a job in advertising.尼基正在找一份广告业的工作。 69. after the way he behaved I won't invite him here again.鉴于他那次的行为，我今后不会再邀请他来了。 70. We called our son William after his grandfather.我们把儿子叫做威廉，是以他祖父的名字命名的。 71. So you decided to come after all! (= I thought you weren't going to come)你到底还是决定来了！ 72. She can't understand. after all, she's only two.她是不会明白的。别忘了，她只有两岁。 73. Dinner was at six and we arrived shortly after. [=thereafter]晚餐定在六点。我们是六点过一点儿到的。 74. He returned 20 years after. [=later]他20年之后回来了。 75. Don't tell them until after.以后再告诉他们。 76. "I expected her then, but she arrived the week after."我以为她当时要来，可她一周后才到。 77. He ate lunch and left just/right/immediately after.他吃完午饭就离开了。 78. I saw her again the day after. [=the following day]第二天我又见到她了。 79. "He vowed to love her forever/ever after. [=from that time on, forever]"他发誓今后会永远爱她。 80. We arrived shortly after six o'clock.我们六点过一点儿到的。 81. He returned after 20 years.他20年之后回来了。 82. "before, during, and after the war"战前、战争期间和战后 83. He left just/right/immediately/soon/shortly after nightfall/dark.天刚擦黑他就离开了。 84. "Night fell, and soon after that [=soon afterward] he left."夜幕降临之后不久他便离开了。 85. He finished the exam after me.他在我之后完成了考试。 86. I stood up after the judge (did). [=the judge stood up before I (did)]我在法官起立之后站起身来。 87. Call me after your arrival.到了之后给我打电话。 88. She was going to arrive tomorrow but I'm now expecting her the day after tomorrow instead.她打算明天到，但是我现在希望她后天来。 89. She hasn't lived there since (the time) after the war.战争结束以后她就不在那儿住了。 90. "They earned $30,000 after (paying) taxes."他们的税后收入是3万美元。 91. He left after an hour.一小时之后他离开了。 92. Let's get going! It's after [=past] 12 (o'clock).我们出发吧！已经过12点了。 93. The job got easier after a while. [=after some time had passed]过段时间这工作就变得容易些了。 94. It's 20 (minutes) after 12. [=it's 20 past 12; it's 12:20]现在是12：20。 95. "after all our advice, she's certain to do better. [=she's certain to do better because we have given her our advice]"由于我们给了她这些建议，她一定会做得更好。 96. "Even after all our advice, she still did badly! [=she did badly even though we gave her our advice]"尽管我们给了她建议，她还是做得很差。 97. How can you say that after what happened last night?经过昨晚的事你怎么还能说出那样的话来？ 98. It's the highest mountain after Mount Everest.这是仅次于珠穆朗玛峰的最高的山。 99. You'll see my house just before the bank and after the school.你会看到我家就在银行的前面学校的后面。 100. The number 2 comes before 3 and after 1. [=2 comes between 1 and 3]数字2排在1的后面、3的前面。 101. My name is listed after yours.我的名字列在你的名字之后。 102. You go first and I'll go/follow after you.你先走，我跟在后面。 103. The children marched out one after the other in single file.孩子们排成一列纵队一个接一个地出场。 104. "after you, Madam!"女士，您先请！ 105. "after you with the pencil, please. [=I would like to use the pencil when you have finished using it]"你用完铅笔之后，请让我用用。 106. They have suffered misfortune after misfortune. [=they have suffered a long series of misfortunes]他们的倒霉事儿接连不断。 107. Wave after [=upon] wave was beating against the shore.海浪不断地拍打着海岸。 108. She does her job day after day without complaining.她日复一日任劳任怨地工作。 109. He's done the same thing time after time.同样的事他做了一次又一次。 110. The dog ran after the ball. [=the dog ran to get the ball]这条狗跑去叼球。 111. The police went/chased after the escaped criminal.警方追捕那名逃犯。 112. The police are after him. [=are trying to catch him]警方正在追捕他。 113. What do you think he's after with all his questions? [=what is he trying to achieve by asking his questions?]他问了这么多问题，你说他到底想知道什么呢？ 114. Mom was after me to clean my room. [=Mom repeatedly told me to clean my room]妈妈一个劲儿地催我收拾房间。 115. She called/shouted after him as he walked away. [=she called/shouted at/toward him as he walked away]他刚走开她就追在身后大喊起来。 116. They made a mess and didn't clean up after themselves. [=they didn't clean up the mess they made]他们弄得乱七八糟，没收拾就离开了。 117. "If you make a mess, don't expect me to clean up after you."如果你弄得乱七八糟，别指望我替你收拾。 118. He was called George after his father.他叫乔治，与其父同名。 119. She was named after her grandmother. [=she was given the same name as her grandmother]她以她祖母的名字取名。 120. "The game rugby was named after Rugby School in England, where it began."橄榄球(rugby)运动是根据英格兰的拉格比学校(Rugby School)命名的，那里是此项运动的发源地。 121. a building patterned after [=on] a cathedral仿教堂式建筑 122. (formal) a story after (the manner of) Hemingway模仿海明威（创作方式）的小说 123. They put quality after quantity. [=they cared more about quantity than about quality]相对于质量，他们更加关注数量。 124. I met one of your old friends and she was asking/inquiring after you. [=she was asking about you; she was asking how you are]我碰到了你的一位老朋友，她向我询问你的状况。 125. She was asking after your health.她刚才还问你的身体状况呢。 126. They decided to go after all.他们最终还是决定去。 127. It didn't rain after all.结果还是没下雨。 128. "It's only Tuesday, after all. We have plenty of time."毕竟才星期二。我们有足够的时间。 129. "You should apologize to her. after all, she is your best friend."你应该向她道歉。不管怎么说，她是你最好的朋友。 130. He returned after 20 years had passed.他20年之后回来了。 131. The defendant stood up after the judge did. [=the judge stood up before the defendant did]法官起立后被告随之起立。 132. Don't tell them until after they've had dinner.等他们吃完饭再告诉他们。 133. He left just/right/immediately/soon/shortly after the show ended.演出刚一结束他就离开了。 134. Call me after you arrive.到了之后给我打电话。 135. He finished the exam after I did.他在我之后完成了考试。 136. It happened not long after he graduated from college.这事发生在他大学毕业后不久。 137. in after [=later] years在以后的岁月里