after

after
preposition

during the period of time following (an event)
在（某事件）之后
shortly after Christmas.
圣诞节刚过之后。
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。
■with a period of time rather than an event
■在（一段时间）之后
after a while he returned.
过了一会儿他回来了。
■in phrases indicating something happening continuously or repeatedly
[用于表示持续或重复发生]（一个）接着（一个）
day after day we kept studying.
日复一日，我们坚持学习。
■(N. Amer)past (used in specifying a time)
(北美)[用于指明某一时间]在…以后
I strolled in about ten minutes after two.
我大约两点过十分溜跶了进来。
■during the time following the departure of (someone)
在（某人）离开之后
she cooks for him and cleans up after him.
她给他做饭又跟着收拾干净。
behind
在…身后
she went out, shutting the door after her.
她走出去，随手关上门。
■(with reference to looking or speaking) in the direction of someone who is moving further away
（看或说话时）朝着
she stared after him.
她凝视着他的背影。
in pursuit or quest of
追求，寻求
chasing after something you can't have.
追逐你得不到的东西。
most of them are after money.
他们中大多数人在追求金钱。
next to and following in order or importance
次于，紧接着
in their order of priorities health comes after housing.
他们认为健康的重要性不如住房。
x comes after y in the series.
数列中x紧接着y。
in allusion to (someone or something with the same or a related name)
以（相同或相关的名字）命名
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。
■in imitation of
模仿
a drawing after Millet's The Reapers.
一幅仿照米勒的《拾穗者》的画。

conjunction & adverb

during the period of time following (an event)
在…之后；后来
[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。
[as adv.]Duke Frederick died soon after.
弗雷德里克公爵不久后就死了。

adjective
[attrib.]

(archaic)later
(古)后来的
he was sorry in after years.
以后的多年里他都很抱歉。
nearer the stern of a ship
靠近船尾的
the after cabin.
后船舱。

常用词组
after all

in spite of any indications or expectations to the contrary
不管怎样，毕竟
I rang and told her I couldn't come after all.
我打电话告诉她我还是不能来。
you are my counsellor, after all.
你毕竟是我的顾问。

after hours

after normal working or opening hours, typically those of licensed premises
（尤指有营业执照的场所）正常工作（或开放）时间之后

after you

a polite formula used to suggest that someone goes in front of or takes a turn before oneself
您先请
after you, Mr Pritchard.
普里查德先生，您先请。

be after doing something

(Irish)be on the point of doing something or have just done it
(爱尔兰)就要，刚做完
the pigs were after breaking loose.
那些猪就要挣脱了。

语源

Old English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter

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