aftermath
aftermath
noun
noun
- the consequences or after-effects of an event, especially when unpleasant
（尤指不好的）后果
food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought.
在旱灾后的一段时期里食物价格飞涨。 - (Farming)new grass growing after mowing or harvest
(农)再萌草，再生草
- late 15th cent. (in sense 2): from after (as an adjective)+ dialect math 'mowing', of Germanic origin; related to German Mahd
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