the time from noon or lunchtime to evening 午后,下午 I telephoned this afternoon. 我下午打了电话。 I'll be back at three in the afternoon. 我下午三点回来。 she worked on Tuesday afternoons. 她周二下午工作。 the afternoon sunshine. 午后的阳光。 ■this time on a particular day, characterized by a specified type of activity or particular weather conditions (某一个有特别活动或天气情况的)下午 it was an afternoon of drama and tension. 这是个充满戏剧性和紧张场面的下午。
adverb
(afternoons)(informal)in the afternoon; every afternoon (非正式)在下午,每日下午
exclamation
(informal). short for good afternoon (非正式)。 good afternoon 的简称