In addition to the uses shown below, after is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘ask after’, ‘look after’, and ‘take after’.
除下列用法外,after还可用于ask after,look after, take after等短语动词中。
1 PREP 在(时间、事件)以后 If something happens
after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
在(时间、事件)以后 -
After 19 May, strikes were occurring on a daily basis.
5月19日之后,每天都会发生罢工。
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After breakfast Amy ordered a taxi.
早饭后,埃米预订了一辆出租车。
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It wasn't until after Christmas that I met Paul.
直到圣诞节之后我才见到保罗。
After is also a conjunction.
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After Don told me this, he spoke of his mother.
唐告诉我这件事后,就谈起了他的母亲。
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Marina cared for him after he seriously injured his eye several years ago.
自从几年前他眼睛严重受伤之后,玛丽娜就一直照顾他。
2 PREP [PREP v-ing] …之后(指做事的先后顺序) If you do one thing
after doing another, you do it during the period of time that follows the other thing.
…之后(指做事的先后顺序) -
After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope provided.
填完表格并签名后,请装进所提供的信封里寄还给我们。
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...women who have changed their mind after deciding not to have children.
决定不生孩子后又改变主意的女性
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After flying from Los Angeles to London, allow four full days to adjust.
从洛杉矶飞往伦敦之后,留出4整天时间适应环境。
3 PREP (时间)在…后 You use
after when you are talking about time. For example, if something is going to happen during
the day after or
the weekend after a particular time, it is going to happen during the following day or during the following weekend.
(时间)在…后 -
She's leaving the day after tomorrow.
她打算后天离开。
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...the party's annual conference, to be held the week after next.
将在下下周举行的该党的年会
4 PREP 随…之后;跟在…之后 If you go
after someone, you follow or chase them.
随…之后;跟在…之后 SYN following,
chasing,
pursuing,
on the hunt for 5 PREP 追求;搜寻 If you are
after something, you are trying to get it.
追求;搜寻 SYN looking for, searching for, in search of, trying to find
6 PREP 朝着(正离去之人喊叫或注视) If you call, shout, or stare
after someone, you call, shout, or stare at them as they move away from you.
朝着(正离去之人喊叫或注视) 7 PREP 为,替(某人做某事) If you do something
after someone, you do it for them, because they cannot or will not do it for themselves.
为,替(某人做某事) SYN because of, in the wake of, in the aftermath of, on account of
8 PREP 过了(某地)以后 If you tell someone that one place is a particular distance
after another, you mean that it is situated beyond the other place and further away from you.
过了(某地)以后 9 PREP (写)在…后面(或下面) If one thing is written
after another thing on a page, it is written following it or underneath it.
(写)在…后面(或下面) 10 PREP (重要性)仅次于,低于 You use
after in order to give the most important aspect of something when comparing it with another aspect.
(重要性)仅次于,低于 -
After Germany, America is Britain's second-biggest customer.
对于英国来说,美国是仅次于德国的第二大客户。
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Methane is often regarded as the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.
甲烷常被认为是仅次于二氧化碳的重要温室气体。
SYN apart from,
barring,
excepting,
next to 11 PREP 依照,按照(某人的名字命名) To be named
after someone means to be given the same name as them.
依照,按照(某人的名字命名) [British] SYN with the same name as, in the name of, in honour of, the same as
in AM, use 美国英语用 for
12 CONVENTION (走路或出入门口时的礼貌用语)您先请 If you say '
after you' to someone, you are being polite and allowing them to go in front of you or through a doorway before you do.
(走路或出入门口时的礼貌用语)您先请 [politeness] 13 PREP (…点)过(…分) After is used when telling the time. If it is, for example,
ten after six, the time is ten minutes past six.
(…点)过(…分) [US] Usage Note :
You use after, afterwards, and later to talk about things that happen following the time when you are speaking, or following a particular event. Expressions such as 'not long' and 'shortly' can also be used with after. After dinner she spoke to him... I returned to England after visiting India... Shortly after, she called me. Afterwards can be used when you do not need to mention the particular time or event. Afterwards we went to a night club. You can also use words such as 'soon' and 'shortly' with afterwards. Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic. You can use later to refer to a time or situation that follows the time when you are speaking. I'll go and see her later. 'A little', 'much', and 'not much' can also be used with later. A little later, the lights went out... I learned all this much later. You can use after, afterwards, or later following a phrase that mentions a period of time, in order to say when something happens. five years after his death ... She wrote about it six years afterwards ... Ten minutes later he left the house.
after, afterwards和later都用于谈论晚于说话时间或某事之后发生的事情。not long,shortly等表达方式也可与after连用。例如:After dinner she spoke to him(饭后她对他说话了),I returned to England after visiting India(印度之行结束后我回到了英格兰),Shortly after, she called me(之后不久,她给我打了电话)。无需提及具体时间或事件时,可用afterwards:Afterwards we went to a night club(后来我们去了一家夜总会)。afterwards也可与soon,shortly等词连用:Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic(过了不久,他来到了诊所)。later可用于指说话时间之后的时间或情况。例如,I'll go and see her later(我过阵子会去看她)。a little, much和not much也可与later连用。例如,A little later, the lights went out(过了一会儿,灯灭了),I learned all this much later(很久以后我才得知了这一切)。after, afterwards和later可用于表示一段时间的短语后面,指某事发生的时间:five years after his death(他去世5年之后),She wrote about it six years afterwards(6年之后她撰文谈起了此事),Ten minutes later he left the house(10分钟之后他离开了那座房子)。
15 PHRASE 一个接一个地;接连地 If you do something to several things
one after the other or
one after another, you do it to one, then the next, and so on, with no break between your actions.
一个接一个地;接连地 16 PHRASE 日复一日/年复一年 If something happens
day after day or
year after year, it happens every day or every year, for a long time.
日复一日/年复一年 -
I waited for news, day after day, expecting to hear.
我日复一日地等着,期待能听到消息。
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...people who'd been coming here year after year.
年复一年到这里来的人们
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