['ɑːftə(r)]['æftər]
  • 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
  • 记忆方法

    对比记忆法
    after 在……之后
    before 在……之前
    among 在……之中
    on 在……之上
      preposition(介词)
      1. (时间、地点或顺序)在…之后;(一个)接着(一个)
      2. 寻找;追求;追捕
      3. (用于让别人先走或先用饮食)你先请
      4. 具有…风格;模仿…
      5. 依照…命名
      adverb(副词)
      1. 以后,后来;向后;在后面
      conjunction(连词)
      1. 在…之后

    双解例句

    preposition(介词)
    1. (时间、地点或顺序)在…之后;(一个)接着(一个)

      Let's go for a walk after breakfast.

      我们吃过早饭去散步吧。

      Some people believe in life after death.

      一些人相信死后灵魂依然存在。

      Her name came after mine on the list.

      名单上她的名字排在我后面。

      There's a good film on the day after tomorrow.

      后天有一部不错的电影。

      She waited until well after midnight.

      她一直等到后半夜很晚的时候。

      It's a quarter after four.

      4点1刻了。

      She just keeps on working, day after day, week after week (= continuously).

      她日复一日地工作下去。

      We've had meeting after meeting (= many meetings) to discuss this point.

      我们一次又一次地开会讨论这个问题。

      Jessie seemed very small after (= in comparison with) Michael's children.

      与迈克尔的孩子们比起来,杰西显得很矮小。

      After (= despite) everything I've done for you, is this the way you treat me?

      我什么都为你做了,你就这样对待我吗?

      After (= because of) what she did to me, I'll never trust her again.

      她对我做出这种事情,我再也不会信任她了。

      The children have to learn to tidy up after themselves (= after they have made things untidy).

      孩子们必须意识到,自己弄乱了东西,就得自己收拾整齐。

      She slammed the door after (= behind) her.

      她随手砰地关上了门。

      We ran after (= followed) him, but he escaped.

      我们去追他,但是他逃脱了。

      Could you lock up after you (= when you leave), please?

      请你离开时锁好门好吗?

    2. 寻找;追求;追捕

      The police are after him.

      警察正在追捕他。

      I'm after a tie to go with this shirt.

      我要找一条和这件衬衫相配的领带。

      I'm sure she's after my husband.

      我敢肯定她在打我丈夫的主意。

      He's after Jane's job (= wants it for himself).

      他想抢简的工作。

    3. (用于让别人先走或先用饮食)你先请

      “Can I pour you some coffee?” “Oh no, after you.”

      “我给你倒点咖啡吧?”“噢,不用,你先来吧。”

    4. 具有…风格;模仿…

      a painting after Titian

      一幅模仿提香的画作

      a concerto after Mozart

      模仿莫扎特风格的协奏曲

    5. 依照…命名

      He was named Mark after his grandfather.

      他以祖父的名字命名为马克。

    adverb(副词)
    1. 以后,后来;向后;在后面

      Hilary got here at midday and Nick arrived soon after.

      希拉里中午到了这儿,随后不久尼克也到了。

      I can't go next week – how about the week after (= the following week)?

      下星期我去不了,下下星期怎么样?

      She got back at 4.30 and went to see Emilie after (= after she got back).

      她4点半回来的,随后就去看望埃米莉了。

    conjunction(连词)
    1. 在…之后

      Three months after they moved out, the house was still empty.

      他们搬出去3个月了,这座房子仍然空着。

      Soon/shortly after we set off, the car started to make a strange noise.

      我们出发不久,车子就发出奇怪的噪音。

      I went to the post office straight/immediately after I left you.

      离开你以后我马上/立刻就去了邮局。

    小知识

    After is a preposition meaning “later in time” or “behind in space.” After many hours of dancing, you'll be sweaty and hungry.

    You can use this word in the context of time: “Meet me after dinner and we'll take a walk.” After can also refer to space: “My street is after the first stoplight.” Finally, after can be an adverb: “Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after.” If you like ships, you'll recognize the relationship of after to aft, which means the rear part of the ship.

    实用短语

    1. go after

      追求,追逐,追赶

    2. look after

      照顾,照料,照看

    3. after all

      毕竟,究竟,虽然这样,终于

    4. shrek forever after

      怪物史莱克,怪物史瑞克,史瑞克

    5. after the rain

      雨后,雨过天晴,黑之雨

    6. day after day

      日复一日地,一天又一天,天天

    7. burn after reading

      阅后即焚,即刻毁灭,CIA光碟离奇失窃案,布莱德彼特之即刻毁灭

    8. run after

      追逐,追捕,跟在后面跑

    9. after dark

      黑夜之后,天黑以后,天黑之后,黄昏以后

    常用短语

    1. after all

      毕竟;终究

    2. go after

      追求,追逐

    3. ever after

      从此以后一直

    4. after hours

      adv. 下班;工作完毕后

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    以下这些词均有”在……后面”的意思
    after和behind用来表地点时,前者强调的是顺序的先后,而后者侧重方向和位置的前后关系。
    请比较:
    The student sat after me.那个学生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。
    The student sat behind me.那学生坐在我背后。

    after与behind用于指时间时,前者强调时间的先后顺序,而后者则着重于表示”落后……”或”迟于……”的概念。
    试比较:
    Who ruled after James I?詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?
    You are forty minutes behind schedule.你比规定的时间迟了40分钟。

    after多用于表示因时间上的先后而造成顺序的前后场合,behind则常用于仅指位置上的前后关系。
    请比较:
    Please shut the door after you.请随手关门。
    Please shut the door behind you.请关上你身后的门。

    at the back of:这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后,又可用于指抽象的概念。
    词组短语
    after all毕竟;终究
    go after追求,追逐
    ever after从此以后一直
    after hours adv.下班;工作完毕后
    单词辨析
    after, behind, at the back of
    这些词均有”在……后面”之意。
    after和behind用来表地点时,前者强调的是顺序的先后,而后者侧重方向和位置的前后关系。请比较:The student sat after me.那个学生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。The student sat behind me.那学生坐在我背后。after与behind用于指时间时,前者强调时间的先后顺序,而后者则着重于表示”落后……”或”迟于……”的概念。试比较:Who ruled after James I?詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?You are forty minutes behind schedule.你比规定的时间迟了40分钟。after多用于表示因时间上的先后而造成顺序的前后场合,behind则常用于仅指位置上的前后关系。请比较:Please shut the door after you.请随手关门。Please shut the door behind you.请关上你身后的门。
    at the back of:这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后,又可用于指抽象的概念。

    同义词辨析

    after, behind, at the back of

    这些词均有”在……后面”之意。

    • after和behind用来表地点时,前者强调的是顺序的先后,而后者侧重方向和位置的前后关系。请比较:The student sat after me.那个学生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。The student sat behind me.那学生坐在我背后。after与behind用于指时间时,前者强调时间的先后顺序,而后者则着重于表示”落后……”或”迟于……”的概念。试比较:Who ruled after James I?詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?You are forty minutes behind schedule.你比规定的时间迟了40分钟。after多用于表示因时间上的先后而造成顺序的前后场合,behind则常用于仅指位置上的前后关系。请比较:Please shut the door after you.请随手关门。Please shut the door behind you.请关上你身后的门。
    • at the back of:这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后,又可用于指抽象的概念。

    同义词

    adj.以后的

    later  /  subsequent  /  than  /  next  /  following

    prep.在…后面

    behind

    prep.尽管

    in  /  despite  /  spite  /  of

    prep.搜寻,寻找

    in  /  search  /  pursuit  /  of

    prep.鉴于,由于

    of  /  because

    其他释义

    of  /  despite  /  spite  /  next  /  because  /  behind  /  afterward  /  in  /  search  /  subsequent  /  following

    反义词

    prep.在…以后

    before

    其他释义

    before

    同根词

    词根:after

    adj.

    aftermost最后的;最后部的;最靠近船尾的

    adv.

    afterward以后,后来