after

[US]/'ɑːftə/
[UK]/'æftɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. 后来,以后
prep. 在……之后
conj. 在……之后
adj. 以后的

Phrases & Collocations

soon after

不久之后

after all

毕竟

afterwards

之后

go after

追随

afternoon

下午

chase after

追赶

look after

照顾

ever after

从此以后一直

after hours

adv. 下班;工作完毕后

Example Sentences

was kept after school.

放学后被留下来

After the storm it was calm.

暴风雨过后风平浪静。

after a year's interval

隔一年后

(to) after due discussion

经过充分讨论

the after part of a ship

船的后部

insensible after a hit on the head

头上挨了打击昏迷不省

The sky began to lighten after the storm.

暴风雨后天空开始放晴。

She sings after a fashion.

她勉强会唱一点

Real-world Examples

He was greeting supporters Sunday night after his landslide victory.

周日晚上,在赢得压倒性胜利后,他向支持者致意。

Source: NPR News April 2019 Collection

They named their child after the saint.

他们用圣人的名字来给他们的孩子命名。

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

He never did one ounce of work after 1978.

1978年之后他就再没做过任何工作。

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

'Did anyone see it after the death? '

“在他死去之后有人看到过吗?”

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

The prince and princess got married and lived happily ever after.

最后王子和公主结婚了,幸福快乐地生活在一起。

Source: Kids vocabulary video version

Brinsley committed suicide shortly after the shooting.

布林斯利在枪杀警察后便开枪自杀。

Source: NPR News December 2014 Collection

I learned that after my second divorce.

直到我第二次离婚後我才明白这个道理。

Source: Lost Girl Season 3

There was a chase after the attack.

袭击之后有人驾车追逐袭击者。

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Iraq granted Kurds autonomy in 2005 after the fall of Saddam.

2005年萨达姆下台以后,伊拉克授予库尔德人自治权。

Source: CNN Selected October 2017 Collection

He was knighted almost immediately after his master's untimely death.

他受封为骑士几乎刚好是在他主人去世之后.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

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