after / ˈæf tər, ˈɑf- /

⭐基础词汇之后然后以后

after5 个定义

prep. 介词、前置词 preposition
  1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other.
  2. later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late.
  3. subsequent to and in consequence of: After what has happened, I can never return.
adv. 副词 adverb
  1. behind; in the rear: Jill came tumbling after.
  2. later in time; afterward: three hours after; happily ever after.
adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. later in time; next; subsequent; succeeding: In after years we never heard from him.
  2. Nautical, Aeronautics. farther aft. located closest to the stern or tail; aftermost: after hold; after mast.including the stern or tail: the after part of a hull.
conj. 连词 conjunction
  1. subsequent to the time that: after the boys left.
n. 名词 noun
  1. afters, British Informal. the final course of a meal, as pudding, ice cream, or the like; dessert.

after 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

following in position or time

after构成的短语

  • after a fashion
  • after all
  • after all's said and done
  • after a sort
  • after a while
  • after hours
  • after one's own heart
  • after the fact
  • day after day
  • get after
  • go after
  • inquire after
  • keep after
  • live happily ever after
  • look after
  • morning after
  • name after
  • run after
  • see after
  • sought after
  • take after
  • throw good money after bad
  • time after time

更多after例句

  1. Chefs have been on the trend for years, hosting underground dinner parties and after-hour meals for staff.
  2. Imagine the rightful morning-after furor if a racial slight had been broadcast in primetime.
  3. And the Pentagon tweeted alleged before-and-after photos of a building attacked by the advanced fighter.
  4. Nigeria, once synonymous with corruption and waste, is now one of the most sought-after destinations for investors.
  5. This means closely examining photos for sought-after traits like height and a symmetrical face.
  6. But I don't see that that sort of thing helps him to decide upon the most suitable career for a young man in after-war conditions.
  7. He wanted besides to stay for the after-service, which he had not done since he was a young man—never since his marriage.
  8. I beg you not to quarrel with me for the word; some of the partakers in that after-service remain from no higher motive.
  9. But the after-piece excited much emotion: it was called "The Discovery of Brazil."
  10. He had dashed for an after-compartment to their storage place of tools, and returned with a blow-torch in his hand.