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adverb, preposition, conjunction /ˈɑːftə(r)/
After is used in the following ways: after有以下用法:
as a preposition (followed by a noun): 用作介词（后接名词）: I went for a swim after breakfast. 我早饭后去游泳了。
as an adverb (without a following noun): 用作副词（后不接名词）: He died on June 3rd and was buried the day after. 他6月3日去世，于次日下葬。
as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): 用作连词（连接两个从句）: After you'd left, I got a phone call from Stuart. 你走之后，我接到了斯图亚特打来的电话。
  1. 1
    at a later time
    1. a.
      when a particular time has passed, or when an event or action has ended 在（某个时间）后；在（某一事件或动作结束）后

      After the war, I went back to work on the farm. 战后我回到农场干活。

      Essays handed in after 12.00 on Friday will not be accepted. 星期五12点以后交的论文将不予接受。

      She is leaving the school after 20 years as headteacher. 她在该校担任校长20年后就要离开了。

      This message arrived after everyone had gone home. 每个人都回家之后，这消息才传来。

      after a while :

      It seems noisy at first, but after a while you get used to it. 刚开始似乎有点吵，但过一会儿你就习惯了。

      after doing something :

      Wash your hands after touching raw meat. 接触生肉后要洗手。

       Synonyms and related words
      After another event or time: after, following, since...
    2. b.
      used for showing how much later something happens （一段时间）以后
      minutes/days/years etc after :

      His birthday is two days after mine. 他的生日在我的生日之后两天。

      She got here just a few seconds after me (=after I got here). 她在我到这儿几秒钟之后就到了。

      Barlow was arrested 24 hours after arriving back in Britain. 巴洛在回到英国24小时后被逮捕。

      soon/shortly/not long after :

      Joe was born not long after we moved to London. 我们搬到伦敦后不久乔出生了。

      We got here at eleven and the others arrived soon after. 我们11点到达这里，其他人不久也到了。

      straight after (=immediately after) 之后立即 :

      You shouldn't go swimming straight after a big meal. 你不能在饱餐之后立即去游泳。

       Synonyms and related words
      After another event or time: after, following, since...
    3. c.
      American used in telling the time, for giving the number of minutes past the hour （表示时间）（…点）过（…分）

      It's ten after nine (=9.10). 现在是9点10分。

       Synonyms and related words
      Telling the time by a clock: 0900/1300 etc hours, about, advanced...
  2. 2
    at a later position in a list or piece of writing
    1. a.
      following someone or something else in a list or order （名单或顺序上）随…之后

      N comes after M in the alphabet. 字母表中N排在M之后。

      The US is our largest export market after Germany. 美国是我们的第二大出口市场，位居德国之后。

      Kate is my best friend, after you of course. 凯特是我最好的朋友，当然仅次于你。

    2. b.
      following something else in a piece of writing 在（文章中某事物）的后面

      You don't need to put a full stop after ‘Mr'. 你不必在Mr之后加点号。

      What do those letters after your name mean? 你名字后面的那些字母是什么意思？

       Synonyms and related words
      Referring to parts of documents or pieces of writing: above, below, after...
  3. 3
    further along a road, railway etc 过（某地）后

    You turn right just after the pub. 就在过了酒吧后往右拐。

    A few hundred metres after the village the road ended and we had to stop the car. 过了村子几百米后就没路了，我们只得停车。

    We get off at the station after Newport. 我们在新港之后的一站下车。

     Synonyms and related words
    Function words referring to location: about, across, after...
  4. 4
    when someone leaves or has left
    1. a.
      if you call or shout after someone, you call or shout to them as they are leaving （于某人离开时）在…后（喊）

      ‘And don't come back!' they yelled after him. “别回来！”他们在他背后吼道。

       Synonyms and related words
      To shout and to talk loudly: shout, call out, cry...
    2. b.
      if you clean up after someone, you clean up a mess they have made when they have left or after they have finished 在（某人离开或结束）后（收拾烂摊子）

      You can put those toys away because I'm not clearing up after you. 你应该把那些玩具放回原处，因为我不会在你玩完之后收拾的。

    3. c.
      if you close a door or gate after you, you close it as you leave a place （离开时）随手（关门）

      She walked out, closing the door gently after her. 她走出去时随手轻轻地关上了门。

  5. 5
    considering what happened in the past
    1. a.
      used for saying that someone is influenced by past events 在…之后（表示某人受过去的事情的影响）

      After what happened last time, I was careful not to make the same mistake again. 在发生上次的事情之后，我特别小心以免犯同样的错误。

      They wouldn't invite John, not after the way he behaved at Sally's wedding. 他们不会邀请约翰，就因为他在萨莉婚礼上的那种表现。

       Synonyms and related words
      After another event or time: after, following, since...
    2. b.
      used when there has been a surprising or disappointing result despite everything that was done in the past （表示尽管过去做了所有的事情还是产生了让人吃惊或失望的结果）

      After all that I'd done for her, she didn't even say thank you. 我为她做了这么多，她甚至连谢谢都不说。

  6. 6
    trying to catch, find, or get someone/something
    1. a.
      trying to catch someone or something 追赶；追逐；追捕

      The police are after him for burglary. 警方正在以盗窃罪追捕他。

      go/run/drive etc after (=follow and try to catch someone or something) 紧追/跑着追/开车跟着等 :

      I ran after her to apologize. 我追着她道歉。

      His dog fell in the river and he jumped in after it. 他的狗掉进了河里，于是他也跟着跳了下去。

    2. b.
      informal trying to find something 寻找

      A really good French dictionary, that's what I'm after. 一本很是不错的法语词典，正是我在找的东西。

    3. c.
      informal wanting to get something that belongs to someone else 以（别人的东西）为获取目标

      Watch out, he's only after your money. 小心点，他想要你的钱。

       Synonyms and related words
      Wanting or needing something: anxious, impatient, longing...
  7. 7
    if you name a person or thing after someone, you give them the same name 以…命名

    She's called Diana, after Princess Diana. 她叫黛安娜，以黛安娜王妃的名字命名。

    She has a street named after her. 有一条街道以她的名字命名。

     Synonyms and related words
    Relating to names and the process of naming: after, assignment, better known as...
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