单词：after
音标：['ɑ:ftә] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
prep. 在...之后, 由于
conj. 在...之后
adv. 后来
conj. 在...之后
adv. 后来
s. located farther aft
r. behind or in the rear
r. behind or in the rear
考试类型：[中考/高考]
词性分布：
after的用法和样例：
例句
用作副词(adv.)
- They met in June and became lovers soon after.他们在六月相遇, 不久就成了情侣。
- The day after, he apologized.次日，他道歉了。
- They lived happily ever after.他们後来一直生活得很幸福。
用作介词(prep.)
- After dinner we paired off and went to dance.饭后我们成双成对地跳舞去了。
- After travelling for three days I slept for twenty hours at a stretch.连续3天旅行之后，我一连睡了20个小时。
- C comes after B in the alphabet.在字母表中C接在B后面。
- They inquired after you.他们问候你。
- We ran after the thief.我们追赶窃贼。
- We've named the baby after you.我们是依照你的名字给这婴儿取名的。
常见句型
用作介词(prep.)
- After the play they called for the author to show himself.剧终之后他们请求编剧和大家见面。
- The King came in, with all his servants following after him.国王走了进来,所有侍从跟在他的后面。
- She succeeded in solving the problem after hard work.由于努力干,她终于解决了那个问题。
- He was built after his father.他的体形像父亲。
- This box is made after a new pattern.这箱子是仿照新样式制作的。
- The boy was named Tom after his grandfather.这小孩以他祖父的名字被命名为汤姆。
- He inquired after your health.他询问你的健康状况。
- There were always lots of men after her because she was clever as well as pretty.总有许多男人追求她,因为她既漂亮又聪明。
- I wonder what those children are after in that shed.我不知道那些孩子在棚子里寻找什么。
- After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后,他仍然一意孤行。
- Milton is usually placed after Shakespeare among English poets.在英国诗人中,弥尔顿的名次通常被置于莎士比亚之后。
- After eight it began to rain.八点后开始下雨。
用作连词(conj.)
- After I finished my job,I sat down to read a newspaper.干完活后我坐下来读报。
- After he goes, we shall eat.他走之后,我们就吃饭。
- I'll leave after he comes back.他回来后我就走。
用作副词(adv.)
- We had dinner and went home after.我们吃完晚饭后就回家了。
- Let me go in first and you follow after.让我先进去,你随后跟来。
- They arrived soon after.他们没多久就到达了。
- They lived very happier life ever after.从那以后他们一直生活得很幸福。
- He left on Monday and returned three days after.他星期一离开,三天后回来了。
- John came on Tuesday, and I arrived the day after.约翰是星期二来的,我比他晚到一天。
常用短语
用作介词(prep.)
after all- 毕竟; 究竟in spite of what has been said, done or expected
词汇搭配
用作介词 (prep.)
动词+～- ask after问候,问好
- dance after sb's pipe听从某人的指挥
- feel after摸索着寻找
- follow after跟在…后面，追随；追求；争取
- go after追逐,追求,谋求
- inquire after问候,问好,搜索
- keep after继续追赶,责备,挑剔,反复地要求
- look after注视,照顾
- make after追赶
- name after以…的名字起名
- run after追逐
- search after追求
- see after照料,负责
- seek after追求,竞相争购
- send after派人寻找
- start after开始追赶
- strain after尽力追
- take after长得像,性格类似于,追赶
- whore after追随，追求
- take off after追赶,追捕
- take out after追赶,追捕
- aspiration after …渴望…
- day after day日复一日,每日
- month after month一月又一月,每月
- night after night一夜又一夜,每夜
- one after another一个接一个地，接连地
- one after the other一个接一个地
- time after time一再,屡次
- year after year年复一年地，年年
- after a fashion稍许,马马虎虎
- after a manner稍许,马马虎虎
- after a sort稍许,马马虎虎
- after a style稍许,马马虎虎
- after a while过一会儿
- after all毕竟，终究；究竟
- after hours工作时间之后
- after sb's fancy中某人的意
- after sb's own heart合某人心意
- after tax扣除税款之后
- after the fact作案后
- after the fashion (of)仿效
- after while过一会儿
- after now今后,以后
用作副词 (adv.)
名词+～- the day after第二天
- three days after三天后
- ever after从那以后
- soon after不久
经典引文
Stiffly he walked out / and his audience shuffled after.
出自：J. Stallworthy