after 音标拼音: ['æftɚ]
ad . 在…之后
prep . 在…之后,依照
conj . 在…之后
在…之後在…之後,依照在…之後
after 後
after adv 1 :
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time ; "
he apologized subsequently "; "
he '
s going to the store but he '
ll be back here later "; "
it didn '
t happen until afterward "; "
two hours after that " [
synonym : {
subsequently },
{
later }, {
afterwards }, {
afterward }, {
after }, {
later on }]
2 :
behind or in the rear ; "
and Jill came tumbling after "
adj 1 :
located farther aft After \
Aft "
er \,
prep .
1 .
Behind in place ;
as ,
men in line one after another . "
Shut doors after you ." --
Shak .
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2 .
Below in rank ;
next to in order . --
Shak .
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Codrus after Ph ?
bus sings the best . --
Dryden .
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3 .
Later in time ;
subsequent ;
as ,
after supper ,
after three days .
It often precedes a clause .
Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause .
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After I am risen again ,
I will go before you into Galilee . --
Matt .
xxvi .
32 .
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4 .
Subsequent to and in consequence of ;
as ,
after what you have said ,
I shall be careful .
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5 .
Subsequent to and notwithstanding ;
as ,
after all our advice ,
you took that course .
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6 .
Moving toward from behind ;
following ,
in search of ;
in pursuit of .
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Ye shall not go after other gods . --
Deut .
vi .
14 .
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After whom is the king of Israel come out ? --
1 Sam .
xxiv .
14 .
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7 .
Denoting the aim or object ;
concerning ;
in relation to ;
as ,
to look after workmen ;
to inquire after a friend ;
to thirst after righteousness .
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8 .
In imitation of ;
in conformity with ;
after the manner of ;
as ,
to make a thing after a model ;
a picture after Rubens ;
the boy takes after his father .
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{
To name }
or {
call after },
to name like and reference to .
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Our eldest son was named George after his uncle .
--
Goldsmith .
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9 .
According to ;
in accordance with ;
in conformity with the nature of ;
as ,
he acted after his kind .
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He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes .
--
Isa .
xi .
3 .
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They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh . --
Rom .
viii .
5 .
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10 .
According to the direction and influence of ;
in proportion to ;
befitting . [
Archaic ]
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He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency ,
and not after their intrinsic value .
--
Bacon .
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{
After all },
when everything has been considered ;
upon the whole .
{
After } (
with the same noun preceding and following ),
as ,
wave after wave ,
day after day ,
several or many (
waves ,
etc .)
successively .
{
One after another },
successively .
{
To be after },
to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get ;
as ,
he is after money .
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After \
Aft "
er \ ([.
a ]
ft "
t [~
e ]
r ),
a . [
AS . [
ae ]
fter after ,
behind ;
akin to Goth .
aftaro ,
aftra ,
backwards ,
Icel .
aptr ,
Sw .
and Dan .
efter ,
OHG .
aftar behind ,
Dutch and LG .
achter ,
Gr .
'
apwte `
rw further off .
The ending -
ter is an old comparative suffix ,
in E .
generally -
ther (
as in other ),
and after is a compar .
of of ,
off . [
root ]
194 .
See {
Of };
cf . {
Aft }.]
1 .
Next ;
later in time ;
subsequent ;
succeeding ;
as ,
an after period of life . --
Marshall .
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Note :
In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun ,
by means of a hyphen ,
as ,
after -
ages ,
after -
act ,
after -
days ,
after -
life .
For the most part the words are properly kept separate when after has this meaning .
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2 .
Hinder ;
nearer the rear . (
Naut .)
To ward the stern of the ship ; --
applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel ;
as the after cabin ,
after hatchway .
Note :
It is often combined with its noun ;
as ,
after -
bowlines ,
after -
braces ,
after -
sails ,
after -
yards ,
those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts .
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{
After body } (
Naut .),
the part of a ship abaft the dead flat ,
or middle part .
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After \
Aft "
er \,
adv .
Subsequently in time or place ;
behind ;
afterward ;
as ,
he follows after .
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It was about the space of three hours after . --
Acts .
v .
7 .
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Note :
After is prefixed to many words ,
forming compounds ,
but retaining its usual signification .
The prefix may be adverbial ,
prepositional ,
or adjectival ;
as in after -
described ,
after -
dinner ,
after -
part .
The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective after with its noun .
See {
Note }
under {
After },
a .,
1 .
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104 Moby Thesaurus words for "
after ":
abaft ,
accommodated to ,
according to ,
adapted to ,
adjusted to ,
aft ,
after a time ,
after all ,
after that ,
aftermost ,
afterward ,
afterwards ,
agreeable to ,
agreeably to ,
answerable to ,
astern ,
attendant ,
back ,
backward ,
baft ,
because of ,
behind ,
below ,
beyond ,
by ,
by and by ,
by reason of ,
by virtue of ,
cadet ,
conformable to ,
congruent with ,
consecutive ,
considering ,
consistent with ,
due to ,
ensuing ,
ex post facto ,
following ,
for ,
from ,
hind ,
hinder ,
hindermost ,
hindhand ,
hindmost ,
in accordance with ,
in agreement with ,
in back of ,
in compliance with ,
in conformity with ,
in consideration of ,
in correspondence to ,
in harmony with ,
in keeping with ,
in line with ,
in lock -
step with ,
in obedience to ,
in search of ,
in step with ,
in the aftermath ,
in the rear ,
in the sequel ,
in uniformity with ,
in view of ,
in virtue of ,
infra ,
junior ,
later ,
later than ,
latterly ,
lineal ,
next ,
on account of ,
out for ,
owing to ,
past ,
per ,
posterior ,
postern ,
proper to ,
puisne ,
rear ,
rearmost ,
rearward ,
retral ,
retrograde ,
sequent ,
since ,
subsequent ,
subsequent to ,
subsequently ,
succeeding ,
successive ,
suitable for ,
tail ,
thanks to ,
then ,
thereafter ,
thereon ,
thereupon ,
therewith ,
uniform with ,
without ,
younger
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