afterward

英 [ˈɑːftə(r)wə(r)d]

美 [ˈæftərwərd]

adv.  之后; 后来

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英英释义

adv

• happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
  1. he apologized subsequently
  2. he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
  3. it didn't happen until afterward
  4. two hours after that
  Synonym:subsequentlylaterafterwardsafterlater on

双语例句

• I remembered it afterward, when we were engaged.
  后来我们订婚时我还记得。
• For I fear's I might afterward lose you.
  我怕以后会失去你。
• I expressed my concern to the president the day afterward.
  次日，我向总统表示了我的关切。
• Afterward, my doctor seductively gives me a list of things to do.
  之后，我的医生诱惑性地给了我一份医嘱清单。
• They called for a little address afterward, and I took the occasion to lecture them on their conduct.
  事后，他们要我讲点话，我就趁这个机会对他们的行为教训了一顿。
• We began mass-producing it shortly afterward.
  不久我们就大量生产它了。
• The woman broke up with her boyfriend soon afterward.
  不久以后，这位女性和她的男友分手了。
• I felt very disoriented and peculiar for many days afterward and told no one what had happened to me.
  之后好些日子我都感到方向感和平衡感很差，也没有告诉任何人我发生了什么事。
• Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them.
  不久后，我收到了他们的圣诞节礼物。
• Then, if the couple chooses to have a religious ceremony afterward they can.
  那么，如果这对配偶通过了宗教仪式，他们可以。