after/'ɑːftər $ 'æftər/

prep.

➊ following (sth) in time, place or order

➋ used to tell a time following a particular hour

conj. at a later time than another event

ad. later than sb/sth else

after

afternoon

afterwards

prep.

➊ 在…之后；在…后面：[（一段时间 +） after + 时间点] Two years after his graduation, he joined the army. 毕业后两年，他参了军。

◇I came back after 2. 我是两点后回来的。

◇I play basketball every day after school/work. 我每天放学/下班后都要打篮球。

◇[after + 一段时间] After 2 hours, I went home. 两小时后我回家了。

◇after a while 过了一会儿

◇the day after tomorrow 后天

◇the week after next 下下周

◇day after day 日复一日

◇Read after me, please. 请跟我读。

◇Shut the door after you. 随手关门。

◇A dog is running after him. 一条狗正追着他跑。

➋ 〈美〉晚于，在…之后：It's a quarter after three. 3点1刻了。 [英国英语说It's a quarter past three.]

conj. 在…以后：After he finished high school (= After finishing high school), he left the city. 读完中学后，他就离开了这个城市。

◇One month after he died (= One month after his death), his book was published. 他去世一个月后，他的书就出版了。

ad. 以后；后来：The family moved to Shanghai in June 2000, and Jack's first child was born soon after. 这一家于2000年6月迁居上海，杰克的第一个孩子不久后降生。

after all 毕竟：I don't hate him. After all, he is my brother. 我不恨他，他毕竟是我的兄弟。

after you [礼貌用语，请某人走在自己前面] 你先走：After you, Sir! 先生，您先走！

be after sb/sth 追捕：The police are after the criminal. 警察正在追捕罪犯。

音组-ter/-tər $ -tər/

after; better; later; letter; winter

常犯错误

✗ He will go home after 2 hours.

✓ He will go home in 2 hours. 他将两小时后回家。

✓ He will go home after 2 o'clock. 他将两点后回家。

✓ He went home after 2 hours. 他两小时后回家了。

[✌“after + 一段时间”和过去时连用]

常犯错误

✗ He stood after the door.

✓ He stood behind the door. 他站在门后。

[✌after多指时间或空间先后的次序]

常犯错误

✗ He has been in the army after he graduated.

✓ He joined the army after he graduated.

✓ He has been in the army since he graduated. 毕业后他就参军了。

[✌带after时间状语的句子不能用完成时]

常犯错误

✗ Contact me after you will arrive.

✓ Contact me after you arrive. 你到后与我联系。

[✌after引导的时间从句不用将来时]

辨析after; afterwards

辨析after; behind

辨析after; for

辨析after; in

辨析after; since