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

• Not long afterward, he became a bishop.
  不久以后，他成为了一名主教。
• Afterward, I will smile alone in the solitude of life.
  之后，我会在生命的孤寂中独自微笑。
• 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。
• But it's only afterward, once we've won, that the real difficulties begin.
  但是，事后，我们赢了以后，真正的困难才开始。
• I remembered it afterward, when we were engaged.
  后来我们订婚时我还记得。
• I was depressed for weeks afterward.
  后来我为这事烦恼了几个星期。
• He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
  他回答说，我不去。以后自己懊悔就去了。
• They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
  她们随后来到后台，对他娇语谄媚。
• We went on to a nightclub afterward.
  后来，我们去夜总会了。