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 was depressed for weeks afterward.
  后来我为这事烦恼了几个星期。
• We went on to a nightclub afterward.
  后来，我们去夜总会了。
• He said many things about economy and a balanced budget that he must have regretted afterward.
  关于节约和平衡预算的事，他谈了许多，这是他后来必定要懊悔的。
• 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。
• Peter received his pardon and soon afterward married the captain's daughter.
  彼得得到了赦免，不久后便同上尉的女儿结了婚。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Afterward, maybe I'll be a scientist.
  然后么，也许我会当个科学家。
• 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。