Word · Frequency #96
after
在…之后
核心释义
Used to introduce a clause whose action happens before the action of the main clause.
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表示其引导的从句动作发生在另一从句动作之前。
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
表示其引导的从句动作发生在另一从句动作之前。;在...之后
用法In use
After the rain stopped, we went for a walk.
用法提示:此处 after 作连词,连接时间状语从句,表示“在……之后”。
After I finish my homework, I watch TV.
用法提示:此处 after 作连词,连接时间状语从句,表示“在……之后”。
After he had left, she started crying.
用法提示:此处 after 作连词,连接时间状语从句,表示“在……之后”。
after + clause
after 从句可以放在主句前或主句后,放在前面时常用逗号隔开。
After he arrived, we started the meeting.
他到达后,我们开始了会议。
after + gerund
当主从句主语相同时,常可简化为 after + doing 结构。
After finishing the report, she went home.
完成报告后,她回家了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- right after
- 紧接在……之后
- Right after I got home, it started to rain.我刚回到家,就开始下雨了。
- soon after
- 在……之后不久
- Soon after the train left, the platform became quiet.火车驶离后不久,站台就安静了。
- immediately after
- 在……之后立即
- Immediately after she arrived, the meeting began.她一到,会议就开始了。
- not long after
- 在……之后没多久
- Not long after the store opened, customers started to line up.商店开业后没多久,顾客就开始排队了。
- after all is said and done
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
after谐音“阿夫特”,联想“阿夫特吃完饭,然后才出发”,记住after表“在…之后”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:时间顺序说明、叙事性写作、日常对话 作连词时表示从句动作发生在主句动作之前。正式与非正式场合都较常见,口语和书面语中均可使用,选择中性语域通常最稳妥。
语法说明Grammar Note
用于引导时间状语从句,从句通常为一般过去时或过去完成时。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 after 押韵:rafter、crafter、laughter。注意:raft、craft 拼写中含有 'aft',但发音以 /ft/ 结尾,不是 /ftə(ɹ)/,所以并不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.