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after + noun
名词可以是具体或抽象名词。
After the movie, we went for a walk.
电影之后，我们去散步了。
在……之后
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在……之后
Later than; following in time.
After the movie, we went for a walk.
电影之后，我们去散步了。
Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
Behind.
追求,寻找。
In pursuit of, seeking.
参照,模仿；遵循或引用。
In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
After dinner, we went for a walk.
晚餐后，我们去散步了。
She called me after she arrived home.
她到家后给我打了电话。
We will leave after the rain stops.
雨停后我们就出发。
名词可以是具体或抽象名词。
After the movie, we went for a walk.
电影之后，我们去散步了。
动名词表示在某个动作之后。
After finishing his homework, he watched TV.
做完作业后，他看了电视。
时间表达可以是具体时刻或时间段。
The store opens after 9 a.m.
商店在上午9点之后营业。
Not this
I will go to the store after lunch later.
Use this
I will go to the store after lunch.
在after之后加上later是多余的，因为after本身已经表示‘在……之后’。直接用after lunch即可表达‘午饭后’。
Not this
After eat dinner, I watch TV.
Use this
After eating dinner, I watch TV.
在介词after之后，动词必须使用动名词形式（-ing），而不能用原形。after是介词，后面要跟名词或动名词。
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毕竟；终究
After all, she is only a child.
毕竟她还只是个孩子。
放学后
We play basketball after school.
我们放学后打篮球。
下班后
He usually goes for a run after work.
他通常下班后去跑步。
日复一日
She practices the piano day after day.
她日复一日地练习钢琴。
过了一会儿；不久
After a while, the rain stopped.
过了一会儿，雨停了。
照顾；照料
Can you look after my cat this weekend?
这个周末你能照顾我的猫吗？
毕竟,终究
Don't worry, it's only a game after all.
别担心,毕竟这只是一场游戏。
下班后,营业时间之后
The employees often stay after hours to finish reports.
员工们经常下班后留下来完成报告。
合某人心意,正中下怀
She is a woman after my own heart; she loves hiking as much as I do.
她是个正中我意的女人,她和我一样热爱徒步。
我之后，任凭洪水滔天。
The CEO's motto, 'After me, the flood,' worried investors.
CEO的信条“我之后，任凭洪水滔天”令投资者担忧。
过了这么多年？永远。
Dumbledore asked, 'After all this time?' and Snape answered, 'Always.'
邓布利多问：“过了这么多年？”斯内普回答：“永远。”
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字母 a 排第一，但 after 意为“之后/在后”，用这反差记住它表示时间或位置上的后面。
语域：neutral 常见场景：时间先后、日常事件描述 作为介词，after 最常见的意思是“在……之后”，表示时间上的先后，通常口语和书面语都通用，属于中性语体。若表示“追求”“参照”等引申义，多用于固定搭配，语气可能偏正式。
后接名词或代词表示时间或顺序。
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