Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #33038
afterward
/ˈɑːftəwəd/
adverb
之后；以后；后来
核心释义
at a later time; subsequently
- 1.
在参照时间之后发生,后来
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
在参照时间之后发生,后来；然后；后来
用法In use
We had dinner and afterward went for a walk.
用法提示：副词，表示‘之后’，修饰整个句子。
He finished his homework and afterward played video games.
用法提示：副词，连接前后两个动作顺序。
She told me the news, and afterward I felt relieved.
用法提示：副词，表示时间上的先后关系。
Afterward, + clause
置于句首，用逗号隔开，表示随后发生的事。
Afterward, we went for a walk.
之后，我们去散了步。
clause + afterward
置于句末，无逗号，表示动作的先后顺序。
We had dinner and then went home afterward.
我们吃了晚饭，然后随后回家了。
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搭配Collocations
- shortly afterward
- 不久之后
- She left the meeting shortly afterward.她不久之后就离开了会议。
- soon afterward
- 随后不久；很快之后
- He got the job and moved to Boston soon afterward.他得到了那份工作，随后不久就搬到了波士顿。
- not long afterward
- 没过多久
- The store closed, and not long afterward the whole street was empty.那家店关门了，没过多久整条街就空了。
- immediately afterward
- 紧接着；随即
- The concert ended, and immediately afterward everyone rushed outside.音乐会结束了，紧接着所有人都涌到了外面。
- years afterward
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