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

• The woman broke up with her boyfriend soon afterward.
  不久以后，这位女性和她的男友分手了。
• 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。
• I expressed my concern to the president the day afterward.
  次日，我向总统表示了我的关切。
• Henry remembered this, afterward, when the disaster came, and acted accordingly.
  后来灾祸临来，亨利果然记住了这个，并且照这样做了。
• I was depressed for weeks afterward.
  后来我为这事烦恼了几个星期。
• They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
  她们随后来到后台，对他娇语谄媚。
• We began mass-producing it shortly afterward.
  不久我们就大量生产它了。
• Not long afterward, he became a bishop.
  不久以后，他成为了一名主教。
• He became a celebrity and a professional swimmer afterward.
  在这个历史性的跨越后，他成为了一个名人和专业游泳选手。
• I remembered it afterward, when we were engaged.
  后来我们订婚时我还记得。