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

• 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。
• 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。
• Afterward, I was so embarrassed that I set myself a new goal.
  这之后，我尴尬之极，于是就为自己定了一个新目标。
• And I brought one of those as well that you can play around with outside afterward.
  我也带来了其中一种，你们可以演讲后在外面玩玩看。
• Olga soon afterward married an army man and left home.
  奥尔加不久和一个军官结了婚。并离开了家。
• Afterward, when we have talked the case over, I will give you my opinion.
  以后，等我们把情况交谈之后，我会告诉你我的意见。
• He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
  他回答说，我不去。以后自己懊悔就去了。
• They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
  她们随后来到后台，对他娇语谄媚。
• For days afterward I endured cold silence from my father and intense glares from my mother.
  此后一连几天，我领教了爸爸冰冷的沉默和妈妈无情的怒视。