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

• 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。
• Then, if the couple chooses to have a religious ceremony afterward they can.
  那么，如果这对配偶通过了宗教仪式，他们可以。
• Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them.
  不久后，我收到了他们的圣诞节礼物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Afterward, maybe I'll be a scientist.
  然后么，也许我会当个科学家。
• Peter received his pardon and soon afterward married the captain's daughter.
  彼得得到了赦免，不久后便同上尉的女儿结了婚。
• 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。
• I was depressed for weeks afterward.
  后来我为这事烦恼了几个星期。
• 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。