adv.(副词)

1. 以后，后来，之后，随后，继后
2. 过了
3. 依照
4. 在船尾
5. 在...后面，在...之后，背后，在后（面）

conj.(连词)

1. 在...之后，在...以后，在...后，后于，迟于，后
2. 既然

prep.(介词)

1. 由于，鉴于
2. 依照，按照...的名字
3. 模仿，仿照
4. 尽管
5. 在…后面，在...以后，随...之后
6. 寻找，搜寻
7. 低于，次于
8. 表示反复不断或一个接着一个
9. 跟随，追赶
10. 关于
11. 与…对照

adj.(形容词)

1. 后来的
2. 后部的，后面的
3. 尾部的，靠近后尾的

n.(名词)

1. 正餐的最后一道食品

prep.(介词)

1. (表示时间)在…以后 following in time; later than
2. (表示位置、顺序)在…后面 following in place or order
3. (表示原因)由于,鉴于 in view of; as a result of
4. (表示条件)与…一致; 符合 in accordance with
5. (表示方式)像,仿照 resembling; in imitation of
6. (表示依据)以…之名命名 with the name of
7. (表示论及)关于; 涉及 concerning
8. (表示目标)追求,追寻 in pursuit of; in search of
9. (表示让步)尽管,仍然 in spite of
10. (表示比较)次于,亚于 inferior to
11. 〈美〉(表示时间)超过 past

conj.(连词)

1. 在…以后 at a later time than (when)

adv.(副词)

1. 以后,继后 later, afterwards

Adjective:

1. located farther aft

Adverb:

1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time;

   "he apologized subsequently"
   "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"
   "it didn't happen until afterward"
   "two hours after that"
   

2. behind or in the rear;

   "and Jill came tumbling after"
   

In addition to the uses shown below,after is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘ask after’, ‘look after’, and ‘take after’.
除下列用法外，after还可用于ask after，look after, take after等短语动词中。

1.在（时间、事件）以后
If something happensafter a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.

e.g. after 19 May, strikes were occurring on a daily basis...
5月19日之后，每天都会发生罢工。
e.g. after breakfast Amy ordered a taxi...
早饭后，埃米预订了一辆出租车。

2.…之后（指做事的先后顺序）
If you do one thingafter doing another, you do it during the period of time that follows the other thing.

e.g. after completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope provided.
填完表格并签名后，请装进所提供的信封里寄还给我们。
e.g. ...women who have changed their mindafter deciding not to have children...
决定不生孩子后又改变主意的女性

3.（时间）在…后
You useafter when you are talking about time. For example, if something is going to happen duringthe day after orthe weekend after a particular time, it is going to happen during the following day or during the following weekend.

e.g. She's leaving the dayafter tomorrow.
她打算后天离开。
e.g. ...the party's annual conference, to be held the weekafter next.
将在下下周举行的该党的年会

4.随…之后；跟在…之后
If you goafter someone, you follow or chase them.

e.g. He walked out, and Louise wentafter him.
他走了出去，路易丝也跟着出去了。
e.g. ...people who wereafter him for large amounts of money.
为了大笔钱而追随他的人们

5.追求；搜寻
If you areafter something, you are trying to get it.

e.g. They wereafter the money...
他们想得到这笔钱。
e.g. I did eventually find what I wasafter.
我最终找到了我想要的东西。

6.朝着（正离去之人喊叫或注视）
If you call, shout, or stareafter someone, you call, shout, or stare at them as they move away from you.

e.g. 'Come back!' he calledafter me...
“回来！”他朝我喊道。
e.g. Claire staredafter him until he disappeared around a corner.
克莱尔一直注视着他，直到他消失在拐角。

7.为，替（某人做某事）
If you do somethingafter someone, you do it for them, because they cannot or will not do it for themselves.

e.g. She used to mess up the floor and I had to clean upafter her.
她过去常常把地板弄得很脏乱，而我不得不为她清理干净。

8.过了（某地）以后
If you tell someone that one place is a particular distanceafter another, you mean that it is situated beyond the other place and further away from you.

e.g. A few kilometresafter the village, turn right to Montelabate.
过了村庄之后再前行几公里，向右转前往蒙特拉贝特。

9.（写）在…后面（或下面）
If one thing is writtenafter another thing on a page, it is written following it or underneath it.

after在线翻译

e.g. I wrote my nameafter Penny's.
我把自己的名字写在彭尼的下面。

10.（重要性）仅次于，低于
You useafter in order to give the most important aspect of something when comparing it with another aspect.

e.g. after Germany, America is Britain's second-biggest customer...
对于英国来说，美国是仅次于德国的第二大客户。
e.g. Methane is often regarded as the second most important greenhouse gasafter carbon dioxide.
甲烷常被认为是仅次于二氧化碳的重要温室气体。

11.依照，按照（某人的名字命名）
To be namedafter someone means to be given the same name as them.

e.g. Phillimore Island is namedafter Sir Robert Phillimore...
菲利莫尔岛以罗伯特·菲利莫尔爵士的名字命名。
e.g. He persuaded Virginia to name the babyafter him.
他说服弗吉尼娅以他的名字为婴儿取名。

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12.（走路或出入门口时的礼貌用语）您先请
If you say 'after you' to someone, you are being polite and allowing them to go in front of you or through a doorway before you do.

e.g. 'after you.' — 'Not at all, Mr Bird,after you.'
“您先请。”——“别客气，伯德先生，您先请。”

13.（…点）过（…分）
after is used when telling the time. If it is, for example,ten after six, the time is ten minutes past six.

14. after all -> see all

You useafter,afterwards, andlater to talk about things that happen following the time when you are speaking, or following a particular event. Expressions such as 'not long' and 'shortly' can also be used withafter.after dinner she spoke to him... I returned to England after visiting India... Shortly after, she called me.afterwards can be used when you do not need to mention the particular time or event.afterwards we went to a night club. You can also use words such as 'soon' and 'shortly' withafterwards.Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic. You can uselater to refer to a time or situation that follows the time when you are speaking.I'll go and see her later. 'A little', 'much', and 'not much' can also be used withlater.A little later, the lights went out... I learnedall this much later. You can useafter,afterwards, orlater following a phrase that mentions a period of time, in order to say when something happens. five years after his death ... She wrote about it six years afterwards ... Ten minutes later he left the house.
after, afterwards和later都用于谈论晚于说话时间或某事之后发生的事情。not long，shortly等表达方式也可与after连用。例如：after dinner she spoke to him（饭后她对他说话了），I returned to England after visiting India（印度之行结束后我回到了英格兰），Shortly after, she called me（之后不久，她给我打了电话）。无需提及具体时间或事件时，可用afterwards：afterwards we went to a night club（后来我们去了一家夜总会）。afterwards也可与soon，shortly等词连用：Soon afterwards, he came to the clinic（过了不久，他来到了诊所）。later可用于指说话时间之后的时间或情况。例如，I'll go and see her later（我过阵子会去看她）。a little, much和not much也可与later连用。例如，A little later, the lights went out（过了一会儿，灯灭了），I learned all this much later（很久以后我才得知了这一切）。after, afterwards和later可用于表示一段时间的短语后面，指某事发生的时间：five years after his death（他去世5年之后），She wrote about it six years afterwards（6年之后她撰文谈起了此事），Ten minutes later he left the house（10分钟之后他离开了那座房子）。

15.一个接一个地；接连地
If you do something to several thingsone after the other orone after another, you do it to one, then the next, and so on, with no break between your actions.

after的近义词

e.g. Sybil ate three biscuits, oneafter the other...
西比尔接连吃了3块饼干。
e.g. Caroline was trying on one outfitafter another.
卡罗琳一套接一套地试穿衣服。

16.日复一日/年复一年
If something happensday after day oryear after year, it happens every day or every year, for a long time.

e.g. I waited for news, dayafter day, expecting to hear.
我日复一日地等着，期待能听到消息。
e.g. ...people who'd been coming here yearafter year.
年复一年到这里来的人们