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

• Afterward, we went crazy playing and took a lot of snack.
  之后我们疯玩了一场，还吃了许多零食。
• Afterward, I will smile alone in the solitude of life.
  之后，我会在生命的孤寂中独自微笑。
• 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。
• 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。
• We began mass-producing it shortly afterward.
  不久我们就大量生产它了。
• I expressed my concern to the president the day afterward.
  次日，我向总统表示了我的关切。
• I remembered it afterward, when we were engaged.
  后来我们订婚时我还记得。
• 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。
• Not long afterward, he became a bishop.
  不久以后，他成为了一名主教。
• Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them.
  不久后，我收到了他们的圣诞节礼物。