详细解释:prep. 在...之后, 由于
conj. 在...之后
ad. 后来
相关词组:
day after day
time after time
after all
词意辨析:
after, behind, at the back of这些词均有“在……后面”之意。
after: 强调的是顺序的先后。the student sat after me.
那个学生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。who ruled after james i?
詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?please shut the door after you.
请随手关门。
behind: 在表示地点时侧重方向和位置的前后关系,在表示时间时侧重“落后……”或“迟于……”的概念。the student sat behind me.
那学生坐在我背后。you are forty minutes behind schedule.
你比规定的时间迟了40分钟。please shut the door behind you.
请关上你身后的门。
at the back of: 这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后,又可用于指抽象的概念。英语解释:
形容词 after:
located farther aft副词 after:
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time同义词:subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, later on