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| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (time: later) (时间) | 在…以后
zài … yǐ hòu |
| | We can discuss it more after lunch. |
| | 我们午饭后可以接着讨论这个问题。 |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (because of) | 由于
yóu yú |
| | | 鉴于
jiàn yú |
| | After all of our advice, he finally changed his mind. |
| | 鉴于我们的种种忠告，他终于改变了主意。 |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (next in series) (顺序) | 跟在…后面，随…之后
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| | The letter 'c' comes after the letter 'b'. |
| | 字母 ”c" 跟在字母 “b" 之后。 |
| after conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (time: when, if) (时间) | 在…以后
zài … yǐ hòu |
| | You can watch TV after you've eaten. |
| | 吃完饭后你可以看电视。 |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (position: behind) (位置) | 在…后面
zài hòu miàn |
| | Could you close the door after you, please? |
| | 可以麻烦您随手关门吗？ |
| after advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (behind) | 紧随其后地
jǐn suí qí hòu de |
| | | 随后地
suí hòu de |
| | We'll go first and you can follow after. |
| after advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (time: later) (时间) | 之后，以后
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| | He walked off in anger but came back two hours after. |
| | 他怒气冲冲地走了，但两个小时后之后又回来了。 |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (lower in rank) (地位) | 低于
dī yú |
| | (地位) | 次于
cì yú |
| | A lieutenant comes after a captain. |
| | 中尉的军衔次于上尉。 |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (asking about) | 关于…
guān yú … |
| | She was asking after your mother. What should I tell her? |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (named for) | 以…的名字命名
yǐ de míng zì mìng míng |
| | Judith is named after her grandmother. |
| after adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (nautical: farther aft) (船等) | 后部的
hòu bù de |
| | A gym is located in the after part of the ship. |
| after adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (aeronautics: farther aft) (飞机等) | 后部的
hòu bù de |
| | There's a bullet hole in the after part of the plane. |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in search of) | 追寻…
zhuī xún |
| | | 寻找…
xún zhǎo |
| | He went off after another loaf of bread. |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in the style of) | 按照…风格
àn zhào fēng gé |
| | | 模仿…
mó fǎng |
| | Painting by Smith, after Monet. |
| after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in accord with) | 与…一致
yǔ … yí zhì |
| | | 符合…
fú hé |
| | Now there's a man after my own heart! |
| after adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (next, later) | 之后的
zhī hòu de |
| | | 随后的
suí hòu de |
| | | 以后的
yǐ hòu de |
| | He was wild in his youth but settled down in after years. |
| be after [sth/sb] vi + prep | informal (search for [sth], [sb]) | 搜寻，寻找
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| | I'm after a new service provider; which one would you recommend? |
| after a fashion advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in a way) | 还过得去
hái guò de qù |
| | | 勉勉强强
miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng |
| | | 马马虎虎
mǎ ma hū hu |
| after a while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (some time later) | 一会儿以后
yí huì er yǐ hòu |
| | | 过了一会儿
guò le yí huì er |
| | At first he felt no pain. After a while, his arm began to ache. |
| after all advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (ultimately) | 终究
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| | | 最终
zuì zhōng |
| | After all, nobody but the patient has the right to refuse the treatment. |
| after all advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (despite that) | 终究，毕竟
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| | | 尽管，虽然
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| | Tina is feeling better now, so she can come with us after all. |
| after all advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (explanatory: because) (解释原因) | 毕竟
bì jìng |
| | I'm definitely going to the concert - they are my favourite band after all. |
| after all is said and done exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (ultimately) | 最后
zuì hòu |
| | | 一切落定后
yí qiè luò dìng hòu |
| | After all is said and done, the decision to have a baby is a personal one. |
| after hours advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (after closing time) | 下班后
xià bān hòu |
| | | 关门后
guān mén hòu |
| | Pubs aren't allowed to sell alcohol after hours. |
| after hours advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (law: outside of business time) (法律) | 营业时间后，工作时间后
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| after much deliberation advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (having considered [sth] carefully) | 想来想去，考虑再三
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| after much deliberation advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (having discussed [sth] at length) | 酌古斟今
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| after school advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (when school day is over) | 放学后
fàng xué hòu |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| after school adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (extra-curricular) | 课外的
kè wài de |
| | Drama's a popular after-school activity at my school. |
| after some time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (after a while, after a considerable period) | 一段时间后
yí duàn shí jiān hòu |
| | After quite some time, the architect delivered the plans for our new house. |
| after that advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (then, next) | 然后
rán hòu |
| | We went to see a film, and after that had a meal in an Italian restaurant. |
| after the fact exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (afterwards) | 事后
shì hòu |
| | He had no knowledge of the robbery until after the fact. |
| after the fact exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (added after concluded) | 事后的
shì hòu de |
| | Conditions added to a contract after the fact are invalid unless both parties agree to them. |
| after which conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (and following this) | 在此之后
zài cǐ zhī hòu |
| | He took his morning shower, after which he dressed and began to prepare breakfast. |
| after-sales service nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (customer care: repair, etc.) | 售后服务
shòu hòu fú wù |
| ask after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (enquire about health of: [sb]) | 问候
wèn hòu |
| | | 向…问好
xiàng wèn hǎo |
| | I ran into your old friends Vicki and Peter yesterday, and they asked after you. |
| be named after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be given the same name as) | 以…命名
yǐ mìng míng |
| | I was named after my mother's best friend. |
| chase after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (pursue, try to capture: [sb]) | 追逐
zhuī zhú |
| | | 追赶（某人）
zhuī gǎn mǒu rén |
| | The police chased after the burglar and caught him in my neighbour's garden. |
| chase after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (seek: [sth] unrealistic) | 追求（某些不切实际的事）
zhuī qiú mǒu xiē bú qiè shí jì de shì |
| | John is rather homely, but he's always chasing after the pretty girls. |
| chase after girls v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (try to seduce young women) | 追女孩
zhuī nǚ hái |
| | Ron seems to spend most of his time chasing after girls. |
| come after [sth/sb] vi + prep | (follow in sequence) (顺序) | 出现在…之后
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| | The letter Q comes after P in the English alphabet. |
| day after day advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (every day) | 日复一日
rì fù yí rì |
| | I'm sick of doing the same thing day after day. |
| go after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (attack verbally) (非正式用语) | 言语攻击，抨击
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| | He really decided to go after him when he saw him flirting with his wife. |
| go after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be next) | 随后就到
suí hòu jiù dào |
| | In the alphabet, the letter B goes after the letter A. |
| happily ever after advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (fairytale ending) (童话故事的结尾) | 从此幸福地生活在一起，从此过着幸福快乐的日子
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| | Cinderella married her Prince Charming and they both lived happily ever after. |
happily ever after,
happy ever after advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (happy outcome) | 很高兴
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| | The lost cat was found in the attic and the family lived happily ever after. |
| hour after hour advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (continuously for many hours) | 时时刻刻
shí shí kè kè |
| | | 一刻又一刻
yí kè yòu yí kè |
| | The police studied hour after hour of CCTV footage in order to identify the thieves. |
| just after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (immediately following) | …刚结束就…
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| | | 刚过…
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| | Just after she'd finished her speech, she collapsed from exhaustion. |
| long after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (for a long time following) | 很久后
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| | | 很久之后
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| | | 很久以后
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| | The feeling of good times lingered on in the house long after the party was over. |
| look after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (take care of) | 照看
zhào kàn |
| | | 照料
zhào liào |
| | She stayed at home to look after the children. |
| looked after adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (cared for, tended) | 得到照顾的
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| | | 得到照料的
dé dào zhào liào de |
| looking after nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, informal (care and attention) (非正式用语) | 照看，照料，照顾
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| lust after [sb] vi + prep | (desire sexually) | 对…有极强的性欲
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| | Don Juan lusted after every woman he saw. |
lust after [sth],
lust for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (want) | 渴盼
kě pàn |
| | | 渴望获得
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| | Tania is lusting after a new smartphone. |
| month after month advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (every month) | 月复一月
yuè fù yí yuè |
| | | 一月又一月
yí yuè yòu yí yuè |
| | Month after month I have to pay so many bills. |
| name after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (give the same name as) | 以…命名
yǐ mìng míng |
| | John was named after his grandfather. |
| not long after advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (a short time later) | 不久后
bù jiǔ hòu |
| not long after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (a short time following) | 在…之后不久
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| one after the other advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (one at a time) | 一个接一个地
yí gè jiē yí gè de |
| | I couldn't believe it! He sat there and ate ten habanero peppers, one after the other! |
| right after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (immediately following) | 随即
suí jí |
| | We set off right after breakfast. |
right after,
immediately after conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (at once when) | 紧接着
jǐn jiē zhe |
| | | 马上
mǎ shàng |
| | | 接下来
jiē xià lái |
| | The ambulance came right after the police arrived. We saw it right after he did. |
| run after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (chase) | 追赶
zhuī gǎn |
| | My dog loves to run after a ball. |
| seek after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (search for, try to find) | 追求
zhuī qiú |
| | | 寻求
xún qiú |
| shortly after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (just following) | 不久
bù jiǔ |
| | | 很快
hěn kuài |
| | Shortly after the Second World War, the Labour government in Britain set about establishing the welfare state. |
| soon after advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (a short while later) | 不久以后
bù jiǔ yǐ hòu |
| | | 很快
hěn kuài |
| | | 稍后
shāo hòu |
| | I was born at 3pm; my twin brother followed soon after. |
| soon after preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (just following) | 不久…
bù jiǔ |
| | | 紧接着…
jǐn jiē zhe |
| | The team fired their manager soon after losing the game. |
| sought-after adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (desired, desirable) | 被追捧的
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| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | This area is one of the most sought-after locations in the city. |
| the day after nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (next day, following day) | 一天后
yì tiān hòu |
| | | 第二天
dì èr tiān |
| | We can stay out as late as we like on my birthday; the day after is a Sunday. |
| the day after tomorrow advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (2 days from now) | 后天
hòu tiān |
| | Don't worry, the meeting isn't until the day after tomorrow. |
| thirst after vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (desire keenly) | 迫切想要
pò qiè xiǎng yào |
| | | 极度渴望
jí dù kě wàng |
| | Man has thirsted after knowledge since the dawn of time. |
| time after time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (repeatedly) | 一再地
yí zài de |
| | | 屡次地
lǚ cì de |
| | | 一次又一次地
yí cì yòu yí cì de |
| year after year advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (every year) | 年复一年地
nián fù yì nián de |
| | His Christmas parties seem to fail year after year. Year after year I say I'll quit smoking and I never do. |