prep.

1. 在……以后
   After graduation he went abroad.

   毕业后他去了国外。

   At half after ten it began to rain.

   在十点半下起雨来。

2. 在……后面；随……之后
   After you with the paper, please.

   请您看完报纸后给我。

   She entered the hall after her mother.

   她跟在她母亲后面进入厅内。

3. 低于；次于
   A captain comes after a major.

   上尉军衔低于少校。

4. 鉴于，由于
   After what had happened he could not continue to work there.

   鉴于所发生的事情，他不可能继续在那里工作下去了。

5. 仿照，模仿
   This is a painting after Picasso.

   这是一幅仿毕加索的画。

6. 依照；按照……的名字
   The kid was named after his grandfather.

   这孩子是以他祖父的名字命名的。

7. 尽管
   After all our efforts, the experiment failed.

   尽管我们做了努力，试验还是失败了。

8. 搜寻，寻找
   Mary is after a better job.

   玛丽在寻找一个更好的工作。

conj.

1. 在……之后
   I will tell you after they leave.

   他们走后我再告诉你。

ad.

1. 以后，之后
   They arrived shortly after.

   不久以后他们抵达了。

2. 在后面，随后
   Tom went on Monday, and Mary left the day after.

   汤姆星期一走的，玛丽第二天就离开了。

a.[B]

1. 以后的
   His health was declining in after years.

   在以后的岁月，他的健康不断衰退。

2. 后部的
   A few passengers would have a stroll on the after deck before the evening meal.

   几位乘客将在晚饭前到后甲板上散步。

prep.

1. in the time following (an event or another period of time).
   ▸N. Amer. past (used in specifying a time).
2. behind.
   ▸in the direction of someone who is moving away.
3. in pursuit or quest of.
4. next to and following in order or importance.
5. in allusion or reference to:
   he was named after his grandfather.
   ▸in the style or following the example of.

conj.

adv.

adj.

1. archaic later.
2. nearer the stern of a ship.