afterwards
英 [ˈɑːftəwədz]
美 [ˈæftərwərdz]
adv. 以后; 后来
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1951 / COCA.5652
同义词辨析
laterafterwards【导航词义：后来】
lateradv. 以后，后来
〔辨析〕
指正在谈论的过去某个时间点之后，常和具体时间段连用；也可指现在之后。
〔例证〕
The old man fell ill on Sunday and died three days later.
老人星期天病倒了，3天后就离开了人世。
She came to the meeting an hour later.
她开会迟到了一个钟头。
I'm going out for a while - I'll see you later.
我出去一会儿——回头见。
老人星期天病倒了，3天后就离开了人世。
She came to the meeting an hour later.
她开会迟到了一个钟头。
I'm going out for a while - I'll see you later.
我出去一会儿——回头见。
afterwardsadv. 随后，后来
〔辨析〕
指在已提及的某事件或时间点之后，一般不和具体时间段连用。
〔例证〕
I didn't see him afterwards.
之后我就没有见过他。
He told me about it long afterwards.
好久以后他才告诉我这件事。
之后我就没有见过他。
He told me about it long afterwards.
好久以后他才告诉我这件事。
牛津词典
adv.
- 以后；后来
at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned- Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said.
后来她后悔说了那些话。 - Let's go out now and eat afterwards.
咱们现在出去，然后再吃饭。 - Shortly afterwards he met her again.
不久之后，他又遇到了她。
- Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said.
柯林斯词典
- ADV （某个事件或已提及的时间）之后
If you do something or if something happensafterwards, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.- Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects...
之后不久，警方逮捕了4名嫌犯。 - James was taken to hospital but died soon afterwards...
詹姆斯被送往医院，但随后不久就死了。 - Not long afterward she received five calls in one day.
不久之后，她一天内就接到了5个电话。
- Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects...
The form afterward is also used, mainly in American English. 亦使用afterward，主要见于美国英语。
英英释义
adv
- 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
双语例句
- I didn't think about the danger at the time. Afterwards I was shaking like a leaf.
我那时候没想到有危险，事后我吓得直发抖。 - Soon afterwards he separated from his wife.
不久以后，他和妻子分居了。 - Before the race, he is fine. But afterwards he is worn out.
赛前他状态很好，赛后就筋疲力尽了。 - Afterwards, we picnicked on the riverbank.
之后，我们在河边野餐。 - Do we try and prevent problems or do we try and pick up the pieces afterwards?
我们是想要防患未然呢，还是想要事后收拾残局？ - Looking back afterwards you will see that this was not a terminal trough in your career
今后回想起来你就会明白，这并非你事业中一蹶不振的低谷。 - A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.
行为不检点的人，日后往往懊悔。 - What happened afterwards?
后来怎么样？ - Once you are practised at this sort of relaxation you will feel quite refreshed afterwards.
一旦你熟悉了这种放松方式，在放松之后就会感到神清气爽。 - Weddings are so much hassle that you need a good break afterwards.
婚礼真是件折腾人的事，办完后得好好休息才行。