prep.

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

   畢業後他去了國外。

   At half after ten it began to rain.

   在十點半下起雨來。

2. 在……後面；隨……之後
   After you with the paper, please.

   請您看完報紙後給我。

   She entered the hall after her mother.

   她跟隨在她母親之後進入廳內。

3. 低於；次於
   A captain comes after a major.

   上尉軍銜低於少校。

4. 鑑於，由於
   After what had happened he could not continue to work there.

   鑑於所發生的事情，他不可能繼續在那裡工作下去了。

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

   這是一幅仿畢卡索的畫。

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

   這孩子是以他祖父的名字命名的。

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

   儘管我們做了努力，試驗還是失敗了。

8. 搜尋，尋找
   Mary is after a better job.

   瑪麗在尋找一個更好的工作。

conj.

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

   他們走後我再告訴你。

ad.

1. 以後，之後
   They arrived shortly after.

   不久以後他們抵達了。

2. 在後面，隨後
   Tom went on Monday, and Mary left the day after.

   湯姆星期一走的，瑪麗第二天就離開了。

a.[B]

1. 以後的
   His health was declining in after years.

   在以後的歲月，他的健康不斷衰退。

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

   幾位乘客將在晚飯前到後甲板上散步。

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.