afterwards

adv.

1. 以后；后来
   at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned
   1. Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said.
      后来她后悔说了那些话。
   2. Let's go out now and eat afterwards.
      咱们现在出去，然后再吃饭。
   3. Shortly afterwards he met her again.
      不久之后，他又遇到了她。

The form afterward is also used, mainly in American English. 亦使用afterward，主要见于美国英语。


1. ADV （某个事件或已提及的时间）之后
   If you do something or if something happens afterwards, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
   1. Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects...
      之后不久，警方逮捕了4名嫌犯。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。

1. Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects
   之后不久，警方逮捕了4名嫌犯。
2. 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。
3. You can go home afterwards and watch Inspector Morse in colour.
   之后你就可以回家，看彩色版的电视连续剧《摩斯警长》。
4. He remained on his knees for a long time afterwards, ashamed by his failure of nerve.
   他后来在地上跪了很久，为自己缺乏胆量而感到羞耻。
5. We had a few drinks afterwards
   后来我们喝了几杯。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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？
9. Afterwards, we picnicked on the riverbank.
   之后，我们在河边野餐。
10. I've got a pile of questions afterwards for you.
    我有一大堆的问题等着过后问你。
11. 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。
12. She wondered where they were going to rendezvous afterwards.
    她想知道之后他们要去哪里约会。
13. Soon afterwards there was a loud report as the fuel tanks exploded.
    不久之后就听到燃料箱爆炸的巨响。
14. Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
    不久之后，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
15. Afterwards, retrospective fear of the responsibility would make her feel almost faint.
    后来，回想起要负的责任她几乎会吓晕过去。
16. Christine didn't answer, and shortly afterwards she left.
    克里斯蒂娜没有回答，不一会儿就离开了。
17. Soon afterwards he separated from his wife.
    不久以后，他和妻子分居了。
18. Afterwards, we strolled back, put the kettle on and settled down with the newspapers.
    然后，我们溜达回来，烧上水，又坐下看报纸。
19. Suffice it to say that afterwards we never met again
    简单地说，此后我们再也没有见过面。
20. A thirty-nine-year-old competitor collapsed half-way through the marathon and died shortly afterwards.
    一名39岁的马拉松参赛者跑到一半时瘫倒在地，没过多久就死了。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. Don't worry, your luggage will come on afterwards by taxi
    别担心，你的行李随后会由出租车送过来。
24. Afterwards he went abroad.
    之后他到国外去了。
25. What happened afterwards?
    后来怎么样？
26. A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.
    行为不检点的人，日后往往懊悔。
27. Afterwards he wrote to me twice.
    后来他给我写了两次信。
28. For this we afterwards paid dearly.
    为了这一点，使我们后来付出了很大的代价。
29. What did you do afterwards?
    后来你干什么了？

  later afterwards【导航词义：后来】

  later adv. 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。

  afterwards adv. 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。

adv

1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
   1. he apologized subsequently
   2. he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
   3. it didn't happen until afterward
   4. two hours after that

   Synonym:    subsequentlylaterafterwardafterlater on