afterwards

英 [ˈɑːftəwədz]

美 [ˈæftərwərdz]

adv. 以后; 后来

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1951 / COCA.5652

同义词辨析

later afterwards【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。

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。

牛津词典

adv.

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。

柯林斯词典

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

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.
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。

英英释义

adv

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

双语例句

What did you do afterwards?
后来你干什么了？
For this we afterwards paid dearly.
为了这一点，使我们后来付出了很大的代价。
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。
Afterwards he wrote to me twice.
后来他给我写了两次信。
We had a few drinks afterwards
后来我们喝了几杯。
A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.
行为不检点的人，日后往往懊悔。
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。
Soon afterwards he separated from his wife.
不久以后，他和妻子分居了。
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？
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。