after - 悠遊海闊天空

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.

adv.

adj.

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。