afterward


adv. 以后,后来

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afterward (adv.)
Old English æftanweard, from æftan "after" (see aft) + -weard suffix indicating direction (see -ward); nautical use as aftward, then expanded by influence of after; variant afterwards shows adverbial genitive.

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1. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤,但到后来,那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
2. They came backstage afterward, cooing and toadying to him.
她们随后来到后台,对他娇语谄媚。
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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。
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4. He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
他事后仔细剖析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward.
让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭.
来自《简明英汉词典》

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