After

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。