afternoon

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afternoon /ˌæftɚˈnuːn/ Brit /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ noun

plural afternoons

afternoon

/ˌæftɚˈnuːn/ Brit /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/

noun

plural afternoons

Learner's definition of AFTERNOON

[count]

: the middle part of the day : the part of the day between noon and evening下午；午后

morning, afternoon, evening, and night上午、下午、晚上和夜间
I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon.明天下午再见。
It was early/late afternoon when I left.我离开时中午刚过/快到晚上了。
She spent the/her afternoon at the library.她在图书馆待了一下午。
She came home the next/following afternoon. [=during the afternoon of the next day]第二天下午她回家了。
I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library.我还记得我在图书馆看书的许多个下雨的午后。
She doesn't have class on Friday afternoons.每周五下午她都没有课。
It took us all afternoon to get there.我们花了一下午时间才赶到那儿。
It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures.要听多个讲座，这会是一个漫长的下午。
We went for a walk this afternoon. [=during the afternoon today]今天下午我们出去散步了。

— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

an afternoon drive一次午后开车兜风
afternoon tea下午茶
Our garden gets plenty of afternoon sun. [=the sun shines on the garden in the afternoon]我们的花园洒满了午后的阳光。

— see also good afternoon