afterward /ˈæftɚwɚd/ Brit /ˈɑːftəwəd/ adverb or afterwards /ˈæftɚwɚdz/ Brit /ˈɑːftəwədz/ /ˈæftɚwɚd/ Brit /ˈɑːftəwəd/
adverb
or afterwards /ˈæftɚwɚdz/ Brit /ˈɑːftəwədz/ Learner's definition of AFTERWARD
: at a later time : after something has happened以後;過後;後來 -
You'll feel better afterward.你過會兒就會感覺好些了。
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He found out about it long afterward.許久以後他才弄清楚這事。
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Afterward, she got a promotion.後來她得到了晉升。
◊ In U.S. English, afterward is more common than afterwards. In British English, afterwards is more common.美國英語中常用afterward,英國英語中常用afterwards。