afterwards
afterwards
af∙ter∙wards / ˈæftəwədz ; ˈɑ:ftəwədz /
◙adv also afterward
1. after an event or time that has already been mentioned
• 随后，以后，后来:
»Charles arrivedshortly afterwards.
过了不多久，查尔斯来了。
»days / weeks etc afterwards
»The experience haunted mefor years afterwards.
在之后的几年里，我常常想起那次经历。
»She diednot long afterward.
不久以后她去世了。
»Afterwards, I was asked to write a book.
后来，有人要我写一本书。
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