/ˌpi: ˈem ||; ˌpi ˈɛm/
(US 美 P.M.) abbr after midday 下午:
2 p.m. (= 2 o'clock in the afternoon)下午2时11.30 p.m.(= 11.30 in the evening)晚上11时30分
p.m./͵pi ˋɛm; ˌpiː ˈem/also 又作 pm BrE 【英】used after numbers expressing time, to show that it is between NOON and MIDNIGHT [→ am] 下午〔用于表示钟点的数字之后〕: I leave work at 5.30 p.m. 我下午 5.30 下班。
p.m.abbreviationYou use p.m. after a time to show that it is between midday and midnight: The plane leaves at 3 p.m.We use a.m. for times between midnight and midday.