/ˈɑ:ftəwədz; US æf- ||; ˈæftɚwɚdz/
(US also 美亦作 afterward) adv at a later time 后来;其后:
He was taken to hospital and died shortly afterwards.他被送进医院,过不多久就死了。Afterwards, I realized I'd made a terrible mistake.后来,我发觉自己犯了个大错误。
afterwards/ˋæftɚwɚdz; ˈɑːftəwədz/ also 又作 afterwardAmE 【美】adv after an event or time that has been mentioned 以后﹐后来: Charles arrived shortly afterwards . 查尔斯不久就到了。For years afterwards, I felt guilty about what happened. 此后多年﹐我一直为发生的这一切感到内疚。Two days afterwards, I received a call. 两天以后﹐我接到一个电话。Afterwards, he told me they were getting married. 后来﹐他告诉我他们要结婚了。