after2 /'o: ft3r) US: 'aef-; 'aeftw/ adv later in time; behind in place: 以后; 后來(lái); 在后： He fell ill on Monday and died three days ~ (later is more usu). 他于星期一生病，三天以后就死了 (later 較常用)。 What comes ~? 后來(lái)怎么樣？ Soon ~ (afterwards is more usu), he went to live in Wales. 不久以后，他就到威爾斯去定居了(afterwards 較常用)。