afterwards
adverb mainly UK uk/ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/ us/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (US usually afterward)
A2 过后，以后，后来
after the time mentioned
We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while. 我们喝了茶，后来在花园里坐了一会儿。
They separated, and soon/shortly afterwards Jane left the country. 他们分手了，此后不久简就离开了这个国家。
Synonyms: after later
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- We agreed on a price but afterwards they wanted £10 extra.
- If you're a good boy at the doctor's I'll take you swimming afterwards.
- Everyone would go into the hall for assembly and then afterwards we'd go to our respective classes.
- I vote (that) we go to the cinema first and eat afterwards.
- He said he had to go to a meeting now, but that afterwards he'd come and discuss the problem.