after 和behind用来表地点时,前者强调的是顺序的先后,而后者侧重方向和位置的前后关系。请比较:The student sat after me.那个学生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。The student sat behind me.那学生坐在我背后。after与behind用于指时间时,前者强调时间的先后顺序,而后者则着重于表示“落后……”或“迟于……”的概念。试比较:Who ruled after James I?詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?You are forty minutes behind sch
at the back of 这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后,又可用于指抽象的概念。
参考例句
1. I saw the man dragging a bundle of firewood after him. 我看见那男人身后拖着一捆柴。
2. A:With your meal or after, sir? 跟餐点一起来还是稍后,先生?
3. If cry, cry until after the finals. 如果真要哭,等到决赛后再哭。
英英解释
adj.
1. located farther aft
2. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
3. behind or in the rear