afternoon

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n. 午后, 下午

发音

UK /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/
其它 /ˌaf.təˈnuːn/
SCOT /ˌaf.təɾˈnʉn/
US /ˌæf.tɚˈnun/

词形变化

afternoons 复数 afternoons

别名

aft aftanoon aftn. arternoon afternoone a.

教材释义与例句

名词

午后，下午

the part of the day after the morning and before the evening

There's a meeting on Thursday afternoon .

星期四下午有个会议。

It was very hot in the afternoon .

下午很热。

See you tomorrow afternoon .

明天下午见。

Are you going into town this afternoon ?

今天下午你进城去吗？

We met in the early afternoon .

下午较早的时候我们见了面。

By late afternoon , Micky had changed his mind.

到了傍晚，米基已改变了主意。

He was having his afternoon nap .

他在睡午觉。

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

    下午

    下昼

    下晡

    暗晡

  2. 2.

    The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    A party or social event held in the afternoon.

    非正式
adv.
  1. 1.

    In the afternoon.

    古体
interj.
  1. 1.

    Ellipsis of good afternoon.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 6

day farewell daylight greeting daytime salutation

部分词 1

midafternoon

相关短语

afternoon tea 下午茶(4-5点钟) afternoon teas afternoon delight afternoon delights afternoon farmer afternoon farmers English as afternoon tea good afternoon 下午好 this afternoon 今天下午 Death in the Afternoon

词源

From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.

来源：wiktionary