aftermath

英 ['ɑːftəmæθ] 美 ['æftərmæθ]

• n. 后果；余波；灾后时期；再生作物

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][S](战争,事故,不快事情的)后果,创伤

   the situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, an accident, etc.; the effects and results of sth bad or important

英英释义

Noun:

1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event);

   "the aftermath of war"
   "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
   

2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. In the aftermath of the hurricane, many people's homes were destroyed.
   飓风的后果是许多人的房屋被毁。
2. The aftermath of war brought a financial boom.
   战争带来了财政经济的兴旺发展。
3. The president visited the region in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.
   总统访问个这个刚刚经历灾难的地区。
4. Many people were homeless in the aftermath of the earthquake.
   地震之后,许多人无家可归。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He had to endure the aftermath of the accident.
   他不得不忍受这次事故的后果。
2. The aftermath of war is hunger and disease.
   战争的后果是饥饿与疾病。
3. How would they cope with the aftermath of the war?
   他们会如何处理战后余殃？
4. A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war.
   战后进行了大量的重建工作。
5. In the aftermath of〔to〕 that incident, he had to leave town.
   那事件发生后,他只好离开小镇。
6. Many more people died in the aftermath of the explosion.
   更多的人死于爆炸的余波之中。
7. In the aftermath of the shootings, there were calls for a ban on guns.
   枪击事件的结果是出现了许多禁止枪击的呼吁。
8. Large numbers of businesses went bankrupt in the aftermath of the recession.
   大批企业在经济衰退的余波中破产。
9. In the immediate aftermath of the accident, no one was even sure how many people had been hurt.
   在事故刚结束的那段时期里,没有人能确定到底有多少人受伤。

经典引文

• Meadowland from which an aftermath of hay had lately been taken.

  出自： J. Buchan

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• endure an aftermath 承受后果

形容词+～

• bleak aftermath 可怕的后果
• disastrous aftermath 灾难性的后果
• gratifying aftermath 可喜的结果
• grim aftermath 可怕的后果
• immediate aftermath 直接的后果

介词+～

• in the aftermath of an election 在选举结束后的一段时期里
• in the aftermath of that incident 在那个事件结束后的一段时期
• the danger of disease in the aftermath of the earthquake 地震后引起疫病的危险
• in the aftermath to that incident 在那个事件结束后的一段时期

～+介词

• the immediate aftermath of the accident 事故的直接后果

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. aftermath的基本意思是“后果,创伤”,是不可数名词,通常用单数形式。

近反义词

【近义词】

• upshot 结果
• consequence 结果
• result 结果
• outcome 结果
• repercussion 弹回
• aftershock 余震
• reverberation 反响
• end result 最终结果
• fallout 原子尘的降下...
• backwash 余波
• wake 醒来