to be after sth

to be after sth
1. (later than) 晚于；迟于；在…之后
- She arrived just after breakfast. 她刚好在早饭后到达。
2. (past) 过了(某地)以后
- A few kilometres after the village, turn right. 过了村庄之后再前行几公里, 向右转。
3. (in list, piece of writing) (写)在…后面, 在…下面
- D comes after C in the alphabet. 在字母表里, D出现在C之后。
4. (trying to catch up with) 随…之后；跟在…之后
- He ran after me. 他追我。
5. to be after sth/sb
(trying to find or obtain) 寻找某事物/某人；寻觅某事物/某人；寻求某事物/某人
6. to be after sth<非正式> [+ someone's property, job] 觊觎；希望得到
- He's after Rick's job! 他想得到里克的工作！
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