to clear up after sb

to clear up after sb
8. to clean up after sb or to clear up after sb 收拾某人留下的乱摊子
- I'm tired of clearing up after you. 我已经厌倦了跟在你后面收拾。
9. (considering) 考虑过往的事情；想想过去
- He deserves some happiness after everything he's been through. 想想他曾经历的一切, 现在他理应得到些许幸福。
10. <美> (telling the time) (…点)过(…分)
- a quarter after two 两点一刻
- It's ten after eight. 现在是八点十分。
11. (expressing hierarchy) 位于…之后；次于；亚于
- The UK was the second biggest importer of coal, after Germany. 英国是第二大煤炭进口国, 仅次于德国。
- He ranked Jonson after Shakespeare. 他将约翰逊排在莎士比亚之后。
12. <正式> (modelled on) 模仿；仿照
- a statue after classical models 一座古典样式的雕塑
13. <英> (with the same name as) 以…的名字命名
- She was called Emily, after her grandmother. 她叫艾米丽, 和她祖母的名字一样。
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