afternoon

英 [ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n]

美 [ˌæftərˈnu:n]

基本含义：

n.下午

详情解释：

n.(名词)

• 下午（中午 12 点至 6 点左右）
• 午后
• 后期
• 过晌儿

adj.(形容词)

• （在）下午的
• （适于）午后的

int.(感叹词)

• 下午好

n.(名词)

• [U][C]下午 the time between morning and evening; the time between midday and sunset
• [S]后半期,后半 later stage, later period

noun

1. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell

Synonym: good afternoon

2. the part of the day between noon and evening

e.g. he spent a quiet afternoon in the park

1. 下午；午后
The afternoon is the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock.

e.g. He's arriving in the afternoon...
他下午会到。
e.g. He had stayed in his room all afternoon.
他整个下午都呆在房间里。

1. 下午：1971年4月 Michael Hart启动了古登堡工程(Gutenberg Project)1987年10月 世界上第一本电子书<>(Afternoon)出版1993年 格伦(Glenn Hauman)创办的目录字节公司(BiblioBytes)目录字节公司(BiblioBytes)是世界上第一个数字图书出版商,

2. 下午好：Actually. 实际上. | Afternoon. 下午好. | Aim! Fire!睢准!射击!

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3. 午后, 下午 <单词词性>下午的, 晚期：elastic support 弹性支承, 弹性支座 | afternoon 午后, 下午 下午的, 晚期 | carer (亲属中)护理病人者,照顾老人者

词语用法：

n.(名词)

• afternoon指正午以后至日落之前这段时间,译为“下午”,复数形式afternoons指不断重复的下午,起强调作用。书面语中可引申表示“后半期,后半”。
• 一般说“在下午”用介词in,但当afternoon前有修饰成分如“某日的下午”或“星期×的下午”时用on,但当其前又有时间状语时, on也可换为in。afternoon与this, that, yesterday, tomorrow, every, all等限定词连用时相当于副词短语,其前不使用介词。afternoon用作状语时，其前也不使用介词。
• afternoon也可置于另一名词之前作定语。

相关例句：

Afternoon groups relate to the specific addictions and problems therein.(下午各小组谈到具体的成瘾病例和其中的问题。)

The sun broke through at last in the afternoon.(下午太阳终于拨云而出。)

The afternoon heat was suffocating.(下午热得让人透不过气来。)

Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon.(下午将有暴雨。)

I've spent the afternoon just lazing around.(我一下午就那样懒洋洋地打发了。)

He slept feverishly all afternoon and into the night.(他发着烧睡了整整一个下午，一直睡到晚上。)

The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon.(营救行动星期五下午展开。)

He had stayed in his room all afternoon.(他整个下午都呆在他的房间里。)

The afternoon shadows lengthened.(下午影子渐渐变长了。)

The rain kept up all afternoon.(雨下了整整一个下午。)