afternoon

【发音】

美 /,æftɚ'nun/ 英 /ɑːftə'nuːn/

【翻译】

1. n.下午，午后

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

【短语】

1. in the afternoon : adv. 在下午

2. good afternoon : int. 下午好

3. tomorrow afternoon : 明天下午

4. every afternoon : 每天下午

5. afternoon tea : 下午茶

6. on sunday afternoon : 在星期天下午

7. afternoon off : 下午请假；下午放假

8. lazy afternoon : 闲散午后

9. of an afternoon : [用于修饰经常性动作]往往(或常常)在下午

【例句】

1. There’s a meeting on Thursday afternoon .

   星期四下午有个会议。

2. It was very hot in the afternoon .

   下午很热。

3. See you tomorrow afternoon .

   明天下午见。

4. Are you going into town this afternoon ?

   今天下午你进城去吗？

5. We met in the early afternoon .

   下午较早的时候我们见了面。

6. By late afternoon , Micky had changed his mind.

   到了傍晚，米基已改变了主意。

7. He was having his afternoon nap .

   他在睡午觉。

【真题例句】

1. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...This dream came true for me one afternoon in the ninth grade...

2. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...She’s afraid she won’t be able to attend your class this afternoon though...

3. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...We’ll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost...

【同、近义词】

1. n.午后，下午

   post meridian/arvo/