1 after 指次序的先后,表示的是動態(tài),也表示在一點或一段時間之后,反義詞是before 。
He came in after her. 他在她后面進來。
After you, please. 請先走。
I'll go over my notes after school. 放學后我將復習筆記。
She came back after three days. 她三天后回來了。
2 behind 指位置的前后,表示的是靜態(tài),反義詞是in front of 。
There is a big tree behind the house. 房屋的后面有一棵大樹。
The moon is behind a cloud. 月亮在云層后面。
She is standing behind him. 她站在他后面。
3 behind 還可以表示時間上的“遲于,晚于”,指“誤了時間”。
The plane is twenty minutes behind time. 飛機晚點20分鐘。
His ideas are behind the times. 他的思想落后于時代。
Jim was thirty minutes behind the appointment time. 吉姆比約會時間晚了30分鐘。
4 behind 和after 都可以用作副詞。
They walked behind . 他們在后面走。
He returned the book a month after . 他一個月后還了那本書。