英语词汇“after-lunch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. Forming attributive adjectives, designating something that occurs subsequent to the event indicated by the second element, as after-church, after-dark, after-lunch, etc. Cf. post-lunch adj. and adv. at post- prefix 2a(a)(i).

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1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes 112 He shall ask or pray, &c. nay on the contrary pray for his excision in some cases, as the after-Church judging.

1792 Gentleman's Mag. 62 24 I wished to accompany Miss Sophia to the after-church lecture.

1858 Harper's Mag. Dec. 51/1 She attended to the details of her after-travel toilet.

1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 449/1 She..enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.

1895 Daily News 14 Sept. 5/7 The after-lunch drive was through more lovely country.

1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth ii. ix. 444 The noisy after-theatre supper.

1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent i. ii. 72 The after-office rush was over.

1943 L. B. Lyon Evening in Stepney 18 Be small, be mute, you after-midnight tears.

1945 Amer. Speech 20 165 The after-shaving lotion may also leave your face feeling ‘softer and smoother’.

1961 Guardian 19 Jan. 9/7 A navy chiffon after-six dress.

1979 Rotarian Mar. 38/2 An after-dark look at the Eternal City's illuminated monuments.

2006 Illawarra (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 20 June 28 There's the after-exams party and I might go to that, have a bit to drink.

单词	after-lunch
释义	> as lemmas after-lunch b. Forming attributive adjectives, designating something that occurs subsequent to the event indicated by the second element, as after-church, after-dark, after-lunch, etc. Cf. post-lunch adj. and adv. at post- prefix 2a(a)(i). ΚΠ 1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes 112 He shall ask or pray, &c. nay on the contrary pray for his excision in some cases, as the after-Church judging. 1792 Gentleman's Mag. 62 24 I wished to accompany Miss Sophia to the after-church lecture. 1858 Harper's Mag. Dec. 51/1 She attended to the details of her after-travel toilet. 1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 449/1 She..enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties. 1895 Daily News 14 Sept. 5/7 The after-lunch drive was through more lovely country. 1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth ii. ix. 444 The noisy after-theatre supper. 1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent i. ii. 72 The after-office rush was over. 1943 L. B. Lyon Evening in Stepney 18 Be small, be mute, you after-midnight tears. 1945 Amer. Speech 20 165 The after-shaving lotion may also leave your face feeling ‘softer and smoother’. 1961 Guardian 19 Jan. 9/7 A navy chiffon after-six dress. 1979 Rotarian Mar. 38/2 An after-dark look at the Eternal City's illuminated monuments. 2006 Illawarra (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 20 June 28 There's the after-exams party and I might go to that, have a bit to drink. extracted from after-prefix < as lemmas
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