单词 | subsequently |
释义 | subsequentlysub‧se‧quent‧ly /ˈsʌbsəkwəntli/ ●●○ W3 AWL adverb formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► after Collocations preposition after something happens, or after a period of time has passed. After is used especially when talking about the past: · We went for a walk after lunch.· After an hour, we got tired of waiting and went home.· They got married just after Christmas. ► in preposition after a particular period of time. In is used especially when talking about the future, especially the next few minutes, hours, days etc: · The concert’s due to start in a few minutes.· I’ll come back in an hour.· In a few years’ time, this place will look completely different. ► within preposition after less than a month, two weeks etc has passed – used especially when the time seems surprisingly short: within a month/two weeks etc: · He developed a headache at lunchtime, and within two hours he was dead.· Within two days of arriving she had managed to upset everyone. ► 24 hours/a year etc from now at a time 24 hours, a year etc after now: · A week from now we’ll be in Paris. ► afterwards (also afterward especially American English) adverb after an event or time you have mentioned: · Jones admitted afterwards that she had been very nervous during the game.· Speaking to reporters afterward, he said the operation had been a success.· He moved to Belgium, and soon afterwards he met Angela. ► later adverb some time after now or after the time you are talking about: · I’ll tell you about it later when I’m less busy.two months/three years etc later: · James went off, and came back ten minutes later with some food. ► subsequently adverb formal after something had happened in the past: · The book was published in 1954 and was subsequently translated into fifteen languages. Longman Language Activatorafter a particular time or event► after after something happens or after someone does something: · We went for a walk after lunch.· Gingrich won election to the House in 1978, after Flynt retired.· What did you do after leaving school?an hour/two days/a year etc after: · My father died two days after I was born.soon after/not long after: · He joined the army in 1914, and soon after was promoted to the rank of captain.right afteralso straight after British (=immediately after): · Paul rushed home right after school.just after: · My sister and her husband moved west just after their wedding.after that: · The Pirates jumped to a 22-2 lead, and Georgetown never got closer than 16 points after that.· It was terrible: first the gearbox seized and after that the radiator burst. ► afterwards also afterward American after an event or a time that you have just mentioned: · The operation was rather painful, but I felt a lot better afterwards.· Afterward, Nick said he'd never been so nervous in his life.two years/three months etc afterwards: · A couple of years afterwards I bumped into her in a supermarket.soon/shortly afterwards: · His wife fell ill in June and died soon afterwards. ► next after something happens or after someone does something -- use this when you are describing a series of events in the order they happened: · Can you remember what happened next?· First, chop up two large onions. Next, fry them until they are golden brown. ► later some time after now or after the time you are talking about: · I'll tell you about it later when I'm not so busy.· Ronald Reagan joined the Republican Party in 1962 and later became Governor of California.three months/two years/ten days etc later: · A couple of days later I saw her in a downtown bar.later on: · The first part of the film is really boring but it gets better later on.much later (=a long time later): · I found out much later that some of the children I taught had become teachers themselves.later that day/month/year etc: · Later that month we got another letter from them asking for more money. ► then after you have done something -- use this when you are describing a series of things you did, or when you are giving instructions: · First we played tennis, and then we went swimming.· Add a cup of sugar. Then beat in three eggs. ► subsequently formal after an event was finished in the past: · The book was published in 1954 and was subsequently translated into fifteen languages.· The six men were subsequently acquitted of all charges, but only after they had served 17 years in prison. at a later time► later not now, or not at the time you are talking about, but some time after this: · Sorry, I'm busy right now - I'll speak to you later.· We heard later that he had gone back to Japan.a month/two weeks/three years etc later: · She became ill in 1993, and died two years later.much later (=a long time after that time): · I didn't find out the truth until much later.later that day/month/year etc: · Later that afternoon, Anna came to see me.later in the day/month/year etc: · We are developing a training course to run later in the year. ► later on at a later time during the same period or activity: · Label the pipes you will be working on to avoid confusion later on.· Later on, I'll be interviewing the Prime Minister, but first here is a summary of the news. ► in use this to say how far ahead in the future something will happen: in a minute/24 hours/a week etc: · I'll be back in a couple of days.· The doctor would like to see you again in two weeks.in an hour's time/a few minutes' time etc: · Just think, in a few hours' time we'll be in Seattle. ► from now: 24 hours/a week/100 years etc from now 24 hours, a week etc after this time: · Three weeks from now the exams will be over.· A hundred years from now there may be no rainforest left. ► after use this to talk about something that happened in the past, and to say how much later than a particular time or point it happened: after two days/a week etc: · After a few minutes, she fell asleep.· After ten days, their supplies of water were running low.after a while/a bit (=after some time): · After a while, we got tired of waiting and went home. ► subsequently formal after the time or event that you are talking about: · The decision was subsequently reversed on appeal.· He was savagely attacked and sustained severe injuries from which he subsequently died. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► become Word family· He subsequently became a national figure and a wealthy man before dying in poverty.· Foster, who subsequently became deputy White House counsel, committed suicide in July 1993.· His parents subsequently became master and matron of Poplar union workhouse.· Saccani replaced him at the last minute at the Vienna State Opera and subsequently becoming a regular there.· One of the leading advocates of Green 2000, Sara Parkin, subsequently became chair of the party's executive. ► confirm· This finding, that reduced sleep in the short-term has little effect on performance, was subsequently confirmed in later work.· All five were confirmed subsequently by oral cholecystectography and repeat ultrasonography.· This has been subsequently confirmed for mouse. ► develop· The deposit was subsequently developed by Dresser Industries Inc.· Many other beta-blockers were subsequently developed by different companies, because the market was very large.· Others may subsequently develop poor control on tablets because of their dietary indiscretions. ► die· Sometimes he would even say that Tom had not only gone home but had subsequently died of cancer.· Three of the attackers subsequently died.· Unfortunately he has subsequently died, and I can't gain any direct personal insight into what the matter was.· The old woman's son was one of the many prisoners who have subsequently died in the prison.· A solicitor fails to draw up a will within a reasonable time for a client who subsequently dies.· Among these was Hamid Bendourou, who is reported to have died subsequently. ► discover· The hospital subsequently discovered that her death was the result of a massive overdose of a powerful anticancer drug. ► find· They subsequently found it difficult to talk about organization structure without first resolving questions of strategy. ► give· Cody was subsequently given a funeral with full military honours by the Aldershot garrison.· Warren, who had been given excellent evaluations two months before his report, was subsequently given low marks and denied promotion.· In that case the property passes not upon appropriation but when the other party's assent is subsequently given.· These progenitors subsequently give rise to at least nine distinct differentiated cell types.· This basically strategic revision was subsequently given analytical support through the theoretical work of more recent members of the neo-Marxist school. ► make· Merrill officials subsequently made that offer but continued to sell risky bonds to the county. ► prove· However unfounded the allegations made on a protected occasion may subsequently prove, they are privileged unless made with malice. ► publish· His friend Adam Smith wrote a tribute to him in a letter to William Strahan, which was subsequently published.· This view was supported in subsequently published work by researchers like Geoffrey Meen9. ► return· He subsequently returned to a job in the clothing trade.· She subsequently returned to her position, after changes were made in the administration of her department.· He was subsequently returned to Khartoum for medical treatment and is now believed to be back in Kober prison. ► take· Perrin subsequently took charge of the high-pressure research and Gibson was transferred to other work.· Some of its reporters felt that Newsweek subsequently took excessive care not to offend Bush after he won the election.· He had subsequently taken her to the cinema, where she had been startled to feel his hand creep into hers.· This was then subsequently taken over by Oatridge College and this department was not involved at that time.· It subsequently took Mo 2,200 man hours to complete Sparkle.· The theme of the medicalisation of life was subsequently taken up by a number of other writers. ► use· The isotropic bile samples were subsequently used to measure the nucleation time and the relative distribution of vesicular cholesterol.· What matters more is how they are subsequently used. WORD FAMILYadjectivesubsequentadverbsubsequently after an event in the past OPP previously: The book was subsequently translated into 15 languages. Subsequently, the company filed for bankruptcy.► see thesaurus at after |
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