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单词 aftermath
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aftermath

noun
 
/ˈɑːftəmæθ/, /ˈɑːftəmɑːθ/
/ˈæftərmæθ/
[usually singular]
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  1. the situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, an accident, etc.
    • in the aftermath of something A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war.
    • the assassination of the prime minister and its immediate aftermath
    • How does a country cope with the aftermath of war?
    • The president visited the region in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.
    Topics Change, cause and effectc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • immediate
    verb + aftermath
    • cope with
    • deal with
    preposition
    • in the aftermath of
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    Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the farming sense of new grass growing after mowing): from the adjective after + dialect math ‘mowing’, of Germanic origin; related to German Mahd.
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