afternoon

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• ①[附有修饰语或数词时常为[C]]下午,午后
  • The store is open all afternoon.那家商店整个下午都开。
  • Afternoon came.下午来临了。
  • It is already afternoon.已经是下午了。
  • It is a sunny afternoon.这是个阳光普照的下午。
  • He goes to the library three afternoons a week.他每星期三个下午到图书馆去。
  • I'll take a rest in the afternoon.我下午要休息一下。
  • during the afternoon在下午
  • on the afternoon of the 3rd在三日下午
  • on Monday afternoon在星期一下午
  • this [that] afternoon今[那]天下午
  • tomorrow [yesterday] afternoon明[昨]天下午

• ②[the afternoon]【文】后半部,后半期
  • He spent the afternoon of his life in Canada.他在加拿大度过他的后半生[晚年]。