词组 | after time/after a time |
释义 | after time/after a time 【问】 请讲一讲上面两个介词短语的区别。 【答】 after time是个成语,意思是:“迟到”、“超过规定时间”,而after a time的意思则是“过了一段时间”。请比较: 1. We cannot wait for anyone who arrives after time. (Wood) 我们绝不等待任何迟到的人。 2. The publican was fined for selling beer after time. (Wood) 这位酒店老板因出售过期啤酒而被罚了款。 3. I didn't care for the place at first,but after a time I got to like it. 起初我不喜欢这个地方,但过了一段时间我便喜欢上它了。 4. As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi,we stopped at asquare to have a rest. After a time,we noticed a snake-charmer with two large basketsat the other side of the square,so we went to have a look at him. (New Concept English,Book 2,L.42) 当我们穿过旧德里的一个市场走了一段长路之后,我们在一个广场停下休息。过了一会儿,我们看见一个玩蛇者带着两个大篮子在广场的另一边,于是我们走过去看他。 赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第51页. |
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