8.to clean up after sb or to clear up after sb收拾某人留下的乱摊子
I'm tired of clearing up after you.我已经厌倦了跟在你后面收拾。
9.(considering)考虑过往的事情；想想过去
He deserves some happiness after everything he's been through.想想他曾经历的一切, 现在他理应得到些许幸福。
10.<美>(telling the time)(…点)过(…分)
a quarter after two两点一刻
It's ten after eight.现在是八点十分。
11.(expressing hierarchy)位于…之后；次于；亚于
The UK was the second biggest importer of coal, after Germany.英国是第二大煤炭进口国, 仅次于德国。
He ranked Jonson after Shakespeare.他将约翰逊排在莎士比亚之后。
12.<正式>(modelled on)模仿；仿照
a statue after classical models一座古典样式的雕塑
13.<英>(with the same name as)以…的名字命名
She was called Emily, after her grandmother.她叫艾米丽, 和她祖母的名字一样。