【aftermath】 - A-level备考词汇

aftermath

UK:  ['ɑ:ftəmæθ]

US:  ['ɑ:ftəmæθ]

复数：aftermaths  

un.

1.(牧草的)第二次刈割;再生草

n.

1.余波,余殃,余累;结果,后果

2.〔林〕再生草

3.次生矿床

4.沉积岩

5.次生岩

6.恶果

adj.

1.以后的

1 . This was the first rate cut in almost two years and came in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that hit Christchurch.
这是近两年中首次降息，且在基督城遭大地震袭击之后。

2 . After the devastating earthquake and its aftermath, it seems as though even high fashion is searching for a warm embrace.
经历了那场毁灭性的地震以及随之而来的灾难后，似乎就连高端时装界也在寻找一个温暖的拥抱。

3 . milestones that create a sense of its dominance at a time when other nations continue to struggle with the aftermath of the crisis.
在其他国家仍在为摆脱危机的后续影响而苦苦挣扎之际，这些里程碑让人感受到中国的优势地位。

4 . In the aftermath of the Lehman debacle, the decision appears to be that the only alternative to disorderly bankruptcy is none at all.
在雷曼倒下之后的混乱时期，人们似乎认定，除了无序破产之外别无选择。

5 . Mr Kouchner was one of the few Frenchmen to see merit in the Iraq intervention, though he criticised its aftermath.
库什内是为数不多的能认清楚伊拉克介入问题的实质的法国人，尽管他指责其带来的不幸的后果。