【词汇】同义词辨析　after，behind (在）后面

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after prep. , adv. 在……后面； 以后

[辨析] 强调位置、时间等顺序的先后。

{例证} 

The dog ran after the thief. 

那只狗在追赶小偷。

Tom entered the room after his girlfriend.

汤姆跟着女友进入了房间。

When will you come? Next week or the week after.

你什么时候会来？下周还是下下周？

After you.

你先请。

behind prep. , adv. 在……后面；在后面

[辨析] 多表示位置和方向的前后关系，或指必须做的事情在时间上落后。

{例证} 

At that time she was sitting behind me.

那时她坐在我的身后。

A huge lake formed behind the dam.

大坝后面形成了一个大的湖泊。

I had to work on the weekend because I fell terribly behind.

我工作落后太多了，不得不在周末加了班。