1. after all (尽管……)到底，毕竟，究竟。如：I was right after all. 毕竟是我对。I’m so sorry. I can’t come after all. 对不起，我还是不能来。2. be after sth (sb) 追求，寻求，想得到。如：What are you after? 你追求什么? The police were after him. 警察在找她。This is the very book I’m after. 这正是我要找的书。3. sth after sth (前后接同一名词，表示多次重复)。如：He fired shot after shot. 他打了一枪又一枪。Day after day the rain continued. 雨一天一天地下着。They worked there year after year. 年复一年他们就工作在那儿。