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afternoon n.下午 (1) 下午好！(2) 她一个下午就能编结好一件婴孩的紧身短上衣。(3) 我是在一个又闷又热的下午遇到他的。 It's pretty much agreed that the afternoon begins after noon, or 12:00 p.m., but when the afternoon ends and evening begins is a bit more vague. Still, if you ask a friend to meet you for coffee in the afternoon, she will know what you mean. You can even use the word afternoon as a casual greeting, short for "Good afternoon!" In Middle English, the word was aftermete, meaning "after the noon meal."

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英 [ˌɑːftə'nuːn] 美 [ˌæftər'nuːn] (1) Good afternoon!(2) She could knit up a baby's coatee in an afternoon.(3) I met him in a hot and breathless afternoon. The afternoon is the time of day that starts mid-day and ends in the evening. If you have an afternoon appointment, it's probably some time between 12:00 and 5:00 p.m. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]下午；午后 The afternoon is the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock. He's arriving in the afternoon...他下午会到。He had stayed in his room all afternoon.他整个下午都呆在房间里。...an afternoon news conference.午后的新闻发布会

英语单词	afternoon
英美音标	英 [ˌɑːftə'nuːn] 美 [ˌæftər'nuːn]
中文释义	n.下午
英语例句	(1) Good afternoon! (2) She could knit up a baby's coatee in an afternoon. (3) I met him in a hot and breathless afternoon.
中文例句	(1) 下午好！ (2) 她一个下午就能编结好一件婴孩的紧身短上衣。 (3) 我是在一个又闷又热的下午遇到他的。
vocabulary简明	The afternoon is the time of day that starts mid-day and ends in the evening. If you have an afternoon appointment, it's probably some time between 12:00 and 5:00 p.m.
vocabulary扩展	It's pretty much agreed that the afternoon begins after noon, or 12:00 p.m., but when the afternoon ends and evening begins is a bit more vague. Still, if you ask a friend to meet you for coffee in the afternoon, she will know what you mean. You can even use the word afternoon as a casual greeting, short for "Good afternoon!" In Middle English, the word was aftermete, meaning "after the noon meal."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]下午；午后 The afternoon is the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock. He's arriving in the afternoon... 他下午会到。 He had stayed in his room all afternoon. 他整个下午都呆在房间里。 ...an afternoon news conference. 午后的新闻发布会

Afternoon Ends Begins Time Day Word 英 ˌɑːftə'Nuːn] 美