【afternoon音标】 英[ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n] 美[ˌæftərˈnu:n]
【单词释义】 afternoon是什么意思：
n.下午；后期，后部
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] afternoons
【afternoon形近词/近似词】
baboon n.狒狒
lagoon n.环礁湖；泻湖；咸水湖
cocoon n.茧，蚕茧；保护膜；防护层 vt.把…紧紧包住；把…保护起来
cartoon n.漫画；卡通片
buffoon n.小丑；滑稽剧演员；滑稽的人
typhoon n.台风
balloon n.气球;热气球
【单词例句】
◇ In the afternoon, the old lady heard from everyone that the shoes had been red, and she said that it was very wrong of Karen, that it was not at all becoming, and that in future Karen should only go in black shoes to church, even when she should be older.
那天下午老太太听大家说那双鞋是红的。于是她就说，这未免太胡闹了，太不成体统了。她还说，从此以后，珈伦再到教堂去，必须穿着黑鞋子，即使是旧的也没有关系。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ Studies have shown that morning and afternoon workouts can increase a person's amount and quality of sleep — one study found that exercise adds around 45 minutes of extra sleep — and better sleep leads to a more productive day.
研究发现，清晨和下午的锻炼可以增加睡眠时长，提高睡眠质量。一项研究发现，锻炼身体可以让人多睡45分钟。睡得更香，效率更高。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ The afternoon between 2-3pm marks a low energy point. "This makes sense why many cultures take naps during the afternoon," he says.
下午2点到3点人们最精神不振。他说：“所以在有些地方人们会睡午觉。”
---- Is this the best time to be productive?
◇ Iate in the afternoon he came to the end of his journey in the far western sea and got on his golden boat to return to his eastern home.
黄昏时分,他在遥远的西海结束了旅行,然后就乘上金船返回东方的家中。
---- Apollo