and then

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然后

英英释义

adv

• subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
  1. then he left
  2. go left first, then right
  3. first came lightning, then thunder
  4. we watched the late movie and then went to bed
  5. and so home and to bed
  Synonym:thensoand so

双语例句

• She glanced at the sleeping child and then hurried away.
  她瞟了一眼睡着的孩子，随即匆匆离开了。
• American firms handed over technologies to their partners and then sat back to enjoy the cash flow.
  美国公司把技术移交给了合作方，然后就坐等着收钱了。
• They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up.
  他们先看到了扬起的一团尘土，然后才看到了汽车。
• I can be very patient, and then I can burst if my nerves are worn out.
  我很有耐心，可如果我的承受力到了极限，我就撑不住了。
• We walked to the furthermost point and then sat on the sand dunes.
  我们走到了最远处，然后坐在了沙丘上。
• He began counting them and then, with growing perplexity, counted them a second time.
  他开始数，然后更加困惑，于是又数了一遍。
• He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another
  一个小时、两个小时过去了，他不耐烦了。
• He looked at the telephone, fighting down first the despair and then the anger.
  他看着电话，把绝望和愤怒一一压下。
• We would have a lazy lunch and then lie on the beach in the sun.
  我们会慵懒地吃顿午饭，然后躺在沙滩上晒太阳。
• He had an affair, I found out and then all hell broke loose.
  他有了婚外恋，我发现了，一切顿时天翻地覆。