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aftermath

/ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/· noun

气象/灾害B2

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Chinese meaning

（灾难等的）后果；余波

灾zāi难nàn过guò后hòu留liú下xià的de局jú面miàn

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超chāo强qiáng台tái风fēng“巴bā威wēi”过guò境jìng后hòu北běi马mǎ里lǐ亚yà纳nà群qún岛dǎo面miàn临lín的de破pò坏huài后hòu果guǒ

Example

People in the Northern Mariana Islands — remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean — are dealing with the aftermath of intense winds and severe flooding from Super Typhoon Bavi.

北马里亚纳群岛——太平洋上偏远的美国属地——的居民正在应对超强台风「巴威」带来的强风和严重洪涝的后果。

Source: NPR · 5 Jul 2026

Background ✎

超chāo强qiáng台tái风fēng巴bā威wēi过guò境jìng关guān岛dǎo及jí北běi马mǎ里lǐ亚yà纳nà群qún岛dǎo，当dāng地dì民mín众zhòng正zhèng应yìng对duì强qiáng风fēng洪hóng涝lào的de破pò坏huài。

Roots · etymology

本指“头茬草割后长出的二茬草”，引申为灾后余波

  • after（之后）+ math（刈草，古英语“割”）

Collocations

  • in the aftermath of / deal with the aftermath

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