af·ter·math/`æftəˏmæθ; ˈɑːftəmæθ/ n [singular 单数] the situation after an accident, storm, war etc when people are still dealing with what happened 〔事故、暴风雨、战争等的〕后果，余殃，余波: in the aftermath of the refugee crisis in the aftermath of the civil war 内战过后的难民危机