例如:
I'm so sorry ,i thought i could come and see you this evening,but I'm not free after all
我非常抱歉,原本今天晚上我能来看你的,但是终究没有空。
I expected to fail the exam,but i passed after all.
我原本以为考试不及格,但终究还是通过了。
2.after all也可指“别忘记了……”,它常常表示为了说明某个好理由或者某个重要的辩论而提醒某人看起来忘记的事情,一般放在句首,例如:
It's not surprising you're hungry.After all,you didn't have breakfast.
你饿了我一点都不惊讶,别忘了,你没有吃早餐。
I think we should go and see Granny.After all,she only lives ten miles away,and we haven't seen her for ages.
我想我们应该去看外婆。别忘了,她离我们只有10英里,我们也已经好久没有去看她了。