after-school

after-school — adjective

1. taking place or provided after the regular school day has finished — for example

1.形容詞B1
釋義

taking place or provided after the regular school day has finished — for example, clubs, sports teams, homework help, or childcare arranged for children while their parents are still at work.

例句

Emma stays in the library for the after-school homework club every Tuesday.

collocation: after-school + [activity type]

The school offers free after-school tutoring in maths and science for students who need help.

collocation: after-school tutoring / after-school program

同義詞
  • extracurricular

    broader — includes activities before school, at weekends, or outside the formal curriculum, not just those after school hours

  • out-of-school

    less common; can refer to activities outside school hours generally, but sounds slightly more formal

反義詞
  • in-school

    refers to activities happening during the regular school day

文法句型

after-school + noun (program / activity / care)

用法筆記

Always placed directly before a noun — you cannot say 'a club that is after-school' or 'this program is after-school'. The compound form with a hyphen is standard in attributive position.

常見錯誤

❌The club is after-school and starts at 4 pm.
✅The after-school club starts at 4 pm.
💡'after-school' is an attributive adjective and must go before the noun it modifies.
❌She attends an after school program.
✅She attends an after-school program.
💡the hyphen is needed when the compound comes before a noun.