behind 主要是指空间或事物的后面.
after 主要是指时间或事物的后面
I stand behind you.
A street behind the station.
After dinner.
day after day.
I'll come after next Monday.
它们还有别的意思,尤其是after.
The payment was behind schedule.
She came in after me.
Close the door after you when going out.
（1）一般说来，after指时间的先后次序，意为“在…之后”（later in time than）； behind指位置的前后，意为“在…后面”（in the rear of）。例如： I shall be free after ten o'clock． 十点之后我有空。 The national stadium is located behind the hill． 国家运动场在山岗的后面。
（2）after常用以指顺序，意为“跟在…之后”、“接着”、“接连”（in succession or next to in order）； behind 则表示“隐匿在后”、“背着”或“遗留在后”之意。如： After you，please！ 您先请！（出门或进门时的客套用语） You should put the direct object after the indirect object． 你应该把直接宾语放在间接宾语之后。 The policemen are searching for the robbers door after door． 警察正在挨家挨户地搜查劫匪。
Day after day and year after year… 日复一日，年复一年……。 Don't stand behind the door． 不要躲在门背后。 Don't speak evil of a man behind his back． 不要在背后说人坏话。 Who is behind the scenes？ 谁是幕后人？ Those smugglers ran away and left no trace behind them． 那些走私客逃走时没有留下任何痕迹。
after和behind有什么区别？