aftermath
noun [ S ] uk/ˈɑːf.tə.mæθ/ /ˈɑːf.tə.mɑːθ/ us/ˈæf.tɚ.mæθ/
（不快事件）结束后的一个时期；（不快事件的）后果
the period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes
Many more people died in the aftermath of the explosion. 更多的人死于爆炸后的一段时间里。