单词 | in the wake of |
释义 | in the wake of 1. a. < when alighting from the train, unless … others are getting out in your wake — Agnes M. Miall > < in the wake of trappers and solitary riflemen came land-hungry settlers — American Guide Series: Ind. > < we scrambled in the wake of their powerful, barging bodies — Christopher Isherwood > b. 2. < the floods began to recede leaving swamps in their wake — V.W.Turner > < sacked and burned as they went, leaving scarcely a cabin in their wake — American Guide Series: Louisiana > 3. < responsibilities which follow in the wake of war — F.D.Roosevelt > < mass immigration … brought in its wake grave problems of public health and poor relief — American Guide Series: New York > |
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