in the wake of something

Related to word: wake

Idiom

Definition

  1. Following or happening as a consequence of something else.

    在…之後

    • The company president resigned in the wake of the scandal.

      公司總裁在醜聞爆發後辭職。

    • Many homes were destroyed in the wake of the hurricane.

      許多房屋在颶風過後被摧毀。

    • Unemployment rates rose sharply in the wake of the recession.

      失業率在經濟衰退後急劇上升。