20190401 wake

wake

【英英释义】

v. when you wake or when someone or something wakes you, you become conscious again after being asleep. 及物/不及物  醒来，唤醒，弄醒  V  /  V n  /  V to n  /  V to-inf  /  V P  /  V n P  = wake up

n. the wake of a boat or other object moving in water is the track of waves that it makes behind it as it moves through the water. 可数名词 （航行中的船等留下的）伴流，尾流，航迹

n. a wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's tuneral. 可数名词 （葬礼前后的）守夜，守灵

prep-phrase. if one thing follows in the wake of another, it happens after the other thing is over, often as a result of it. 随着…而来，作为…的结果

phrase. your waking hours are the time when you are awake rather than asleep. 醒着的时间，非睡眠时间

phrase. if you leave something or someone in your wake, you leave them behind you as you go. 留在…身后

phrase. if you are following in someone's wake, you are following them or their example. 紧随…，效仿…

used to say what happens after and often as a result of something

【词义深度解析】

wake做动词表示“醒来”，做名词表示“航行中船只留下的尾流、航迹”，因此引申出一个表达，in the wake of，表示“随着…而来，作为…的结果”，想表示after或者as a result of时，可以用in the wake of替换。

【例句学习】

1. Regulations were improved in the wake of the food safety scandal.

2. In the wake of the mass shootings in New Zealand, many call for a ban on assualt weapons.

3. In the wake of street protests, Mr Putin unleashed repression both online and offline. 街头抗议过后，普京在线上和线下都进行了镇压。

unleash 

v. if you say that someone or something unleashes a powerful force, feeling, activity, or group, you mean that they suddenly start it or send it somewhere. 释放，放纵…而出

repression n. 镇压，压制，控制，（情感，尤指性欲的）压抑

4. For the whole of 2018 the econoy grew by 2.6%, the weakest pace in a decade and far below the 7.4% recorded in 2017 in the wake of the government's construction-led stimulus. 2018年全年经济增长2.6%，是近十年来最低增速，远低于政府实施以建筑业为主导的刺激计划后2017年7.4%的增速。

【词汇运用】

1. 翻译：在两次致命坠机事件后，波音的股价暴跌。

In the wake of two deadly air crashes, the price of Boeing  sharply decreased/plunged. （自己）

In the wake of two deadly air crashes, Boeing's share prices went into a tailspin. （参考翻译）

2.生活场景应用

She began to work on old questions to prepare for passing the exam in the wake of her daily work.