学个词Learn a Word 第867期 in the wake of

今天我们要学的词是in the wake of。 In the wake of, 意思是某件事情发生后。"The company decided¹ to lay off 25,000 employees in the wake of the second quarter loss," 第二季度亏损后，公司决定裁员两万五千人。美国偶像亚军亚当.兰伯特在美国音乐节颁奖典礼上的“限制级”表现引起争议。"Adam Lambert's first album sold well in the wake of his controversial performance," 兰伯特倍具争议的表演后，首张唱片销量很好。

高尔夫球选手老虎.伍兹上星期五凌晨在家门口发生车祸。"In the wake of his car accident, rumors² are spreading that Woods was having an affair," 车祸事发后，关于伍兹有外遇的传闻甚嚣尘上。好的，今天我们学习的词是in the wake of...
 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》