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| /weɪk/ |
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| 1 | a meeting of friends and relations before or after a funeral to remember the person who died （葬礼前后的）守夜，守灵 |
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| 2 | the track that appears in the water behind a moving boat （航行中的船留下的）尾流，船迹 |
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| - | in sb’ s/sth’ s wake
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| after someone or something |
| 紧紧跟随某人/某事物；在某人/某事物之后 |
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| Mary walked off and he followed in her wake. 玛丽走开了，他紧随其后。 |
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| - | in the wake of
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| happening after an event or as a result of it |
| 随着…而来；作为…的结果 |
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| An inquiry has been set up in the wake of the crash. 坠机发生后，调查随之展开。 |
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