■ wake

作为名词，wake 指船只在水面上驶过带出的尾波或航迹，但是意义也可以扩大为某人走过留下的一段路或某一事件留下的余波。

• As the President made his way toward his office, he sensed whispering in his wake. (Dan Brown, Deception Point, p.58)总统向自己办公室走去的时候，感觉到自己后面有窃窃私语的声音。
• in the wake of the revolution经过革命之后
• The hurricane let a trail of destruction in its wake.飓风所过之处，留下了种种破坏。