following可以换成after吗(两者有何区别)

Earlier Ted Cruz, a Texas senator and the only plausible rival to Donald Trump for the nomination, suspended his campaign following his loss in the Indiana primary.

请问:句中的 following 可以换成 after 吗?

请先 登录 后评论

最佳答案 2016-05-16 09:17

following 用作介词,表示“在……之后”,与 after 同义,常可互换。又如:

Following [=After] dinner he went home. 宴会之后他就回家了。

Following [=After] the speech, there will be a few minutes for questions. 演讲之后有几分钟提问的时间。


请先 登录 后评论

其它 0 个回答

  • 0 关注
  • 1 收藏,4551 浏览
  • 王钊 提出于 2016-05-09 08:56

相似问题