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?
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。