| 词组 | following |
| 释义 | following Following is most commonly used in expressions like 'the following day' and 'the following week'. For an explanation of this use, see entry at ↑ ◊ used as a preposition Following can also be used as a preposition. It is usually used to indicate that one event happens after another and to some extent as a result of it. Following that outburst, the general was banished. Durga Lal died on February 1, following a heart attack. Sometimes following is used simply to say that one event happens after another. Following a remembrance service for Cunard staff who died in two world wars, a bronze bust of Samuel Cunard will be unveiled. India were all out for 482 following lunch on the third day. This use is fairly common, but many people think that it is incorrect. In sentences like these, it is better to use after, rather than 'following'. The declaration criticizes the under-funding of community care after the closure of mental hospitals. He flew into a rage when he returned to his hotel after Algeria's 1-0 defeat by Egypt. |
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