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词汇 follow
释义 follow
verb
uk /ˈfɒl.əʊ/ us /ˈfɑː.loʊ/

followverb (GO)


A2[ I or T ]
to move behind someone or something and go where he, she, or it goes: 跟随;跟着
A dog followed us home.一条狗跟着我们回了家。
She followed me into the kitchen.她跟着我进了厨房。
He had the feeling he was being followed (= someone was going after him to catch him or see where he was going).他觉得自己被跟踪了。
I could feel them following me with their eyes (= watching my movements closely).我能感觉到他们密切注视着我的一举一动。
follow the crowdDo your own thing, don't just follow the crowd (= do what everyone else does).做你自己的事,不要只是随大溜。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to follow someone or something
followFollow me - this way!
tag alongDo you mind if my little brother tags along?
chaseHe was running and the dog was chasing him.
pursueThe robber was pursued by several members of the public.
tailThe car was tailed by police for several hours.
shadowThe police think the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime.
[ T ]
to go in the same direction as a road, path, etc.: 沿着(路等)行进
Follow the road for two miles, then turn left.沿着这条路走两公里,然后向左转。
 follow suit
in a game of cards, to play a card of the same suit(= any of the four types of card in a set of playing cards, each having a different shape printed on it) as the card that has just been played:
You have to follow suit if you can, but if you can't, you can play a trump.
C2
to do the same thing as someone else: 仿效
When one airline reduces its prices, the rest soon follow suit.一家航空公司降价,其余的会很快纷纷仿效。
He made no answer but walked on, gesturing for me to follow.他没有回答而继续向前走,打了个手势让我跟上。
If you lead in the jeep, we'll follow behind on the horses.如果你开吉普车带路,我们就骑马跟在后面。
The dogs are specially trained to follow the trail left by the fox.
The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating round a clump of trees.
In the silence that followed, a lone voice piped up from the back of the room.在随后的沉默中,从房间后面突然传来一个人的声音。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Pursuing
be hot on someone's track/trailidiom
be on someone's tailidiom
bear
bear down on someone/something
bring
bring up the rearidiom
convoy
flight
hound
humbug
in hot pursuitidiom
on the scentidiom
pester
pursue
run
stick
tailgate
targetable
track
track and trace

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Occurring and happening
Direction of motion
Travelling

followverb (HAPPEN)


B1[ I or T ]
to happen or come after something: 发生;在…后发生
We were not prepared for the events that followed (= happened next).我们没有料到后来发生的事。
The book was delivered yesterday with a note saying the bill for it would follow in a day or two.这本书昨天送到,附信说书的账单一两天后会寄到。
The meal consisted of spinach salad, followed by roast chicken (= with this as the next part).菜肴包括菠菜色拉,随后是烤鸡。
follow something with somethingWe will go for a short walk along the river, and follow that with a drink at a riverside café.
follow something up with somethingShe published a book of poems and followed it up with (= next produced) a novel.她出版了一部诗集,接着又出版了一本小说。
 as follows
B2
said to introduce a list of things: 如下
The winners are as follows - Woods, Smith, and Cassidy.获胜者如下:伍兹,史密斯和卡西迪。
The women's 200 metre event will be followed by the men's 100 metres.女子200米跑之后是男子100米跑项目。
I'd like a steak and fries with chocolate mousse to follow.
The initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks.初震后又发生了一系列的余震。
This announcement follows months of inaction and delay.这个声明是在数月的不作为和延迟后发表的。
The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity.战争过后是长时间的和平与繁荣。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Occurring and happening
afoot
asynchronous
asynchronously
attend
attendant
be at workidiom
crop
ensue
ensuing
eventuate
fall into placeidiom
follow on
go off
gone
resynchronization
resynchronize
roll
roll around
shake out
succeed

followverb (OBEY)


B1[ T ]
to obey or to act as ordered by someone: 听从,遵循,遵从
follow instructionsFollow the instructions on the back of the packet carefully.要仔细地按照盒子背面的使用说明操作。
follow someone's adviceI decided to follow her advice and go to bed early.我决定听从她的建议,早早上床睡觉。
follow teachingsMuslims follow the teachings of the Koran.穆斯林们遵从《可兰经》的教义。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to obey someone or something
obeyChildren must obey their parents.
followAll religions guide youths to follow the teachings of elders and parents.
complyThere are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.
observePeople must observe the law.
adhere toThey failed to adhere to the terms of the agreement.
abide byPlayers must abide by the referee's decision.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

according to the law, rules, etc.
according toIf we do not act according to the rules laid down for such cases, there will be chaos.
in line withWhat she did was not always completely in line with the law.
in accordance withThe council has not acted in accordance with its obligations.
obeyIf they don't obey the rules, they will be asked to leave.
followWe are obliged to follow the law in this matter.
I always follow the instructions on medicine bottles faithfully.
He follows the orders of his boss without question.
He followed the famous American dictum, 'Don't get mad, get even'.他信奉那条著名的美国格言:“光生气没用,拿出行动来。”
I followed the instructions to the letter and it still went wrong.
Baking a cake isn't difficult - it's just a matter of following the recipe.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Obeying & breaking the law
abide
abide by something
adhere
adhere to something
afoul
bac
buck
comply
contravene
derogation
disobey
enforcer
fall foul of somethingidiom
go by the book
guiltiness
guilty
infringement
shalt
venal
violation

followverb (HAVE INTEREST IN)


C1[ T ]
to have a great interest in something or watch something closely: 对…有浓厚兴趣;密切关注
He follows most sports avidly.他对大多数体育运动有浓厚的兴趣。
They followed her academic progress closely.他们密切关注她学业上的进展。
Which team do you follow?
She followed the trial with interest.
They were able to follow the day's events on their portable radio.
Analysts have been following the events with interest.
Have you been following recent political events?你关注最近发生的政治事件了吗?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Excited, interested and enthusiastic
abubble
aflutter
agog
all of a flutteridiom
amped
enthusiastically
entranced
evangelical
evangelistic
evangelistically
lean towards sth
make (all) the right, correct, etc. noisesidiom
mood
nuts
omnivorous
willing
zealous
zealously
zestful
zestfully

followverb (BE RESULT)


C2[ not continuous ]
to happen as a result, or to be a likely result: 产生…结果;是…的可能结果
it follows thatJust because I agreed last time, it doesn't necessarily follow that I will again.仅仅是我上次同意并不一定说明我还会再次同意。
If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.如果我们假设工资上涨会导致通货膨胀的话,那么我们应该尽可能地减小工资上涨幅度。
How can they claim to reduce taxes and increase spending? It doesn't follow.
Just because the last forecast was correct, it doesn't necessarily follow that the next one will be.
Just because one of the suspects has been eliminated from their enquiries, it doesn't follow that the remaining suspect is guilty.
Because ladybirds eat greenfly, it follows that a decrease in the numbers of ladybirds will lead to a rise in the population of greenfly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Occurring and happening
afoot
asynchronous
asynchronously
attend
attendant
be at workidiom
crop
ensue
ensuing
eventuate
fall into placeidiom
follow on
go off
gone
resynchronization
resynchronize
roll
roll around
shake out
succeed

followverb (UNDERSTAND)


B1[ I or T ]
to understand something as it is being said or done: 理解,明白
I'm sorry, I don't quite follow (you).对不起,我不太明白(你的意思)。
His lecture was complicated and difficult to follow.他的讲座复杂又难懂。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to understand something
understandI understand why he did that.
comprehendHe doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.
get the pictureOK. Don't say any more. I get the picture.
followIt was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying.
graspI think I grasped the main points of the lecture.
digestThis chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Understanding and comprehending
appreciation for something
apprehend
apprehensible
apprehension
astutely
bear
colour
dot
handle
keenness
keep someone up
know a hawk from a handsawidiom
know the scoreidiom
know/see where someone is coming fromidiom
speak
tease something apart
to get a handle on somethingidiom
to have a handle on somethingidiom
tumble to something
tune in

followverb (READ)


[ T ]
to read the notes or words of a piece of music or writing at the same time as they are being played or said跟唱;跟读
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Writing, reading & studying music
anti-musical
bar
canonical
composition
compositional
music-making
musically
musicologist
musicology
non-musical
reorchestration
rescore
self-composed
sheet music
sight-read
tablature
tone-deaf
transpose
transposition
uncanonical

followverb (SOCIAL MEDIA)


[ T ]
If you follow a particular person on a social media website (= a website where people can publish their thoughts, photographs, information about themselves etc.), you choose to see everything that person posts(= publishes) on the website.(在社交媒体上)跟进;成为粉丝

Idioms


follow your nose
follow in someone's footsteps

Phrasal verbs


follow on
follow (something) through
follow through
follow something up

follow | American Dictionary


follow
verb
us/ˈfɑl·oʊ/

followverb (MOVE AFTER)


[ I/T ]
to move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path:
[ T ]The dog followed us home.
[ I ]He drove ahead and we followed in our own car.
[ T ]Follow this road for the next two miles.
[ I/T ]
To follow someone is also to move along after a person in order to watch where that person is going:
[ T ]She had the feeling she was being followed.

followverb (HAPPEN AFTER)


[ I/T ]
to happen after something else in order or time:
[ I ]We were not prepared for what followed.
[ T ]A reception will follow the meeting, so please stay.

followverb (OBEY)


[ T ]
to obey someone, or to act according to something:
Follow the instructions in taking the medicine.
I decided to follow her advice.
If you follow the signs, you will have no trouble finding the airport.

followverb (UNDERSTAND)


[ T ]
to understand:
He spoke so rapidly we could hardly follow what he said.

followverb (INTERESTED IN)


[ T ]
to be actively interested in something, or to give your attention to something:
Do you follow football?
We’ve followed her political career for many years.

followverb (BE RESULT)


[ I ]
to happen as a result, or to be a likely result:
[ + that clause ]Fuel prices for transporting goods have increased, so it would follow that those prices are getting passed on to customers.

Idioms


follow in someone’s footsteps
follow your nose
follow suit

Phrasal verbs


follow through
follow something up

follow | Business English


follow
verb
uk /ˈfɒləʊ/us
[ I or T ]
to happen or come after something:
More mergers are likely to follow.
October's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in September.
The bonds recovered after some initial selling following news of the proposed merger.
Government macro-economic policy encouraged a consumer boom followed by a deep recession.
[ T ]
to obey instructions or to do something according to a plan or someone's advice:
The shelves are easy to assemble if you follow the instructions carefully.
follow orders/adviceBy following our advice, clients should save at least £770 a year.
follow a policy/a procedure/guidelinesAt the enquiry into the crash, the airline said that normal procedure had been followed.
[ T ]
to watch something closely to see how it develops:
He works for a group of Wall Street analysts who follow internet stocks closely.
[ I or T ]
to do the same thing as someone:
They were the first to introduce online ordering, but other companies have been quick to follow.
follow sb's example/leadWhen the company announces its price increases, many of its competitors are expected to follow its lead.
[ I ](alsofollow on)
to be sent or paid at a later date:
Your bank card will arrive first, and the PIN number will follow, in a separate envelope.
 as follows
used to introduce a list of things:
Our main aims are as follows: 1. efficiency 2. value for money 3. quality.
 follow a career, occupation, trade, etc.
to do a particular job:
The company has an open door policy to mature entrants who have followed alternative career paths.
 follow suit
to do the same as someone else:
We expect that fund managers will take a lead by coming out in favour of one of the banks, at which point undecided investors will follow suit.

Phrasal verbs


follow through (on/with sth)
follow sth up
follow sth up with sth

Examples of follow


follow
The rest of the paper is organized as follows.
The plan of the paper is as follows.
The structure of the paper is as follows.
The corresponding notion of model is as follows.
The organisation of the paper is as follows.
We see that this is true as follows.
In the following we focus on the interpretation of the nominalisations.
The rest of this paper is organized as follows.
The remainder of the paper is organized as follows.
The rest of the paper is organised as follows.
But we cannot follow the path of verismo.
So the first conclusion in this chain argument does not follow.
I don't want anyone to fail in following my orders.
The plan of our article is as follows.
The divisibility of n by 8 follows from the formula n = 4sm.
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