| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-follow-someone-or-something |
| 释义 | to follow someone or somethingThese words all refer to moving after someone or something and going where they go. The most common word for this is follow. When the passive phrase being followed is used, it means that someone is following you in order to hurt you or find information about you that you do not want them to know. Follow me - this way! The dog followed me into the kitchen. I can't help but feel like I'm being followed. In informal English, when someone goes with you somewhere without asking, you can use the phrasal verb tag along. Do you mind if my little brother tags along? He had nothing to do, so he tagged along with his wife's tour group. The verbs chase or pursue can be used when someone follows and tries to catch someone else. He was running and the dog was chasing him. The robber was pursued by several members of the public. If someone is following someone else in order to watch that person and find out where they go, the verbs tail or shadow can be used. You can also use shadow to refer to following someone at a job to learn about that job. The car was tailed by police for several hours. The police think the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime. The medical students will shadow the surgeon this week. If a police officer is following someone, usually to see what they are doing, you would say that officer is trailing them. Trail is used especially when the police are following someone in a vehicle. The cops trailed him as he drove through town. The suspect was trailed to the abandoned building. If you follow someone closely and all the time, usually when they do not want you to, you can use the verb dog. Dog is also often used to refer to negative or harmful things like rumours that follow people around. Reporters dogged the minister after the scandal. She was dogged by rumours of infidelity. His mistakes will dog him for years. The verb stalk is used when someone follows and watches another person illegally over a long period of time. He was charged with stalking his ex-wife. If someone or something is trying to follow a person, animal or thing that is far away, you can say that they are tracking that person, animal or thing. You can use track for following someone or something physically, or following someone or something electronically. We spent the day tracking wild game. The scientists will track the bird's migration patterns. Police tracked the stolen car using GPS. The opposite of track and trail is lose. He turned down a street and I lost him. If dogs are using their sense of smell to follow someone or something, you can use the verb scent. This verb is most often used in hunting. The hounds had scented the fox and began to chase it. If someone is following another person very closely and trying to catch that person, you can use the idiom in hot pursuit. She ran down the steps with a group of journalists in hot pursuit. If someone is following another person very closely, you can say they are on their tail. In US English, if a car is following you too closely, you can say they are tailgating you. Tailgating is a disapproving word. This cyclist is right on my tail. mainly USThis guy has been tailgating me for the last 5 miles! |
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