| 释义 |
*fol·low /`fɑlo; ˈfɒləʊ/
v
1 a) [I,T] to walk or drive behind someone 跟随，跟着:
If you follow me, I'll show you to your room. 请跟我来，我带你去你的房间。
followed by A woman came into the office, followed by three young children. 一位女士走进办公室，后面跟着三个小孩子。
b) [T] to secretly go closely behind someone else, to find out where they are going 跟踪:
Marlowe looked over his shoulder to make sure no one was following him. 马洛回过头去，想确定没有人在跟踪他。
2 [I,T] to happen immediately after something else 紧接着…发生:
In the weeks that followed Angie tried to forget about Sam. 在接下来的几个星期中，安姬试图忘记山姆。
followed by There was a shout from the garage followed by a loud crash. 从车库传来一声尖叫，然后是轰然巨响。
3 [T] to do what someone says you should do, or obey rules or instructions 听从; 遵照:
She followed her mother's advice. 她听从母亲的忠告。
Did you follow the instructions on the box? 你是按照包装盒上的说明做的吗？
4 [I,T] to do the same thing as someone else, after they have done it 仿效:
follow suit (=when someone does the same thing that someone else has done) 仿效，跟着做: When Allied Stores reduced prices, other companies were forced to follow suit. 联合商场降价后，其他公司被迫跟着这样做。
follow sb's example/lead (=to do the same thing because you think it is a good thing to do) 以某人为榜样
5 follow (in) sb's footsteps to do the same job that someone else did before you 步某人的后尘:
Toshi followed in his father's footsteps and started his own business. 敏也学他父亲那样，创办自己的公司。
6 as follows used to introduce a list of names, instructions etc 如下:
The winners are as follows: first place, Tony Gwynn; second place, ... 优胜者如下: 第一名东尼·格温; 第二名…
7 [T] to be interested in what happens in a sport or in a subject 关心〔某一运动或题目的进展〕，密切注意:
Do you follow baseball at all? 你有没有关心棒球赛事？
8 [T] to go in the same direction as something else 沿…行进:
The road follows the river for the next six miles. 接下来的六英里公路依河而行。
9 [I,T] spoken to understand something such as an explanation or story 【口】 听懂，理解:
Sorry, I don't quite follow you. 对不起，我不太明白你说的话。
10 it follows (that) used to say that something must be true because something else is true 是…的必然结果:
Of course she drinks, but it doesn't necessarily follow that she's an alcoholic. 当然，她喝酒，但并不能因此说她就是酒鬼。
follow sb aroundto follow someone everywhere they go 到处跟随:
My little brother is always following me around. 我的小弟弟老是到处跟着我。
follow sth ↔ through
to do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful 把…坚持［进行］到底:
Harry started training as an actor, but he never followed it through. 哈里曾经接受演员培训，但他没能坚持到底。
follow sth ↔ up
to find out more about something, or do more about something （对…）采取进一步行动:
I saw an ad in the paper and I decided to follow it up. 我在报纸上看到一则广告，决定试试看。
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