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*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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