1 VERB 跟随;跟着 If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place. 跟随;跟着 [Also V + after]
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We followed him up the steps into a large hall. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
我们跟着他上楼来到一个很大的大厅。
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Please follow me, madam. [VERB noun]
请跟我来，夫人。
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They took him into a small room and I followed. [VERB]
他们把他带到一个小房间，我跟了进去。
SYN accompany, attend, escort, come after
2 VERB 尾随;跟踪 If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them without their knowledge, in order to catch them or find out where they are going. 尾随;跟踪
SYN pursue, track, dog, hunt
3 VERB 追随 If you follow someone to a place where they have recently gone and where they are now, you go to join them there. 追随
4 VERB 接着…发生;在…后发生 An event, activity, or period of time that follows a particular thing happens or comes after that thing, at a later time. 接着…发生;在…后发生
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...the rioting and looting that followed the verdict. [VERB noun]
判决宣布之后发生的暴乱和抢劫
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I remember nothing else about the days following Daddy's death. [VERB noun]
父亲去世之后那几天我不记得有什么其他事了。
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He was arrested in the confusion which followed. [VERB]
他在之后的混乱中被捕。
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Other problems may follow. [VERB]
其他的问题可能会接踵而至。
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Eyewitnesses spoke of a noise followed by a huge red light. [VERB-ed]
目击者说响声过后出现了一道耀眼的红光。
SYN come after, go after, come next
5 VERB 在…后做(或说) If you follow one thing with another, you do or say the second thing after you have done or said the first thing. 在…后做(或说)
Follow up means the same as
follow .
follow up 同 follow 6 VERB 可以推断出;由此得出 If it follows that a particular thing is the case, that thing is a logical result of something else being true or being the case. 可以推断出;由此得出
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Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next. [VERB that]
不能因为一只鸟某一年没有繁殖就断定它第二年也不会繁殖。
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If the explanation is right, two things follow. [VERB]
如果解释是正确的，可以推断出两件事。
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It is easy to see the conclusions described in the text follow from this equation. [VERB + from]
很容易可以看出文中所述的结论是由这个方程式推出的。
SYN result, issue, develop, spring
7 VERB (文章或讲演)接下来是,后面的是，下面是 If you refer to the words that follow or followed, you are referring to the words that come next or came next in a piece of writing or speech. (文章或讲演)接下来是,后面的是，下面是
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What follows is an eyewitness account.
接下来的是目击者的陈述。
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There followed a list of places where Hans intended to visit. [there V n]
下面列出的是汉斯打算游览的地点。
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General analysis is followed by five case studies. [be VERB-ed + by]
综合分析之后是5个个案研究。
8 VERB 循着，沿着(道路、标志等) If you follow a path, route, or set of signs, you go somewhere using the path, route, or signs to direct you. 循着，沿着(道路、标志等)
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If they followed the road, they would be certain to reach a village. [VERB noun]
如果他们沿着这条路走，就一定会到达一个村庄。
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All we had to do was follow the map. [VERB noun]
我们所要做的就是按照地图走。
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I followed the signs to Metrocity. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
我循着指示标志找到了地铁城购物中心。
9 VERB (小径、河流等)沿着，经过 If something such as a path or river follows a particular route or line, it goes along that route or line. (小径、河流等)沿着，经过
10 VERB 注视(运动物体);(眼睛)跟随着 If you follow something with your eyes, or if your eyes follow it, you watch it as it moves or you look along its route or course. 注视(运动物体);(眼睛)跟随着
11 VERB 按照…方式发展;以…方式发生 Something that follows a particular course of development happens or develops in that way. 按照…方式发展;以…方式发生
12 VERB 接受，遵循(建议、指示等);按(菜谱)进行 If you follow advice, an instruction, or a recipe, you act or do something in the way that it indicates. 接受，遵循(建议、指示等);按(菜谱)进行
SYN obey, observe, comply with, adhere to
13 VERB 仿效;效仿 If you follow what someone else has done, you do it too because you think it is a good thing or because you want to copy them. 仿效;效仿
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His admiration for the athlete did not extend to the point where he would follow his example in taking drugs. [VERB noun]
他对于这个运动员的崇拜还没有达到要学他吸毒的程度。
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Where eastern Germany goes the rest will surely follow. [VERB]
东德怎样做，其他地方一定会效仿。
SYN copy, imitate, emulate, mimic
14 VERB 沿袭;继承 If you follow someone in what you do, you do the same thing or job as they did previously. 沿袭;继承
SYN succeed, replace, come after, take over from
15 VERB 理解，跟得上(解释或故事情节) If you are able to follow something such as an explanation or the story of a film, you understand it as it continues and develops. 理解，跟得上(解释或故事情节)
SYN understand, get, see, catch
16 VERB 追踪;对…感兴趣;关注 If you follow something, you take an interest in it and keep informed about what happens. 追踪;对…感兴趣;关注
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...the millions of people who follow football because they genuinely love it. [VERB noun]
数以百万计的人关注足球，因为他们发自内心地热爱足球
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She was following Laura's progress closely. [VERB noun]
她密切关注着劳拉的进展。
SYN keep up with, support, be interested in, cultivate
17 VERB 以…为原型;讲述…的故事 A story, film, or television programme that follows someone or something is about their experiences over a particular period of time. 以…为原型;讲述…的故事
18 VERB (欣赏节目的同时)对照看(脚本或乐谱) If you follow a score or written copy of a play, you read it while you listen to it being performed. (欣赏节目的同时)对照看(脚本或乐谱)
19 VERB 信奉;追随;支持;拥护 If you follow a particular religion or political belief, you have that religion or belief. 信奉;追随;支持;拥护
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'Do you follow any particular religion?' — 'Yes, we're all Hindus.' [VERB noun]
“你们有自己的宗教信仰吗？”—“是的，我们都是印度教徒。”
21 PHRASE 如下;分别是 You use as follows in writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or explanation. 如下;分别是
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The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh.
优胜者分别是：E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.盖茨和A.麦金托什。
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This can be done if you proceed as follows.
按照如下操作即可完成。
22 PHRASE 紧随其后;其次是 You use followed by to say what comes after something else in a list or ordered set of things. 紧随其后;其次是
23 PHRASE 下一道菜 After mentioning one course of a meal, you can mention the next course by saying what you will have to follow or what there will be to follow . 下一道菜
24 to follow in someone's footsteps→see: footstep
25 to follow your nose→see: nose
26 to follow suit→see: suit
27 PHRASAL VERB 探究;钻研;深入研究 If you follow through an action, plan, or idea or follow through with it, you continue doing or thinking about it until you have done everything possible. 探究;钻研;深入研究
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The leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas.
领导层不愿意对这些想法的含意进行深入探究。
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I was trained to be an actress but I didn't follow it through.
我接受过演员培训，但是我没有坚持下去。
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He decided to follow through with his original plan.
他决定把最初的计划执行到底。
28 PHRASAL VERB 追查;将…深入下去;对…采取进一步行动 If you follow up something that has been said, suggested, or discovered, you try to find out more about it or take action about it. 追查;将…深入下去;对…采取进一步行动
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State security police are following up several leads.
国家安全警察正在追查几条线索。
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An officer took a statement from me, but no one's bothered to follow it up.
一位警官收集了我的供述，但却没有人愿意追查下去。
29See also:follow 5 follow-up
Phrasal verbs: - follow throughfollow up
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | follow Also look up: |
| VERB. | pursue, shadow, trail 2 succeed 14 |
| Word Partnership | Use follow with: |
| ADV. | closely follow, blindly follow 1 2 3 |
| N. | follow a road, follow signs, follow a trail 8 follow a pattern 11 follow advice, follow directions, follow instructions, follow orders, follow rules 12 follow a story 15 |
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