| 单词 | follow |
| 释义 | followWord family noun follower following follow-my-leaderadjective following verb follow Religion ldoce_116_ffol·low /ˈfɒləʊ $ ˈfɑːloʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 go after 在⋯之后去 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FOLLOW to go, walk, drive etc behind or after someone else 跟着，跟随 Are those men following us? 那些人在跟着我们吗？ The patrol car followed the BMW for a few miles and then lost it. 巡逻车跟了那辆宝马几英里，后来就跟丢了。 Tom’s already gone out to Rome and his wife and children will follow shortly. 汤姆已经去罗马了，他的妻儿很快就会跟着去。 follow somebody into/to etc something Peggy followed her out onto the landing. 佩姬跟着她出来走到楼梯平台上。 2 happen after 在…后发生 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]AFTER to happen or do something after something else 紧随其后；在…后发生[做] The agreement followed months of negotiation. 经过数月的谈判，协议达成了。 The assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 was followed by that of Robert Kennedy. 1968年马丁•路德•金遭暗杀，之后是罗伯特•肯尼迪。 there follows something After weeks of intense fighting, there followed a brief period of calm. 几个星期的激战之后，接下来是短暂的平静。 Most EU countries have signed the agreement and the US is expected to follow shortly (=soon). → following3 大多数欧盟国家已签署这份协议，预计美国也会紧随其后。 3 come after 在…之后来 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]AFTER to come directly after something else in a series, list, or order 紧随而来；位于…之后，在…之后 → following The chapters that follow deal mainly with mathematics. 之后的几章主要讲数学。 In English, the letter Q is always followed by U. 英语中，字母Q之后总跟着字母U。 We had vegetable casserole with a fruit salad to follow (=as part of a meal). 我们吃了蔬菜砂锅，然后是水果色拉。 there follows something There followed several pages of incomprehensible statistics. 接下来是数页难懂的统计资料。 4 as follows LISTused to introduce a list of things that you will mention next 如下 The winners are as follows: in third place, Mandy Johnson; in second place ... 获胜者如下: 第三名，曼迪•约翰逊；第二名… Examples from the Corpus as follows• A rather similar, and equally mistaken, line of thought which might appeal is as follows.• These targets may be analysed on the basis of buying process roles, as follows.• Using the terminology derived from holography, we can reinterpret these waves as follows.• The winners in the color photography category are as follows: J. Robinson, D. Smith, R. Lewis. 5 do what SB says 按某人说的做THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT [transitiveT] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it 听从，遵循 He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble. 他听从了医生的建议，就没有再出现问题。 Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form. 认真地按照说明填写表格。 They followed the plan that Elizabeth had worked out. 他们采用了伊丽莎白制订的计划。 6 follow the signs/somebody’s directions ADVISEto go somewhere by a particular way according to road signs or to what someone has told you 跟着路标/某人指引的方向 Just follow the signs for the airport. 跟着机场方向的路标走就行了。 I followed Brown’s directions and found the farm quite easily. 我按着布朗指的路，很容易就找到了农场。 Examples from the Corpus follow the signs/somebody’s directions• He made his way quickly to Mrs Brooks' house, following the postman's directions.• If you're using sterilising solution, follow the manufacturer's directions.• One involves focus groups, where a representative customer is selected and asked to perform a task by following the enclosed directions.• Process through a pasta machine following the manufacturer's directions.• But, if you use cleaning products, you must follow the manufacturer's directions explicitly. 7 do the same thing 做同样的事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]IMITATE to do the same thing as someone else 跟风；仿效 Some state schools follow the example of private schools in asking parents to donate money. 有些公立学校仿效私立学校的做法，要求家长捐款。 Environmentalists are urging the government to follow the lead of Scandinavian countries in this matter. 环保主义者敦促政府在这件事上仿效斯堪的纳维亚国家的做法。 She’s just like any young woman who enjoys following the latest fashions (=wearing fashionable clothes). 她和任何年轻女性一样，喜欢追随时尚。 follow somebody into something (=do the same job as someone else) 追随某人做某事 He does not want to follow his father into a scientific career. 他不想追随父亲从事科学工作。 8. believe in STH 信仰某事物 [transitiveT]RRRELIGION to believe in and obey a particular set of religious or political ideas 信奉〔某一宗教或政治主张〕 9 go in particular direction 朝某一方向走 [transitiveT] a) FOLLOWto continue along a particular road, river etc 沿着…继续行进 I followed the main road up the mountain. 我沿大路上山。 Tom followed the track that leads to the old Roman road. 汤姆沿着通往古罗马大路的小道走着。 b) FOLLOWto go in the same direction as something else, or to go parallel to something else 沿着…延伸；与…平行 The road follows the line of the river. 这条路与河平行。 10 understand 理解 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]UNDERSTAND to understand something such as an explanation or story 理解，明白 SYN grasp I didn’t quite follow what he was saying. 我不太明白他说的话。 easy/difficult/hard etc to follow ► see thesaurus at understand The plot is a little difficult to follow. 情节有点难以理解。 11 be a result 成为结果 [intransitiveI]RESULT to be true as a result of something else that is true 是…的结果 follow from The conclusion that follows from these findings is that inner city schools need more investment, not less. 根据这些调研得出的结论是，旧城区学校的资金投入需要增加，而不是减少。 It doesn’t necessarily follow that you’re going to do well academically even if you’re highly intelligent. 即使你非常聪明，学业成绩也不一定就优秀。 12 be interested 感兴趣 [transitiveT]SUPPORT A TEAM OR PLAYER to be interested in something and in the way it develops 关注 Have you been following that crime series on TV? 你一直在看电视上那部警匪连续剧吗？ I’ve been following his progress very closely. 我一直非常密切地关注他的进展。 She just doesn’t understand people who follow football or any other kind of sport. 她就是不能理解热衷于足球或任何其他体育运动的人。 13 follow a pattern/course/trend etc IMITATEto continue to happen or develop in a particular way, especially in a way that is expected 按照某一模式/遵循某一进程/按照某种趋势等 In Australia, the weather follows a fairly predictable pattern. 澳大利亚的天气变化模式基本上是可以预料的。 Examples from the Corpus follow a pattern/course/trend etc• For troubled marriages, researcher Karen Kayser has found, follow a pattern.• The results of these contradictions tend to follow a pattern.• These sections naturally follow one from the other, and thus the organization of the headings in these two chapters follows patterns.• This observation follows a pattern frequently encountered in research in this area.• Lesson four: don't follow trends Like Buddhism and Epping Forest, the road to fitness has many paths.• In this venture, Clinton is following a course set by a number of his predecessors.• He followed a pattern set two years ago by former Sen. 14 follow suit IMITATEto do the same as someone else has done 跟着做，照着做，仿效 Budget companies have been so successful that other airlines have had to follow suit and lower their fares. 廉价航空公司很成功，其他航空公司只得仿效他们降低票价。 Examples from the Corpus follow suit• When Allied Stores reduced their prices, other companies were forced to follow suit.• As Little Rock cashes in, other Arkansas towns are following suit.• He had sold all his sheep and bought a truck, and was trying to convince others that they should follow suit.• Other countries are preparing to follow suit.• The federal court system already offers no discretionary challenges to potential jurors, and state courts could follow suit.• Clothiers in Baintree and Barking followed suit and demanded the return of thrums from their weavers.• Alvin followed suit, but he had a few falls anyway as he went into one of his famous knee slides.• Almost all anthropologists have followed suit, speaking of primitive cultures as compared with the civilizations that more developed societies have evolved.• Orkney Presbytery followed suit, stating their very grave misgivings about the procedures followed by Orkney Islands Council. 15 follow in somebody’s footsteps IMITATEto do the same job or to work or live in the same way as someone else before you, especially someone in your family 步某人的后尘，继承某人〔尤指家人〕的事业 He is a doctor and expects his son to follow in his footsteps. 他是医生，期盼儿子继承他的事业。 Examples from the Corpus follow in somebody’s footsteps• We will watch with interest what happens to these two women officers and to the young women who wish to follow in their footsteps.• And what would become of the two remaining women cadets, and the many more who hoped to follow in their footsteps?• Other talented women are fast following in her footsteps.• My father was always disappointed that Joey didn't follow in his footsteps and take over the farm.• He had hopes of following in the footsteps of Dositej and becoming minister of education.• The division has followed in the footsteps of Pochin's mobile concrete pumping division who achieved the accreditation last year.• You can follow in the footsteps of the legions at Fishbourne Roman Palace: one of the finest built outside Rome itself.• There were few chuckles in this heavy duty drama, which followed in the footsteps of Widows, Prime Suspect Civvies.• Now the powerful midfielder is following in Shearer's footsteps towards stardom.• Popular dancers who tried to follow in his tapping footsteps understood what he had accomplished. 16 be about 关于 [transitiveT]DESCRIBEABOUT to show or describe someone’s life or a series of events, for example in a film or book 〔电影或书等〕呈现，叙述 The book follows the plight of an orphaned Irish girl who marries into New York society. 这本书讲述了一个爱尔兰孤女嫁入纽约上流社会后所面临的困境。 17 be a hard act to follow FOLLOWto be so good or successful at something that it will be difficult for the next person, team etc to be as good 是难以企及的 We’re looking for a replacement for Sue, but she’s going to be a hard act to follow. 我们正在找人接替休，但是别人很难比得上她。 Examples from the Corpus be a hard act to follow• Clearly Amelia was a hard act to follow.• Judith will be a hard act to follow.• Colm Toibin's piece will be a hard act to follow but I suspect you are up to it.• It was a hard act to follow, but the poor did what they could to provide respectable funerals for their dead. 18 watch carefully 仔细观察 [transitiveT]WATCHLISTEN to carefully watch someone do something 密切注视 She followed Simon with her eyes as he walked to the gate. 西蒙走向大门口，她的目光一直追随着他。 19 think about/study 考虑/研究 [transitiveT] to study or think about a particular idea or subject and try to learn something from it 考虑，研究 It turned out we were both following the same line of research. 原来我们俩的研究方向相同。 If you follow that idea to its logical conclusion, we’d have to ban free speech altogether. 如果把这一观点的逻辑推理到极致，那我们就必须要完全禁止言论自由了。 20. follow your instincts/feelings/gut reaction etc to do the thing that you immediately feel is best without needing to stop and think about it 凭直觉/感觉/本能反应等 21. follow the herd/crowd IMITATEto do the same thing that most other people are doing, without really thinking about it for yourself – used to show disapproval 随大溜〔含贬义〕 Examples from the Corpus follow the herd/crowd• But Viroli is not one simply to follow the herd.• The only advice from Miss Doris was to follow the crowd.• I follow the crowd back to a coffee shop.• All they get is sad sheep for fans ... who just follow the crowd - try and be uncontroversial. 22 follow your nose informal a) STRAIGHTto go straight forward or continue in the same direction 一直向前走 Just follow your nose until you come to a small bridge. 一直向前，走到一座小桥那里。 b) to go to the place from where there is a particular smell coming 顺着气味的方向走 I followed my nose to the kitchen, where Marcie was making coffee. 我循着香味来到厨房，马西正在那里煮咖啡。 c) CHECK/MAKE SUREto do something in the way that you feel is right 凭直觉 After a few years in the detective game, you learn to follow your nose. 干过几年侦探行当，你就学会凭直觉行事了。 Examples from the Corpus follow your nose• I don't really have a career plan - I just follow my nose.• Turn left on 6th Avenue, then just follow your nose.• Finding her was easy enough, I just followed my nose.• I smelled the coffee and followed my nose.• When the rooftop vanished behind a yellow bluff of gorse, you followed your nose.• You are on the right track so follow your nose.• Lucky girl, Ruth thought miserably as she followed her nose to the kitchen, a choice of two men.• She followed her nose, turning into a passage which led to the back of a small bakery.• In search of an answer, you follow your nose, wherever it leads, actively pursuing the mystery. 23. follow a profession/trade/way of life etc BODto do a particular job or have a particular way of life 从事某种职业/从事某种行业/遵循某种生活方式等 n24. [transitiveT] to look at the messages sent by a particular person using the social networking service Twitter THESAURUS PHRASAL VERBSfollow to walk, drive etc behind or after someone, for example in order to see where they are going 跟随；跟踪 The man had followed her home to find out where she lived. 那名男子跟踪她回家，想查出她住在哪里。 nFollow that car! nHe hired a detective to follow her. chase to quickly run or drive after someone or something in order to catch them when they are trying to escape 追逐；追捕 Police chased the car along the motorway at speeds of up to 90 mph. 警方沿高速公路追逐那辆车，时速达到90英里。 run after somebody/go after somebody to quickly follow someone or something in order to stop them or talk to them 追赶某人 I ran after him to say sorry, but he’d already got on the bus. 我想追上他道个歉，可他已经上了公共汽车。 stalk /stɔːk $ stɒːk/ to secretly follow an animal in order to kill it, or to secretly follow a person in order to attack them 〔为猎杀动物或袭击某人而〕悄悄跟踪 a tiger stalking its prey 悄悄跟踪猎物的一只老虎 He had a long history of stalking women in his neighbourhood. 他有很长一段时间跟踪过住在他附近的女性。 pursue /pəˈsjuː $ pərˈsuː/ written to chase someone in a very determined way 对…紧追不放 The ship was being pursued by enemy submarines. 那艘船一直被敌军潜艇紧紧追击。 give chase written to chase someone or something who is trying to escape from you 追赶〔试图逃脱的人或物〕 One of the officers gave chase and arrested the man. 其中一名警察追上去逮捕了那个男子。 The calf ran away and the lion gave chase. 小牛奔逃，狮子在后面追。 tail to secretly follow someone in order to watch what they do and where they go 跟踪，盯梢 Apparently, the police had been tailing the terrorists for months. 显然,警方已经跟踪恐怖分子好几个月了。 track to follow and find a person or animal by looking at the marks they leave on the ground 〔根据痕迹〕追踪 The bushmen were tracking antelope in the Kalahari desert. 布须曼人在卡拉哈里沙漠追踪羚羊。 25 follow somebody around (also follow somebody about British English) phrasal verbphr v FOLLOWto follow someone everywhere they go, especially when this is annoying 到处跟随某人〔尤指让人讨厌〕 She told him to go away and stop following her around. 她叫他走开，别到处跟着她。 Examples from the Corpus follow around• It was Betty Spencer, and Frank was the idiot husband who said very little, just following her around.• If he let Firelight out of her box she would follow him around like a dog.• He hates to lie in bed, and follows us around like a puppy.• If he or she still insists on following you around, make it clear that they can come no closer.• The data is transmitted to nearby radio receivers, letting a doctor follow you around, sort of.• Some stay after class and follow me devotedly around the campus.• They follow you around the room like those of Kitchener's war recruitment poster.• As the individual pits were filled, Carlton followed them around the site, testing temperature, slump, and air. 26 follow on phrasal verbphr v a) to happen after something else and be connected with it 继续下去 → follow-on from The discussion sessions are supposed to follow on from this morning’s lecture. 讨论课应该是今天上午讲座的延续。 b) to go to the same place as someone else at a later time 跟着去，随后去 You go ahead – I’ll follow on later. 你先走——我随后就来。 Examples from the Corpus follow on• The bus set off first and we followed on behind in the car.• You go ahead. I'll follow on later. follow from• It follows on from a fine display of tinted autumn foliage.• Some contain two or more different plants to flower together or to follow on from each other.• The main part of volume three is taken up by a massive review following on from the symbiont chapter in volume two.• Darlington will be eager to follow on from their encouraging performance at Peterborough United.• Our last relation follows on from this.• A thunderstorm before the game had made the pitch very greasy, following on from two days of non-stop sunshine.• Well, you roused my interest of course; but also I panicked, felt I must follow on from you. 27 follow through phrasal verbphr v a) FINISH DOING somethingto do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful 将〔某事〕进行到底；执行 The project went wrong when the staff failed to follow through. 员工没有执行下去，于是项目出了问题。 follow something ↔ through If you have followed through all the exercises in this book, you should be ready for the second year course. 如果你完成了本书的全部练习，就可以学第二年的课程。 b) DSto continue moving your arm after you have hit the ball in tennis, golf etc 〔网球、高尔夫球等击球后〕做随球动作 → follow-through 28 follow something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) DOto find out more information about something and take action if necessary 跟进，追查〔更多的信息〕 The police take people’s statements and then follow them up. 警方会按照人们的供述继续追查。 b) ADDto do something in addition to what you have already done in order to make it more likely to succeed 对…采取进一步行动，采取后续行动 → follow-up → follow-up2 with If there is no response to your press release, follow it up with a phone call. 要是你的新闻稿没有回应，再打个电话跟进一下。 This experiment was quickly followed up by others using different forms of the drug. 在这个实验之后不久，又有其他人用这种药品的不同形态进行实验。 Examples from the Corpus follow up• The victory at Sluys enhanced Edward's military prestige, but he was unable to follow it up.• You can then follow that up by submitting completed Scorecard information to be independently benchmarked.• You said you followed Katie up here.• The crew helped the passengers disembark, then followed them up the gangway.• Meekly he followed Drumhead up the sandy embankment toward the willow grove.• I said, and followed her up the stairs.• Stumbling a little, she followed him up the steps and across the moonlit terrace into the palazzo.• And I'd thought to follow it up with a gourmet meal somewhere. follow with• I followed this up with a fax to the national coach.• And I'd thought to follow it up with a gourmet meal somewhere.• They mentioned that you and Anna walked a hundred miles and that you were following it up with a heavy date.• It followed the attack up with a vicious peck just above the other bird's beak.• Labour is calling on John Major to follow it up with cuts of his own.• I shall certainly be following this matter up with the council when I meet it shortly.• Two days later they followed this up with the first woman in space. Examples from the Corpus follow• Opening statements may not come until late next week, with witnesses and evidence following.• This advice will not be easy to follow.• Do you follow baseball at all?• Suddenly there was a shout from above, immediately followed by a loud bang.• China's first nuclear test in October 1964 was closely followed by a second in May 1965.• Each chapter is followed by a set of exercises.• Then, through the rain, she heard a scratching sound, followed by a sharp, impatient bark.• In English the letter Q is always followed by a U.• Classes will be held daily from 8 to 10 p. m., followed by practice at local tango bars until midnight.• She complained to the police officer that she was being followed by two strangers.• He followed her home to find out where she lived.• She didn't notice that Jack had followed her into the kitchen.• She could see no sign of anyone following her.• Marlowe looked over his shoulder to make sure no one was following him.• Follow me and I'll show you where the library is.• My little brother's been following me around all day.• Did you make sure you weren't followed on the way over here?• He was a military man, and therefore used to following orders.• Follow the Iceberg Lake trail until you reach the shore.• Several biotech companies are following the same line of research.• I had difficulty following the story - there are so many different characters.• A full report follows this chapter.• I'll drive, and you can follow us.• It was one of those paintings where the eyes follow you.• I have followed your instructions exactly. follow shortly• Armando Guebuza, expressed the hope that a comprehensive ceasefire agreement would follow shortly.• By 4 p. m. Monday, half the plants were already down and others were expected to follow shortly.• Doing so allows the inflammation to reoccur and an asthma attack can follow shortly.• This may not be possible, so we apologise if any are missing, and guarantee, they will follow shortly.• The House approved it 414-16, and the Senate followed shortly afterward with a vote of 91-5.• His resignation from a job scheduled to end in 2003 followed shortly afterwards.• The next examination was scheduled for April, to be followed shortly by a new intake.• The first telephone call followed shortly thereafter. Follow ... instructions• All you do is highlight the address, click on the Envelope button on the toolbar, and follow the instructions.• Dale says that anyone who is having problems with epoflex is not following the instructions.• You should take the Steamatic, securely re-packaged, to a Post Office and follow the instructions given.• Follow the instructions on each page.• To become a donor, simply click through and follow the instructions on how to print out the card.• Follow the instructions on the can.• Read and follow the instructions on the packet.• Follow the instructions printed on the back of the box. follow somebody into something• Cox's son Robert followed him into the family business. easy/difficult/hard etc to follow• Try to listen to and understand others, even if you find what they say uncongenial or hard to follow. 3.• A little care is needed with the directions in section 7 otherwise the route is easy to follow.• The makeup of their various military coalitions is not always easy to follow.• This advice will not be easy to follow.• Walker gives routes a pitch by pitch description where he feels they are hard to follow.• Mr. Wilkinson I am trying hard to follow the hon. Gentleman's logic.• From this time it is hard to follow Tyndale's movements, for he covered his tracks to avoid possible arrest.• It is therefore, very difficult to follow up adults who have enquired about courses but not actually applied. It ... follow that• If utilitarianism has no way of making equity matter, it does not follow that equity is unimportant or insignificant.• From this it follows that far more transactions could well be caught under the section than at first appears.• It does not follow that in owning a funboard you should only learn funboard techniques.• Since no one could know all this, it follows that no one could understand the meaning of these words.• It followed that Northumberland's men were in a sense Gloucester's men, even though the duke could not retain them directly.• It follows that the academic community and research are directly interrelated.• It follows that the duty can not be expected to play a major part in controlling managerialist tendencies.• Nor does it follow that this second meaning should be given pedagogic preference over the first. followed ... with ... eyes• They followed it with their eyes as it slowly climbed toward the hospital. From Longman Business Dictionary followfollow /ˈfɒləʊˈfɑːloʊ/ verb 1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to come or happen afterwards The company’s decision to diversify follows a sharp decline in demand for its products. As the recession worsened, further closures followed. 2[intransitiveI] (also follow on) to be sent or paid later You can pay a deposit of £400 now, with the balance to follow within 30 days. 3[transitiveT] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it, or according to the instructions that say how it should be done If you’d followed my advice, we’d still be in profit. The contractor was fined for failing to follow proper safety procedures. Just follow the guidelines contained in this report. 4[transitiveT] to act according to a particular plan or set of ideas The Chancellor is expected to follow a cautious economicpolicy. The company had followed the wrong strategy. 5[transitiveT] to happen or develop in the same way as something else These recent mergers appear to be following a trend. If one company drops its prices, the others have to follow suit (=do the same thing). 6follow an occupation/trade/career etc formal to do a particular job or trade He intends to follow a legal career. → follow something → up → follow something up with something Old English folgian →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1 |
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