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fol.low (obj) GO AFTERH5fBl7EJ, $5fB:7loJvto come or go after or go in the same direction as (someone or something), or to happen directly after (something else)跟随，接在…之后The dog followed us home. [T]那条狗跟随着我们回家。She got up and walked out of the room, and her husband followed. [I]她起身走出房间，她丈夫尾随其后。The book was delivered yesterday with a note saying the bill for it would follow in a day or two. [I]昨天书寄到了，上面附了一张纸条，说账单过一两天就到。He had the feeling he was being followed (=someone was going after him to catch him or see where he was going). [T]他有一种感觉他被跟踪了。I could feel them following me with their eyes (=watching my movements closely). [T]我感觉得到他们的目光在紧盯着我。His job has taken him all over the world, and his family have had to follow (him) (=go with him). [I / T]他的工作使他跑遍了全球，他的家属也得跟着他跑。Follow (=Go in the same direction as) the road for two kilometres, then turn left. [T]沿这条路走两公里，然后向左转。Follow (=Go in the direction shown by) the arrows to the car park. [T]随着箭头到停车场。The path follows (=goes in the same direction as) the coastline for several kilometres. [T]那条小路顺着海岸延伸好几公里。Do your own thing, don't just follow the crowd (=do what everyone else does). [T]做你自己的事吧，不要只是随大流。We were not prepared for the events that followed (=happened next). [I]接下来发生的事情我们思想上没有准备。The meal consisted of smoked salmon, followed by guinea fowl (=with this as the next part). [T]The meal consisted of smoked salmon with guinea fowl to follow (=with this as the next part). [I]那顿饭有熏鲑鱼，还有珍珠鸡。She published a book of poems and followed it (up) with (=next produced) a novel. [T / M]她出版了一本诗集，然后是一部小说。Following on from what I said earlier (=Presenting the next part of what I was saying)... [I]接着我上面所讲的…She was so good at her job, she'll be difficult to follow (=it will be difficult to do the same thing as she did). [T]她工作做得这么好，很难有人能步其后啊。Sophie always follows (=does the same as) what her sister does. [T]索菲总是她姐姐做什么她也做什么。To follow a piece of music or writing is to read the notes or words at the same time as they are being played or said.听懂，领会You say as follows to introduce a list of things or to describe how to do something.如下The winners are as follows -- Woods, Smith and Cassidy.优胜名单如下----伍兹、史密斯和卡西迪。Combine the ingredients as follows.将配料按下面方法和在一起。If you follow in someone's footsteps, you do the same thing as they did previously.步人后尘，仿效某人，继承某人的事业She followed in her mother's footsteps and started her own business.她继承母亲的事业，开办了自己的公司。(infml) If you follow your nose, you trust your own feelings rather than obeying rules or letting yourself be influenced by other people's opinions.凭直觉行事Take a chance and follow your nose -- you may be right!碰碰运气，凭自己感觉做起来----或许你是对的。He never reads reviews but follows his nose to find the best new literary talent.他从不看评论，而是靠直觉来发现新的最佳文学天才。(infml) To follow your nose is also to go straight on.一直往前走Turn left, then just follow your nose and you'll see the shop on your left.向左转，然后一直往前走，你就会看到那家店在你的左边。To follow suit is to do the same thing.跟着做，照样做，学样When one airline reduces its ticket prices, the rest usually soon follow suit.一旦有一家航空公司降低了机票价格，其他的都往往会照样行事。To follow through (something) / follow (something) through is to continue to develop (it).坚持到底，坚持完成The essay started interestingly, but failed to follow through (its argument).那篇文章开始挺有趣的，但是没能(扣紧论点)一贯到底。When you're playing a sport involving hitting or kicking a ball, it's important to follow through (your shot) (=complete the movement of hitting or kicking by continuing to move your arm or leg in the same direction.)在从事击球或踢球的运动时，出球后做随球动作十分重要。To follow something up / (Am also) follow up on something is to find out more about it, or take further action connected with it.穷追，紧追;对…采取进一步行动The idea sounded interesting and I decided to follow it up.那主意听起来很有意思，我决定要进一步加以了解。The police officer took their names, but did not follow them up.那位警官记下了他们的名字，但没有进一步追问。I've got to go for a follow-up visit to the doctor next week.下个礼拜我得到那位医生那里复诊。This meeting is a follow-up to the one we had last month.这次会议是我们上个月那次会议的继续。(Br and Aus) Follow-my-leader / (Am) Follow-the-leader is a children's game in which one child is followed by a line of other children, who have to copy everything the first child does.学样(一种儿童游戏，参加者排成一列，必须模仿领头人的一举一动)
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