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单词 follow
释义 follow
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
GO 走
 ESSENTIAL  intransitive or transitive
■to move behind someone or something and go where they go 跟随;跟着
A dog followed us home.一只狗跟着我们回了家。
She followed me into the kitchen.她跟着我进了厨房。
The book was delivered yesterday with a note saying the bill for it would follow in a day or two.这本书昨天送到,附信说书的账单一两天后会寄到。
He had the feeling he was being followed (= someone was going after him to catch him or see where he was going).他发觉自己被跟踪了。
I could feel them following me with their eyes (= watching my movements closely).我能感觉到他们密切注视着我的一举一动。
Follow (= Go in the same direction as) the road for two kilometres, then turn left.沿着这条路走两公里,然后向左转。
Do your own thing, don't just follow the crowd (= do what everyone else does.)做你自己的事,不要只是随波逐流。
follow suit
■to do the same thing as someone else 仿效(某人)
When one airline reduces its prices, the rest soon follow suit.一间航空公司减价,其余的会很快纷纷仿效。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
HAPPEN 发生
 ESSENTIAL  intransitive or transitive
■to happen or come after something 发生;在…后发生
We were not prepared for the events that followed (= happened next).我们没有料到后来发生的事。
The meal consisted of smoked salmon, followed by guinea fowl (= with this as the next part).菜肴包括熏鲑鱼,随后是珠鸡。
She published a book of poems and followed it (up) with (= next produced) a novel.她出版了一部诗集,接着又出版了一本小说。
as follows
■said to introduce a list of things 如下
The winners are as follows - Woods, Smith and Cassidy.获胜者如下:伍兹,史密斯和凯西迪。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
OBEY 服从
 IMPROVER  transitive
■to obey or to act as ordered by someone 听从;遵循;遵从
Follow the instructions on the back of the packet carefully.要仔细地按照盒子背面的使用说明操作。
I decided to follow her advice and go to bed early.我决定听从她的建议,早早上床睡觉。
Muslims follow the teachings of the Koran.伊斯兰教徒遵从《可兰经》的教义。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
HAVE INTEREST IN 对…感兴趣
 ADVANCED  transitive
■to have a great interest in something or watch something closely 对…有浓厚兴趣;密切关注
He follows most sports avidly.他对大多数体育运动有浓厚的兴趣。
They followed her academic progress closely.他们密切关注她学业上的进展。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
BE RESULT 是结果
 ADVANCED  [not continuous]
■to happen as a result, or to be a likely result 产生…结果;是…的可能结果
[+ that] Just because I agreed last time, it doesn't necessarily follow that I will do so again.仅仅是我上次同意并不一定说明我还会再次同意。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
UNDERSTAND 理解
intransitive or transitive
■to understand something as it is being said or done 理解,明白
I'm sorry, I don't quite follow (you).对不起,我不太明白(你的意思)。
His lecture was complicated and difficult to follow.他的讲座复杂又难懂。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
READ 阅读
transitive
■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. 跟唱;跟读
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
follow your nose informal
■to trust your own feelings rather than obeying rules or allowing yourself to be influenced by other people's opinions 凭直觉做事
Take a chance and follow your nose - you may be right!碰碰运气,凭自己的感觉做事——也许你是对的!
■go in a straight line 一直向前走
Turn left, then just follow your nose and you'll see the shop on your left.左转,然后一直往前走,你会看见商店就在左边。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
follow in sb's footsteps
■to do the same thing as someone else did previously 仿效(某人)
She followed in her mother's footsteps, starting her own business.她效法母亲开办了自己的公司。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
  Phrasal Verbs   follow on mainly UK
■to happen or exist as the next part of something 接下来;跟着
Following on from what I said earlier...接着我刚才说到的…
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] follow (sth) through
■to do something as the next part of an activity or period of development (把…)继续下去
The essay started interestingly, but failed to follow through (its argument).这篇短文开头很有趣,但是未能(把论点)贯彻始终。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
  Phrasal Verbs   follow through
■to complete the movement of hitting, kicking or throwing a ball by continuing to move your arm or leg in the same direction (击球、踢球或掷球后)完成顺势动作,做随球动作
You need to follow through more on your backhand.你需要在反手击球后做更充分的随球动作。
UK ['fɒl.əʊ] US ['fɑ:.loʊ] verb
  Phrasal Verbs   follow sth up (US also follow up on sth)
■to find out more about something, or take further action connected with it 追查…的更多情况;对…采取进一步行动
The idea sounded interesting and I decided to follow it up.这个想法听起来很有趣,我决定要作进一步的了解。
He decided to follow up on his initial research and write a book.他决定继续进行他最初的研究,然后写本书。
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