follow

['fɔləu]

v.跟随, 追赶, 紧接着, 注意, 遵循, 沿着, 明白
n.跟随

vt.

1. 跟随

My dog follows me to school.

我的狗跟着我去上学。

2. 接在……之后

Night follows day.

黑夜接着白天。

3. 沿着……行进

Follow this road to the bridge.

沿这条路一直走到桥边。

4. 追赶; 追逐; 追求

The dogs followed the fox.

这些狗一齐追赶着那狐狸。

5. 注视; 密切注意

The cat followed every movement of the mouse.

猫注视着老鼠的每一个动作。

6. 倾听

7. 听懂; 领会

Do you follow me?

你听懂我的话了吗?

8. 听从; 采用; 信奉

Follow my advice.

听我的劝告。

9. 因……而产生

Disease often follows malnutrition.

疾病常常起因于营养不良。

10. 从事(职业等)

vi.

1. 跟随

He leads; we follow.

他带路; 我们跟随。

2. 接着

3. 听懂; 领会

4. 结果产生

He is wrong, but it does not follow that you are right.

他错了, 但并不能由此推断你是对的。

词形变化

动词过去式: followed | 动词过去分词: followed | 动词现在分词: following | 动词第三人称单数: follows |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.接着; 接连

succeed  ensue  trail  come next

vt.追随; 跟随; 跟从; 追赶; 追逐

pursue  trace  chase  hunt  track  trail

vt.听从; 采用

use  obey  act according to  

同义参见:

prosecute  understand  wage  hound  originate  heed  tail  tag  stem  fulfil  sense  replace  observe  fathom  compass  be  trace  chase  realize  accompany  arise  reproduce  imitate  emulate  

反义:

vt.跟随; 采用

lead  precede  

反义参见:

lead  

英英释义

动词 follow:

to travel behind, go after, come after

be later in time

同义词：postdate

come as a logical consequence; follow logically

同义词：fall out

travel along a certain course

同义词：travel along

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

同义词：comply, abide by

come after in time, as a result

同义词：come after

behave in accordance or in agreement with

同义词：conform to

be next

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

同义词：adopt, espouse

to bring something about at a later time than

imitate in behavior; take as a model

同义词：take after

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

同义词：trace

follow with the eyes or the mind

同义词：watch, observe, watch over, keep an eye on

be the successor (of)

同义词：succeed, come after

perform an accompaniment to

同义词：play along, accompany

keep informed

同义词：keep up, keep abreast

to be the product or result

同义词：come

accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

adhere to or practice

work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

同义词：be

keep under surveillance

同义词：surveil, survey

follow in or as if in pursuit

同义词：pursue

grasp the meaning

keep to

同义词：stick to, stick with

短语词组

as follows

1. 如下

The results are as follows, ...

结果如下……

follow on

1. 由……而起

His illness followed on the death of his wife.

他的病是因他妻子去世而引起的。

follow through

1. (把……)进行到底; 实现

He never follows through on his promises.

他从没实现过自己的诺言。

He decided to follow through the business first.

他决定先把这笔生意做完。

follow up

1. 把……贯彻到底

He failed to follow up my suggestion.

他没有照着我的建议做下去。

2. 对……采取进一步行动

The salesmen usually follow up a letter with a visit.

推销员往往在写了信之后又上门拜访。

补充

followfollow英:[ˈfɔləu] 美:[ˈfɑlo]vt. & vi.1.跟随; 接着You go first, and I'll follow.你先去, 我随后就来。Heated discussion followed.接着是一场热烈的讨论。Please follow me.请跟我来。vt.1.注视, 密切注意We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。2.从事, 经营He follows the trade of baker.他想当面包师。3.遵照, 接受, 听从These orders must be followed at once.这些命令必须立即照办。

例句

1. We followed him up the steps.我们跟着他上了台阶。 2. follow that car!跟着那辆汽车！ 3. I followed her down the corridor and caught up with her.我跟着她穿过走廊, 赶上了她。 4. Please follow me, madam.请跟我来, 夫人。 5. He followed me everywhere.我到哪里, 他就跟着我到哪里。 6. He followed Janice to New York.他陪贾尼丝去了纽约。 7. Night follows day.白天之后是黑夜。 8. the rioting that followed the verdict判决之后发生的暴乱 9. the days following his death他死后的日子里 10. Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.土豆依然是最受欢迎的食物, 其次是白面包。 11. follow the path to the left from the car-park down to the church.沿着左边的小路从停车场走到教堂。 12. If they followed the road, they would be certain to reach a village.如果他们沿着这条路走, 就一定能走到一个村庄。 13. Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods.我们的路线沿着太平洋海岸, 穿过人口稠密的街区。 14. We have to live our lives following certain rules.我们过日子得遵守一定的规矩。 15. I've followed your instructions to the letter.我不折不扣地执行了你的指令。 16. The dancers moved round the floor, following some indeterminate pattern.舞者们在舞池中移动着, 步子有点看不出章法。 17. I do not recommend that you follow this example.我建议你不要效仿这个事例。 18. Like a disciple following Christ, he gave up everything.就像追随基督的信徒一样, 他放弃了一切。 19. A large number of people followed Chairman Mao.很多人拥护毛主席。 20. They were having some difficulty in following the plot.他们在理解剧情上有些困难。 21. I don't quite follow you.我不太明白你在说什么。 22. Ann's eyes followed a police car as it drove slowly past.安注视着一辆缓缓驶过的警车。 23. Ralph shaded his eyes and followed the jagged outline of the crags.拉尔夫手搭凉棚, 眺望轮廓参差不齐的峭壁。 24. She has been very highly respected by the media and most who follow athletics.她一直很受媒体和大部分体育运动爱好者的尊敬。 25. He follows Manchester United.他支持曼彻斯特联队。 26. A big thank you to everyone who has followed my blog.十分感谢大家关注我的博客。 27. I've been following her online.我一直在网上关注她。 28. He was considered a war criminal who merely followed Adolf Hitler.他被视为一个盲目追随阿道夫·希特勒的战犯。 29. He followed the Navy.他在海军任职。 30. They took him into a small room and I followed.他们把他带到了一个小房间, 我跟在后面。 31. You go first and I'll follow.你先走, 我随后就到。 32. Nick, don't try to follow!尼克, 别老想跟着！ 33. Sabrina followed closely behind him.萨布丽娜紧紧跟在他后面。 34. In the days that followed, Keith and his mates could talk of nothing else.在随后的日子里, 基思和他的伙伴们谈论的全是这件事。 35. He was arrested in the confusion which followed.他在之后的混乱中被捕。 36. Many advantages would follow if the tree could grow tall.这棵树要是能长高, 就会带来很多好处。 37. If the explanation is right, two things follow.如果解释是正确的, 那么可以推断出两点。 38. The conclusions described in the text follow from this equation.文中描述的结论是从这个等式推导出来的。 39. Because some pressure helps, it does not follow that more will be better.不能因为有些压力对人有帮助, 就由此推断压力越大越好。 40. The right-hand sides of these two equations are equal. It follows that the left-hand sides are likewise equal.这两个方程式的右边相等, 所以它们的左边同样也相等。 41. I'm afraid I don't follow.恐怕我没弄明白。 42. The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh.优胜者是E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.盖茨和A.麦金托什。 43. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.他决定点烤鸡配蔬菜, 接下来是苹果派。 44. The guests started getting up in order to see him. Miss Melville followed suit.客人们开始站起身来看他, 梅尔维尔小姐也跟着站了起来。 45. He followed her up the stairs.他跟随着她上楼去了。 46. Drive ahead,and I will follow you.你开车先走吧，我就跟上来。 47. The detective followed the suspect for three days.侦探跟踪嫌疑犯三天了。 48. to follow an enemy追逐敌人 49. follow this road to the corner.沿着这条路到拐角处。 50. History follows a tortuous course.历史是循着一条曲折的道路发展的。 51. May follows April.四月之后是五月。 52. A burst of hand-clapping followed the end of the song.歌声结束后是一阵热烈的掌声。 53. to follow dinner with a liqueur饭后喝甜酒 54. to follow praise with blame先表扬后责备 55. He will follow his father as manager of the business.他将继承他父亲成为这个公司的经理。 56. Monroe followed Madison as president.门罗接替麦迪逊当上总统。 57. Harry expects to follow the profession of lawyer.哈利希望以律师为业。 58. Disease oftenfollows malnutrition.疾病的发生常是营养不良的结果。 59. I was only following orders.我只是照章行事。 60. You don't follow your own principles.你违背了你自己的准则。 61. We follow our president.我们追随总统。 62. I'm unable to follow your views.我不能赞同你的观点。 63. to follow a conversation intently倾听谈话 64. to follow the news跟踪那条新闻 65. to follow local politics密切注意地方政局 66. Do you follow me?你明白我的意思吗? 67. He follows fame.他追求名利。 68. to follow an ideal追求理想 69. In the days which followed I tried to improve.在随后的几天内，我力图改进。 70. After the defeat great disorders followed.失败之后，接踵而来的是大混乱。 71. She's not in the office but it doesn't necessarily follow that she's ill.她不在办公室，并不见得她就是病了。 72. Go on ahead and I'll follow.你先走，我随后跟来。 73. I didn't quite follow;could you explain it again?我并不是十分明白，你能再解释一遍吗? 74. French politics are too complicated for me to follow.法国政治太错综复杂，我弄不清。 75. He always follows after knowledge.他努力学习知识。 76. she went back into the house, and Ben followed her.她回到屋里，本跟在她身后。 77. [no obj.]he was following behind in his car.他驾车尾随。 78. the KGB man followed her everywhere.克格勃特工四处跟踪她。 79. I follow fame.我追逐名望。 80. the road follows the track of the railway line.公路与铁轨并行。 81. the six years that followed his restoration.他复职后的六年。 82. [no obj.]the rates are as follows.比率如下。 83. raucous laughter followed the ribald remark.下流话引发了粗嘎的笑声。 84. [no obj.]retribution soon followed.报应很快来到。 85. it thus follows from this equation that the value must be negative.因此根据这个公式其值必为负数。 86. they follow their March show with four UK dates next month.3月份演出后，他们接下去还有下个月在英国的四场演出。 87. turkey was followed by dessert.火鸡后接着上甜点。 88. he has difficulty in following written instructions.他执行书面指示有困难。 89. the film faithfully follows Shakespeare's plot.电影忠实于莎士比亚戏剧的情节。 90. he follows Aristotle in believing this.他追随亚里士多德，也相信这一点。 91. those who seek to follow Jesus Christ.那些想要追随耶稣的人。 92. I've been following this discussion closely.我一直在密切关注这个讨论。 93. she followed his gaze, peering into the gloom.她顺着他凝视的方向，向昏暗处望去。 94. young Italians follow football like we follow the Royal Family.意大利的年轻人关注足球有如我们关注王室。 95. the book follows the life and career of Henry Clay.这本书讲述亨利•克莱的生活和事业。 96. I still don't follow you.我还是不懂你的意思。 97. she followed a strict diet.她进行严格的节食。 98. you are on the right track so follow your nose.你的方向正确，可以凭直觉干。 99. Spain cut its rates by half a per cent but no other country has followed suit.西班牙把税率削减了0.5%，其他国家并未跟进。 100. the announcement followed on from the collapse of the merchant bank.那家商业银行倒闭后，发表了这个布告。 101. I decided to follow up the letters with phone calls.我决定写完信之后再打电话继续追查。 102. You go first and I'll follow (on) later.你先走，我随后就来。 103. The dog followed her (around) wherever she went.她走到哪儿，那条狗就跟到哪儿。 104. I'll have soup followed by spaghetti.我想先喝汤，再吃意大利面条。 105. follow this road for a mile and then turn right at the pub.沿着这条路走一英里，到了酒馆再向右拐。 106. The road follows the river for a few miles.这条马路沿着河岸延伸几英里。 107. The day's events followed the usual pattern.这天的活动是按照通常的形式进行的。 108. The children couldn't follow the plot of that film.孩子们看不明白那部电影的剧情。 109. The film follows the career of a young dancer.这部影片描述一位青年舞蹈家的生涯。 110. Have you been following the tennis championships?你有没有留意网球锦标赛的消息？ 111. It doesn't follow that old people can't lead active lives.不能因此就说，老年人不能过活跃的生活。 112. Intermediate Book One follows on from Elementary Book Two.中级第一册紧接初级第二册。 113. The names of the successful candidates are as follows...及格考生的名单如下… 114. He followed in his father's footsteps and joined the army.他走他父亲的老路，参了军。 115. Turn right at the lights and after that just follow your nose until you get to the village.到了交通灯往右拐，然后一直往前走，直至走到那个村子。 116. You should follow up your letter with a phone call.你应该去信之后再去电话。 117. We need to follow up the story about the school.我们须要深入调查关于这所学校的事情。 118. She followed us into the kitchen.她跟着我们进了厨房。 119. The dog followed the children home.狗跟在孩子们后面回家了。 120. The exit is right this way. Just follow me.出口就在这边。跟我来。 121. The children went home and the dog followed behind.孩子们往家走，狗跟在后面。 122. "If one sheep goes through the gate, the rest will follow."如果一只羊穿过大门，其余的都会跟着。 123. He hired a private detective to follow his wife everywhere. [=to secretly find out where she went and what she did]他雇了一个私家侦探跟踪自己的妻子。 124. follow a suspect跟踪嫌疑犯 125. I think that someone is following us. = I think we're being followed.我觉得有人在跟踪我们。 126. Spring follows winter. = Winter is followed by spring.冬天过后是春天。 127. The number 15 follows 14.数字15排在14之后。 128. Her accident was followed by a long period of recovery.她在意外事故后花了很长一段时间恢复。 129. "First came the student speeches, and the presentation of awards followed."首先是学生发言，随后是颁奖。 130. (formal) The war ended. There followed [=then came; then there was] a long period of rebuilding.战争结束了，随之而来的是长时间的重建。 131. I followed my dinner with a liqueur. [=I had a liqueur after dinner]晚餐后我喝了点烈性甜酒。 132. The actor followed his success as Othello with a triumph as Macbeth.这个演员扮演奥赛罗大获成功后，又成功饰演了麦克白。 133. Rioting followed the unjust verdict.这个不公正的裁决引发了暴乱。 134. "If you work hard, success will/must surely follow."如果你努力工作，成功是必然的。 135. "From the evidence given, several conclusions follow. = Several conclusions follow from the evidence given. [=we can make several conclusions based on the evidence given]"根据所给证据可以得出几种结论。 136. "From the evidence given, it follows that the accused is guilty."现有证据证明被告有罪。 137. "Just because he's done some bad things, does/must it follow that he's a bad person? [=does it mean that he is a bad person?]"仅仅因为他做了一些坏事就能推断他是个坏人吗？ 138. You should follow [=obey] your conscience.你应该凭良知做事。 139. follow your instincts凭着直觉去做 140. follow my advice听从我的劝告 141. She must learn to follow instructions.她必须学会听从指令。 142. We must follow the evidence wherever it leads.无论结果如何，我们必须按证据行事。 143. You should follow her example. = You should follow the example she set. [=you should do what she did]你应该以她为榜样。 144. She followed her father (by going) into medicine. = She followed her father by becoming a doctor.她追随父亲做了一名医生。 145. "follow that path, and you will come to a log cabin."沿着那条小路走，你会来到一间小木屋。 146. You should follow the main highway until you see signs for the stadium.你应该沿着公路干道走，直到看见体育场的标志。 147. "His friends all went to college, but he chose to follow a different path. [=to do something different]"他的朋友们都上了大学，他却选择了一条不同的道路。 148. Do recessions follow a predictable cycle/pattern?衰退是否遵循可预见的周期/模式？ 149. The path follows the river pretty closely.小路紧沿着河延伸。 150. The road follows the curve of the hill.路随着山势蜿蜒曲折。 151. follow the bouncing ball.看着弹力球。 152. He followed her career with interest.他饶有兴趣地关注着她的事业。 153. follow football密切关注橄榄球比赛 154. The book follows his political career from its humble beginnings to his election as president.本书记述了他从出身卑微到当选总统的政治生涯。 155. He follows Manchester United.他支持曼联队。 156. I found it hard to follow the twists and turns of the movie's complicated plot.我发现这部电影迂回曲折的复杂情节十分难以理解。 157. I'm sorry—I don't follow your argument/reasoning. = I'm sorry—I don't follow you. [=I don't understand you]对不起——我不明白你的论证/推理。 158. I'm sorry—I don't follow. [=I don't understand]对不起——我不明白。 159. Yesterday's thrilling victory will be a tough act to follow.昨天那场激动人心的胜利将使后来者难以望其项背。 160. "The names of the finalists are as follows: Mary, James, and George."决赛选手名单如下：玛丽、詹姆斯和乔治。 161. Proceed as follows: go straight ahead to Martin Street and then turn left.按如下路线走：向前直行到马丁街，然后左转。 162. The little boy followed his mother around all day.小男孩整天跟在他妈妈身边。 163. "Jane played a spade, and Roger followed suit."简出了一张黑桃，罗杰跟牌。 164. "His brother went to medical school, and he followed suit."他的哥哥读了医学院，他也跟着读了。 165. "After one airline lowers their fares, the other airlines usually follow suit."通常，一家航空公司降价后，其他航空公司会纷纷效仿。 166. "He always starts the school year off studying and working hard, but he doesn't follow through. [=he doesn't continue to study and work hard]"他总是在学期开始时努力学习和工作，但却不能坚持到底。 167. "He doesn't follow his good intentions through. [=although he makes plans to do things, he doesn't actually do them]"他不能将良好的愿望付诸实践。 168. He doesn't follow through on his good intentions.他不能将良好的愿望付诸实践。 169. We feared they would follow through on/with their threat. [=we feared that they would do what they threatened to do]我们担心他们会将要挟付诸行动。 170. You should follow through on your backhand.你应在反手击球后做随球动作。 171. Don't forget to follow through when you putt.击球后别忘了做随球动作。 172. He followed up his early findings with another study.他在早期发现的基础上进行了另一项研究。 173. "After you submit your job application, you should follow it up by making a phone call."提交工作申请之后，你应该接着打个电话。 174. "Her first book was a big success, and she followed up with another best seller."她的第一本书大获成功，紧接着她又出了另一部畅销书。 175. The police followed up (on) the leads.警方沿着这些线索继续追查。 176. The references in the book were too vague to follow up.这本书的参考文献字迹模糊，无法了解其更多信息。 177. Police followed up the complaints with several arrests.警方接到报案后实施了几次逮捕。 178. "He complained several times, but the police never followed up."他多次报案，但警方始终没有采取行动。 179. He says that the police failed to follow up on his complaints.他说警方没有对他的报案采取行动。 180. Just follow your nose until you get there; you can't miss it.一直往前走就能到达目的地；你不会走错的。 181. You don't need my advice—just follow your nose.你不需要我的建议跟着自己的感觉来就好。 182. "I followed my nose to the kitchen, where dinner was cooking."我循着香味进了厨房，里头正做着晚饭呢。