follow['fɒlәu]
汉语翻译
vt. 跟随, 沿行, 遵循, 追求
vi. 跟随, 接着
n. 跟随, 追随
【机】 追从; 后继, 继续
相关词组:
follow sth through
follow sth up
follow up
follow after...
follow on
follow out
词型变化
动词过去式:followed 过去分词:followed 现在分词:following 第三人称单数:follows
词意辨析
pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail这些动词均含“跟随、追踪”之意。
pursue: 指坚持不懈、毫不动摇地紧跟、追赶某人、某物或某个事业。
follow: 普遍用词，含义最广，多指跟随起引导作用的人或物，跟随的动机可以是善意的，也可能是恶意的。
chase: 指快速追赶或决心追踪，褒义贬义均可用。
hunt: 原义为“追猎、猎取”，现用于指追捕或搜寻逃犯等。
trace: 指根据线索或足迹进行跟踪。用于抽象意义时指找到某事物的根源。
track: 指沿着人或动物留下的印迹或行迹追踪。
trail: 一般指跟踪追击。
英语解释
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
例句
- The President's wife follows his every word.总统夫人总是注意听他说的话。
- Not wanting to make my controversial views known yet, I preferred to follow the crowd for a while.我还不想公开我那些会引起争论的观点，宁可暂且随大溜。
- Follow this road until you get to the corner, then turn left.沿著这条路走到拐角处，然後向左转。
- Inevitably, a quarrel followed between the two sides.双方随後不可避免地争吵起来。
- The little boy followed his father out.小男孩跟随他父亲出去了。
- The police are following a murderer who's in hiding.警察正在追赶藏匿起来的杀人犯。
- I didn't quite follow; could you explain it again?我不太明白，你能再解释一下吗？
详细解释
fol.low
v.（动词）fol.lowed,fol.low.ing,fol.lows v.tr.（及物动词）To come or go after; proceed behind:跟随：来，跟着；随后进行：例句：Follow the usher to your seat.跟随招待员到你的座位上去
To go after in or as if in pursuit:追赶：追赶，或好象追踪：例句：.The wrong she had done followed her and haunted her dream.(Katherine Anne Porter).她所做的错事追逐着她，出没于她的梦里.(凯瑟琳·安妮·波特)
To keep under surveillance:监视：置于监视下：例句：followed the suspect for a week before making the arrest.进行逮捕前监视了嫌疑犯一周
To move along the course of; take:沿着…前进：沿着…过程前进；采取：例句：We followed a path to the shore.我们沿着这条路走向海滨
To go in the direction of; be guided by:顺…方向；由…指引：例句：followed the sun westward across the plains; followed the signs to the monkey house.顺着太阳向西穿过平原；顺着标记去猴子的巢穴
To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of:听从：接受指引、命令和指导：例句：follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their commander.跟随精神上的指导；拒绝听从命令的反叛者
To adhere to; practice:坚持；实践：例句：followed the ancient customs of their people.沿袭古代人们的风俗
To take as a model or precedent; imitate:仿效：以…为榜样；仿效：例句：followed her new friends in everything they did; followed my example and resigned.她模仿新交朋友做的每一件事；他仿效我的例子辞职
To act in agreement or compliance with; obey:服从：行为与…一致；依从…：例句：follow the rules; follow one`s instincts.遵守规则；顺从直觉
To keep to or stick to:依据或坚持：例句：followed the recipe; follow a diet.依据食谱；坚持节制饮食
To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.从事：从事（某种商业和职业）工作；进行To come after in order, time, or position:接着：按顺序、时间和位置发生：例句：Night follows day.夜晚继白天后而来
To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of:因…而起：随后导致…或产生结果：例句：She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit record with a national tour.她用一个问答的方式引起她的演讲。这支乐队通过全国巡回演出来创下了自己的记录
To occur or be evident as a consequence of:是…必然的结果：出现或必然结果：例句：Your conclusion does not follow your premise.你的结论不是你的前提的必然结果
To watch or observe closely:观察，密切注视：例句：followed the bird through binoculars.通过望远镜密切观察鸟类
To be attentive to; pay close heed to:注意；密切注意：例句：too sleepy to follow the sermon.太想睡以至于无法注意说教
To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of:了解：使某人明白过程、进展和机会：例句：follow the stock market; followed the local teams.了解证券市场；了解本地队的动向
To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand:理解：抓住意义或逻辑性；明白：例句：Do you follow my argumentô你理解我的辩论吗ô
v.intr.（不及物动词）To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.随着：来，移动，在某人或某事之后按顺序或时间发生To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:结果产生：推断，其结果当然是；结果：例句：If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.如果你忽视自己的饮食，必然会遇到麻烦
To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.理解：掌握某事的意义和推理；理解n.（名词）The act or an instance of following.跟随：跟随的动作或例子Games A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.【游戏】 随球：打台球时，使母球在击中目标球后继续滚动的一击
<常用词组>follow along
To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example:遵从，依照：协调地或遵照原例移动或操作：例句：followed along with the song.伴随着歌曲
follow through
Sports To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object.【体育运动】 随球：打球或其它物体后，进行自然完成的一击To carry an act, a project, or an intention to completion; pursue fully:坚持到底：贯彻一个行动、项目或完成某项意图；全力追求：例句：followed through on her promise to reorganize the department.把诺言贯彻到底，重新组建部门
follow up
To carry to completion; follow through on:把…贯彻（干）到底：完成；继续执行：例句：followed up their recommendations with concrete proposals.运用具体的建议把计划执行到底
To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action:使更进一步，使更成功：通过进一步行动增加效果或提高成功性：例句：followed up her interview with a telephone call.用电话进一步完成面试
常用词组><习惯用语>as follows
As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command.（所述）：接着将作出说明。用来介绍特定的细目、解释和命令follow (one`s) nose
To move straight ahead or in a direct path.径直（而行）：直着向前移或沿笔直的路径走Informal To be guided by instinct:【非正式用语】 由直觉指引：例句：had no formal training but became a success by following his nose.没有经过正式的培训却凭直觉取得了成功
follow suit
Games To play a card of the same suit as the one led.【游戏】 跟牌：由一个人带头，跟一张同样的牌To do as another has done; follow an example.模仿：做别人已经做过的事；以…为例子习惯用语>来源：Middle English folowen 中古英语 folowen from Old English folgian 源自 古英语 folgian
<参考词汇><同义词>follow,succeed,ensue,result,supervene同义词>These verbs mean to come after something or someone.这些动词表示跟在某物或某人之后。 Follow, which has the widest application,can refer to coming after in time or order,as a consequence or result, or by the operation of logic: Follow 具有最广泛的用途，用来指按时间和顺序产生，或按逻辑操作的影响或结果： 例句：Night follows day.白天过后是晚上。
例句：If you disregard the doctor`s orders, a relapse will follow.如果你不听从医嘱，病痛就会复发。
例句：Though he disapproves of violence, it doesn`t follow that he won`t defend himself. Tosucceed is to come next after another in time or order, especially in planned order determined by considerations such as rank, inheritance, or election: 尽管他反对使用暴力，但这并不意味着他不保护自己。 Succeed 是一个接一个按时间或顺序产生， 尤其是按照如军衔、遗传或选举等考虑计划好的顺序：
例句：.The son of a mandarin has no prescriptive right to succeed his father. (H.G. Wells). .高级官员的儿子没有法定的权力继承他的父亲： （H.G.威尔斯）。
例句：The heir apparent succeeded to the throne.法定继承人继承了王位。
Ensue applies to what follows something, usually as a consequence or by way of logical development: Ensue 指接着发生某事通常指作为结果是，或按逻辑发展方式发生： 例句：If a forest fire cannot be extinguished, devastation is sure to ensue.如果森林火灾不能被扑灭，灾害一定会随之发生。
Result implies that what follows is caused by what has preceded: Result 暗指已经发生过的事引起的结果： 例句：Failure to file an income tax return can result in a fine.不能提交收入税回报会导致罚款。
Supervene, in contrast, refers to the coming after of a thing that has little relation to what has precededand that is often unexpected: Supervene 则相反地指一件事的发生与前面发生的事几乎没有关系，通常是不期望的： 例句：.A bad harvest supervened. Distress reached its climax. (Charlotte Brontô)..极糟的收成接踵而来。悲痛达到了极点. （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）
参考词汇>As follows (not as follow ) is the established form of the idiom, no matter whether the noun that precedes it is singular or plural: As follows （不是 as follow ）是惯用语的构成形式， 而不管前面的名词是单数还是复数形式： 例句：The regulations are as follows. 规则如下所述