| 词汇 | follow |
| 释义 | follow | BrE ˈfɒləʊ, AmE ˈfɑloʊ | A. transitive verb ① (move after) 跟随 ‹person, vehicle›▸ the dog followed me all the way home 那只狗一路跟着我回家 ▸ his bodyguards follow him wherever he goes 他到哪儿，保镖就跟到哪儿 ▸ follow me 跟我来 ▸ to follow sb in/out 跟着某人进去/出来 ▸ they'll follow us on a later flight 他们会乘较晚的航班跟上我们 ② (for surveillance) 跟踪 ‹person, vehicle›▸ I think I'm being followed 我想有人在跟踪我 ▸ follow that car! 跟着那辆车！ ▸ to have sb followed 派人跟踪某人 ③ (do the same as) 追随 ‹person›▸ he followed his mother to Oxford University 他走母亲走过的路，也进了牛津大学 ④ (replace) 继承 ‹person›; (succeed) 接续 ‹action, success›▸ she followed her 100 metres win with a gold medal in the 200 metres 在100米赛跑中获胜后，她再接再厉又获得200米赛跑的金牌 ▸ to be a hard or tough act to follow 令人望尘莫及 ▸ follow that! 赶不上吧！ ⑤ (come after in time or in order) 接在…之后 ‹event, period of time, person, item›▸ one misfortune followed another 不幸接踵而来 ▸ to follow sth with sth; 做完某事后接着做某事 ▸ we followed the training session with a swim in the pool 上完培训课后，我们接着在游泳池里游泳 ▸ the text is followed by a comprehensive index 正文后面附有一份综合索引 ⑥ (go along/alongside) «person, vehicle, path» 沿着…行进 ‹road, river›; figurative «person, behaviour, event» 按照…进行 ‹pattern, line›▸ the border follows the river 以河为边界 ▸ the government chose to follow a more radical course of action 政府选择采取更为激进的举措 ▸ to let the disease follow its course 让这个病自然发展 ⑦ (be guided by) 遵照 ‹clue, instruction, tradition›; 听从 ‹advice›▸ to follow the signs to the town centre 按照路标指示来到市中心 ▸ following fashion can be rather expensive 追求时尚是要花很多钱的 ▸ to follow one's instincts/heart 按照本能/意愿行事 ⑧ (imitate) 仿效 ‹person, organization›▸ to follow sb's example 学某人的样 ▸ to follow sb in sth/doing sth; 在某方面效仿某人/效仿某人做某事 ▸ to follow suit literal (in card games) 跟牌 figurative 跟着做 ⑨ (conform to) «film, play» 忠实于 ‹text›▸ the translation follows the original very closely 这个译本非常忠实于原文 ⑩ (support, adhere to) 拥护 ‹person›; 信奉 ‹religion, ideas, teachings›⑪ (have a continuing interest in) 密切关注 ‹sport, career, stock exchange, court case, soap opera›▸ to follow the fortunes of sb/sth 关注某人/某事物的命运 ⑫ (watch closely) 聚精会神地看 ‹play, film›; (listen to) 倾听 ‹speech›⑬ (read to oneself) 默念 ‹text, score, service›⑭ (understand) 理解 ‹argument, plot›▸ I couldn't follow the professor's explanation 我听不懂教授的讲解 ▸ do you follow me? 你听懂我说的话了吗？ ▸ if you follow my meaning 如果你明白我的意思 ⑮ (practise) 从事 ‹profession, hobby›▸ to follow the teaching/medical profession 从事教育工作/医务工作 ▸ to follow an isolated life 过与世隔绝的生活 B. intransitive verb ① (move after) «person, animal» 跟随 ; «cheque» 随后到 ▸ to follow behind sb/sth; 跟在某人/某物后面 ▸ a group of children followed behind the procession 一群孩子跟在队伍后面 ▸ to follow in sb's footsteps 仿效某人 ▸ invoice to follow under separate cover 发票随后另函寄到 ② (come after in time or in order) «event, period of time, course of meal» 紧接 ▸ what followed can only be described as a nightmare 接下来发生的事只能用噩梦来形容 ▸ the … that followed 接下来的… ▸ there's ice cream to follow 接着有冰激凌 ▸ as follows 如下 ③ (ensue) «fight, death, success, advantage» 随后发生 ▸ to follow from sth; 因某事而产生 ④ (be logical consequence) 是必然结果 ▸ it follows that … 由此得出… ▸ she didn't come to work today, but it doesn't (necessarily) follow that she's ill 她今天没有来上班，但这并不（一定）说明她病了 ▸ that follows 那是当然 ▸ to follow from sth; 从某事得出结论 ⑤ (understand) 理解 PHRASAL VERBS follow about, follow around transitive verb [follow sb/sth about] 到处跟随 ▸ he's been following me about all day 他整天跟在我后面 follow on intransitive verb ① (come later) 随后到 ② (continue) «lecture, programme, person» 继续下去 ▸ to follow on from sth; 从某事物继续下去 ③ (in cricket) «team» 继续击球 follow out transitive verb [follow sth out, follow out sth] US 执行 ‹order, instruction, rule›▸ when I give advice I expect you to follow it out 我提建议是希望你能听从 follow through A. intransitive verb «golfer, tennis player, footballer» 做随球动作 B. transitive verb [follow sth through, follow through sth] 坚持完成 ‹project, plan, experiment›; 施行 ‹threat›; 坚持 ‹idea, argument›follow up A. transitive verb [follow sth up, follow up sth] ① (reinforce, confirm) 加强 ‹effort, treatment›; 对…采取进一步行动 ‹visit, programme›; 巩固 ‹success, achievement, advantage, lesson›▸ to follow sth up with sth; 以某事物进一步巩固 ② (act on, pursue) 跟进 ‹advertisement, article, idea›; 追查 ‹clue, lead, rumour›▸ I followed up her tip about investments 我听从了她的投资建议 B. intransitive verb 继续 ▸ to follow up with sth; 进一步做某事 |
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