| 单词 | follow |
| 释义 | followfollow /ˈfɑloʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1go behind/after a)[intransitive, transitive] to walk, drive, run, etc. behind or after someone else: They followed us in their car. The president was followed by a crowd of photographers.follow somebody up/into/out etc. Jack had followed her into the kitchen. b)[transitive] to go closely behind someone in order to find out where he or she is going: The man followed her home.THESAURUSchase – to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it: The store’s owner chased the thief down the street.pursue formal – to chase someone or something: The police pursued the car for ten miles before stopping it.run after – to chase someone or something on foot: She started to leave, and Smith ran after her.trail – to follow a short distance behind someone, often because you do not want to walk with him or her: Kenny walked down the block with his little brother trailing behind him.tail informal – to secretly watch and follow someone such as a criminal: Police have been tailing the drug dealer for weeks.track – to search for a person or animal by following a smell or marks on the ground: The police used dogs to track the missing girl.stalk – to follow a person or animal quietly in order to catch, attack, or kill him, her, or it. You can also use stalk to mean to follow and watch someone a lot, in a way that is very annoying or frightening: The tiger was stalking its prey. One of the singer’s fans was arrested for stalking her.hunt – to follow an animal in order to catch and kill it: In the book, Captain Ahab hunts the white whale called Moby Dick.2happen after [intransitive, transitive] to happen immediately after something else: They met again in the years following World War I. The building was destroyed in the fire that followed the earthquake. Thunderstorms today will be followed by more rain. The wedding is at 2:30, with a reception to follow. In the days/weeks that followed, the police received hundreds of calls. → see also following13come after [intransitive, transitive] to come immediately after something else, for example in a book or a series of things: A full report follows this chapter. In English the letter “Q” is always followed by a “U.”4RULES/WISHES/INSTRUCTIONS ETC. to do what someone wants you to do, or do what the rules or instructions say you should do: Investors who followed Murphy’s advice made a large profit.follow the rules/instructions/guidelines etc. Did you follow the instructions on the box? I should have followed my instincts (=done what I first wanted to do) and not listened to you. Her father encouraged her to follow her heart (=do what she most wanted to do) and become a singer. If you follow the recipe to the letter (=exactly), you’ll get perfect cookies.5GO IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION [transitive] a)to continue along a particular road, river, etc.: Follow the trail until you reach the shore. b)to go in the same direction as something else, especially something that is very close: The road follows the river for the next six miles.6follow signs/directions to go in the direction that the signs say you should go or that someone has told you to go: Turn right and follow the signs down the hallway. Your directions were very easy to follow.7follow (in) somebody’s footsteps to do the same job or live in the same way as someone else, especially a member of your family: She followed in her mother’s footsteps and started her own business.8DO THE SAME THING [intransitive, transitive] to do the same thing or the same type of thing as someone else: follow somebody into something Cox’s son Robert followed him into the family business. He encouraged others to follow her example (=do the same things as her) of non-violence. When Allied Stores reduced their prices, other companies were forced to follow suit (=do the same thing). Will the U.S. follow Europe’s economic lead (=do the same thing economically)?follow the herd/crowd (=do the same thing as other people, without thinking about what is best for you)9understand [intransitive, transitive] to understand something such as an explanation or story: Sorry, I don’t follow you. The plot was pretty hard to follow.► see thesaurus at understand10BE INTERESTED [transitive] to be interested in something, especially a sport, and pay attention to it: Do you follow baseball at all?11believe/obey [transitive] to believe in and obey a particular set of religious or political ideas, or a leader who teaches these ideas: They still follow the teachings of Gandhi.12as follows formal used to introduce a list of names, things, instructions, etc.: The forms should be completed as follows.13follow a trend/pattern/course etc. to continue to happen or develop in a particular way: In Australia, the weather follows a fairly predictable pattern.14BE A RESULT [intransitive, transitive] formal if something follows, it must be true as a result of something else that is true: Interest rates are going down, so it follows that house sales will improve.follow from something What are the consequences that follow from his view of the problem?15BE ABOUT [transitive] to show or describe someone’s life or a series of events, for example in a movie or book: The novel follows a group of students during the sixties.16THINK ABOUT/STUDY [transitive] to study or think about a particular idea or subject and try to find out more about it: Several biotech companies are following the same line of research.17WATCH CAREFULLY [transitive] to carefully watch someone move: The dogs in the pens followed her with their eyes as she passed.18follow your nose informal a)to do something in the way that you feel is right: I don’t really have a career plan – I just follow my nose. b)to go straight forward: Turn left on 6th Avenue, then just follow your nose.[Origin: Old English folgian] → see also a hard/tough act to follow at act1 (7), follow-throughfollow along phrasal verb to read a book or written document while someone says or sings the words in it out loud: follow along with Jurors were given a typed transcript to follow along with the tape.follow somebody around phrasal verb to keep following someone everywhere he or she goes, in an annoying way: Jamie follows Andrew around everywhere.follow through phrasal verb1 to do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful: follow something ↔ through The college will make every effort to follow the proposal through.follow through on The airline apparently didn’t follow through on its promise.follow through with The president intends to follow through with his plans to travel to The Russian Federation.2 to continue moving your arm after you hit the ball in tennis, golf, etc.follow up phrasal verb to find out more about something, or to do more about something: follow up on Did Jay ever follow up on that job possibility in Tucson?follow something up I saw the email, but I never followed it up.follow something up with something Follow up the letters with a phone call. → see also follow-up |
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