| 单词 | follow |
| 释义 | follow v. 1. tr. or (foll. by after) intr. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead). 2. tr. go along (a route, path, etc.). 3. tr. & intr. come after in order or time (Nero followed Claudius; dessert followed; my reasons are as follows). 4. tr. take as a guide or leader. 5. tr. conform to (follow your example). 6. tr. practise (a trade or profession). 7. tr. undertake (a course of study etc.). 8. tr. understand the meaning or tendency of (a speaker or argument). 9. tr. maintain awareness of the current state or progress of (events etc. in a particular sphere). 10. tr. (foll. by with) provide with a sequel or successor. 11. intr. happen after something else; ensue. 12. intr. a be necessarily true as a result of something else. b (foll. by from) be a result of. 13. tr. strive after; aim at; pursue (followed fame and fortune). Phrases and idioms follow-my-leader a game in which players must do as the leader does. follow one's nose trust to instinct. follow on 1. continue. 2. (of a cricket team) have to bat again immediately after the first innings. follow-on n. an instance of this. follow out carry out; adhere precisely to (instructions etc.). follow suit 1. Cards play a card of the suit led. 2. conform to another person's actions. follow through 1. continue (an action etc.) to its conclusion. 2. Sport continue the movement of a stroke after the ball has been struck. follow-through n. the action of following through. follow up (foll. by with) 1. pursue, develop, supplement. 2. make further investigation of. follow-up n. a subsequent or continued action, measure, experience, etc. Etymology: OE folgian f. Gmc |
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