首页英语词典followfollow英英释意

follow

英 ['fɒləʊ] 美['fɑlo]
  • vt. 跟随;遵循;追求;密切注意,注视;注意;倾听
  • vi. 跟随;接着
  • n. 跟随;追随

英英释意


1. to travel behind, go after, come after;
"The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"
"Please follow the guide through the museum"
2. be later in time;
"Tuesday always follows Monday"
3. come as a logical consequence; follow logically;
"It follows that your assertion is false"
"the theorem falls out nicely"
4. travel along a certain course;
"follow the road"
"follow the trail"
5. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes;
"He complied with my instructions"
"You must comply or else!"
"Follow these simple rules"
"abide by the rules"
6. come after in time, as a result;
"A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
7. behave in accordance or in agreement with;
"Follow a pattern"
"Follow my example"
8. be next;
"Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
9. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;
"She followed the feminist movement"
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
10. to bring something about at a later time than;
"She followed dinner with a brandy"
"He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"
11. imitate in behavior; take as a model;
"Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
12. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;
"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
"trace the student's progress"
13. follow with the eyes or the mind;
"Keep an eye on the baby, please!"
"The world is watching Sarajevo"
"She followed the men with the binoculars"
14. be the successor (of);
"Carter followed Ford"
"Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
15. perform an accompaniment to;
"The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
16. keep informed;
"He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
17. to be the product or result;
"Melons come from a vine"
"Understanding comes from experience"
18. accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
"Let's follow our great helmsman!"
"She followed a guru for years"
19. adhere to or practice;
"These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
20. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;
"He is a herpetologist"
"She is our resident philosopher"
21. keep under surveillance;
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
22. follow in or as if in pursuit;
"The police car pursued the suspected attacker"
"Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
23. grasp the meaning;
"Can you follow her argument?"
"When he lectures, I cannot follow"
24. keep to;
"Stick to your principles"
"stick to the diet"

双语例句


1. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."
“在那儿等着!”凯瑟琳站起身来,“不,我改主意了。跟我来。”

来自柯林斯例句

2. He wants companies to follow the European model of social responsibility.
他希望各公司能够以欧洲公司为榜样,承担社会责任。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.
他决定点烤鸡配蔬菜,然后再要一份苹果派。

来自柯林斯例句

4. A debriefing would follow this operation, to determine where it went wrong.
这次行动之后将会有一个任务执行情况报告会,以便确定是哪里出了问题。

来自柯林斯例句

5. All we had to do was follow the map.
我们所要做的就是按照地图走。

来自柯林斯例句