follow

英['fɒləʊ]美['fɑːloʊ]
  • v. 跟随；追赶；紧接着；注意；遵循；沿着；明白

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    来自Proto-Germanic*fulg，陪伴，跟随，词源同full.部分学者解释*g来自*gan，走，词源同gang.即跟着走的人，随从。

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I or T ] 跟随;跟着

      A dog followed us home.

      一条狗跟着我们回了家。

      She followed me into the kitchen.

      她跟着我进了厨房。

      He had the feeling he was being followed (= someone was going after him to catch him or see where he was going).

      他觉得自己被跟踪了。

      I could feel them following me with their eyes (= watching my movements closely).

      我能感觉到他们密切注视着我的一举一动。

      Do your own thing, don't just follow the crowd (= do what everyone else does).

      做你自己的事，不要只是随大溜。

    2. [ T ] 沿着（路等）行进

      Follow the road for two miles, then turn left.

      沿着这条路走两公里，然后向左转。

    3. 仿效

      When one airline reduces its prices, the rest soon follow suit.

      一家航空公司降价，其余的会很快纷纷仿效。

    4. [ I or T ] 发生；在…后发生

      We were not prepared for the events that followed (= happened next).

      我们没有料到后来发生的事。

      The book was delivered yesterday with a note saying the bill for it would follow in a day or two.

      这本书昨天送到，附信说书的账单一两天后会寄到。

      The meal consisted of spinach salad, followed by roast chicken (= with this as the next part).

      菜肴包括菠菜色拉，随后是烤鸡。

      She published a book of poems and followed it (up) with (= next produced) a novel.

      她出版了一部诗集，接着又出版了一本小说。

    5. 如下

      The winners are as follows – Woods, Smith, and Cassidy.

      获胜者如下：伍兹，史密斯和卡西迪。

    6. [ T ] 听从，遵循，遵从

      Follow the instructions on the back of the packet carefully.

      要仔细地按照盒子背面的使用说明操作。

      I decided to follow her advice and go to bed early.

      我决定听从她的建议，早早上床睡觉。

      Muslims follow the teachings of the Koran.

      穆斯林们遵从《可兰经》的教义。

    7. [ T ] 对…有浓厚兴趣；密切关注

      He follows most sports avidly.

      他对大多数体育运动有浓厚的兴趣。

      They followed her academic progress closely.

      他们密切关注她学业上的进展。

    8. [ not continuous ] 产生…结果；是…的可能结果

      Just because I agreed last time, it doesn't necessarily follow that I will again.

      仅仅是我上次同意并不一定说明我还会再次同意。

    9. [ I or T ] 理解，明白

      I'm sorry, I don't quite follow (you).

      对不起，我不太明白（你的意思）。

      His lecture was complicated and difficult to follow.

      他的讲座复杂又难懂。

    10. [ T ] 跟唱；跟读
    11. [ T ] （在社交媒体上）跟进；成为粉丝

    小知识

    Do you know when orange is the new black? When pleats are in style? Then you must follow fashion — you observe it closely. Follow can also mean you trail along behind someone. You might follow your brother to school.

    If you follow something, such as line of argument, that means you understand it. If you follow through on something, such as a diet, that means you stick to it. Follow can also describe a sequence of events. Your election as class president might follow a scandal involving your opponent. Follow can also mean something is a logical consequence of something else. It follows that having read these examples you now understand the various meanings of follow. You follow me?

    实用短语

    1. follow me

      跟我来,跟着我,跟我做

    2. follow through

      自始至终完成工作,动作跟随,送球自球杆击到球之后到结束的这一段动作

    3. follow suit

      学样子,学样

    4. follow up

      追踪,穷追,随访,继而进行

    5. follow-up auditing

      跟踪

    6. follow your fate

      跟随你的命运,命中注定,遵循你的命运,命中注定追随你

    7. follow the boys

      追男记,我要寻找他

    8. follow-through

      跟进动作,持续射姿,跟进,随势出杆

    9. follow the car

      跟着前车,随着前车,跟着车

    常用短语

    1. follow up

      跟踪；坚持完成；继续做某事

    2. as follow

      adv. 依下列各项

    3. follow in

      跟进；跟上投篮

    4. follow through

      坚持到底；完成球棒击球后的弧形动作

    5. follow suit

      跟着做；学样

    6. follow the instructions

      按照说明；听从指示；按照技术指导

    7. follow up on

      追踪；继续采用

    8. follow the trend

      跟随时尚

    9. follow after

      追求；追随

    10. follow on

      继续下去；接着发生

    11. follow the lead

      照样行事，追随着干,source:ai

    12. follow the lead of

      效仿

    13. follow your dreams

      追逐你的梦想（沃德公司的广告语）

    14. follow from

      由…产生，由…推断

    15. follow the example of

      效法，学习…的榜样,source:ai

    16. follow up action

      动态策略；后续行动

    17. follow the crowd

      随大流

    18. follow out

      执行，贯彻；把……查到底

    19. follow blindly

      盲从

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    以下这些动词均包含”跟随，追踪”的意思
    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。
    单词解说
    follow的基本意思是“跟随”，可用于时间、顺序，也可用于逻辑上或理解上的相随，引申可表示“追求”。
    follow可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时，接名词、代词作宾语。
    同根单词
    follower跟随者

    同义词辨析

    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。

    同义词

    vt.听从;采用

    use  /  to  /  act  /  according  /  obey

    vt.追随;跟随;跟从;追赶;追逐

    track  /  hunt  /  trail  /  trace  /  pursue  /  chase

    vi.接着;接连

    ensue  /  next  /  trail  /  succeed  /  come

    其他释义

    trace  /  fathom  /  prosecute  /  originate  /  compass  /  heed  /  replace  /  be  /  accompany  /  imitate  /  succeed  /  hound  /  reproduce  /  use  /  trail  /  fulfil  /  understand  /  observe  /  ensue  /  realize  /  sense  /  obey  /  pursue  /  emulate  /  arise

    反义词

    vt.跟随;采用

    lead  /  precede

    其他释义

    precede  /  lead

    同根词

    词根：follow

    adj.

    following下面的；其次的，接着的

    n.

    following下列事物；一批追随者

    follower追随者；信徒；属下

    v.

    following跟随；沿行（follow的ing形式）