v.(动词)vt. & vi. 跟随; 接着 come or go aftervt. 注视,密切注意 keep in sight; watchvt. & vi. 听得懂 understandvt. 从事,经营 engage in as a business, trade, etc.vt. 遵照,接受,听从 take or accept or obeyvi. 是…必然的结果 be or happen as a necessary effect or result
英英释义
Verb:to travel behind, go after, come after;
"The ducklings followed their mother around the pond""Please follow the guide through the museum"
be later in time;
"Tuesday always follows Monday"
come as a logical consequence; follow logically;
"It follows that your assertion is false""the theorem falls out nicely"
travel along a certain course;
"follow the road""follow the trail"
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"
come after in time, as a result;
"A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
behave in accordance or in agreement with;
"Follow a pattern""Follow my example"
be next;
"Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;
"She followed the feminist movement""The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
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"
imitate in behavior; take as a model;
"Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;
"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba""trace the student's progress"
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"
be the successor (of);
"Carter followed Ford""Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
perform an accompaniment to;
"The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
keep informed;
"He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
to be the product or result;
"Melons come from a vine""Understanding comes from experience"
accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
"Let's follow our great helmsman!""She followed a guru for years"
adhere to or practice;
"These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;
"He is a herpetologist""She is our resident philosopher"
keep under surveillance;
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
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"
grasp the meaning;
"Can you follow her argument?""When he lectures, I cannot follow"
keep to;
"Stick to your principles""stick to the diet"
follow的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)The little boy followed his father out.小男孩跟随他父亲出去了。They blew up the bridge so that the enemy couldn't follow them.他们炸毁了桥梁,使敌人无法追赶他们。If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.如果你忽视自己的饮食，必然会遇到麻烦He followed every word of the trial.他注意听着裁判的每句话。If you want to complain, you'd better follow the correct procedure.如果你要投诉,最好遵循正确的程序。Follow this road until you get to the corner, then turn left.沿着这条路走到拐角处,然后向左转。I didn't quite follow; could you explain it again?我不太明白，你能再解释一下吗？
常见句型
用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)You go first, and I'll follow.你先去,我随后就来。Heated discussion followed.接着是一场热烈的讨论。Happily a good rain followed.幸好随后下了一场及时雨。In the years that followed,Marx kept on studying English and using it.在那随后的几年里,马克思坚持学习英语和使用英语。I'm sending the letter today, the packet will follow.我今天发信,包裹随后就寄。Inevitably, a quarrel followed between the two sides.双方随后不可避免地争吵起来。Smiles, applause and moisture at the corners of the eyes followed when Nixon turned to Ford and uttered his name.当尼克松向福特宣布他为副总统时,随之而来的是笑脸、掌声和挂在眼角上的晶莹的泪花。The argument is too difficult for them to follow.这一观点对他们来说太难懂了。The next time she came,Judy followed down the mountain behind her.第二次她来时,朱迪跟着她也下了山。There followed an uncomfortable silence.接着是一阵令人难以接受的沉默。用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.Please follow me.请跟我来。A dog followed me home.一只狗跟着我到家里。I don't quite follow you.我有些跟不上你。One misfortune followed another.祸不单行。But day followed day, and she met no nice man.日子一天天过去,她却没遇到中意的人。Follow this road and turn right at the first crossroad.沿这条路直走,在第一个路口右转。I don't quite follow you.我不太懂你的意思。He follows the trade of baker.他是个面包师。Harry expects to follow the profession of lawyer.哈里希望从事律师工作。The streets of Baghdad were almost deserted today as Iraqis turned into their radio to follow the court proceedings.今天,巴格达街上几乎一个人也没有,因为伊拉克人都在家中收听法院审判的情况。Dulles said,“I have followed the progress of this regional collective security organization with deep interest.”杜勒斯说:“我一直极为关心地注视着这个区域性集体安全组织的进展情况”。We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。1We are being followed.我们被人跟踪了。Flashes of lightning were followed by roars of thunder.雷声紧跟闪电而来。In this district wheat-growing is widely followed.这个地区广泛种植小麦。It ～s+that-clauseYou have made great progress, but it doesn't follow that you'll never fall behind again.你已经取得了很大进步,但这并不因此说明你不会再落在后面。If this view is correct, it follows that the policies of the Chinese Communist Party will not run counter to the interests of the United States in China in the foreseeable.如果那种观点正确的话,那说明共产党的这些政策在可预见的一段时期内不会与美国的在华利益相抵触。Because he is good, it does not follow that he is wise.并不能因为他好,就断定他是聪明的。其他v -ed as Adverb.Then it is time for lunch, followed by a brief rest.然后就该吃中饭了,中饭后稍稍休息一会儿。
常用短语
用作动词(v.)
as follows列举如下 as now to be told
follow after (v.+prep.)追求,力求得到 pursue
follow in one's footsteps (v.+prep.+n.)踩着别人的脚印走; 效法他人 follow a similar occupation
follow into (v.+prep.)跟着…进入… walk behind sb into a placefollow sb into sth
She followed him into the room.
她随他进入房间。
The boy followed the teacher into the office.
那男孩跟着老师走进办公室。
Michael Manley followed his father into politics.
迈克尔·曼利跟他父亲从政。
follow on1 (v.+adv.)继续 continuefollow on
I'll be back soon. Meanwhile follow on.
我马上就回来,你继续干下去好了。
You go first, and we'll follow on after a short rest.
你先去,我们稍作休息就来。
He follows on despite every difficulty.
尽管遇到各种困难,但他仍然继续前进。
follow on2 (v.+prep.)随之发生 happen as a consequencefollow on sth
Disease often follows on starvation because the body is weakened.
疾病的产生往往是由于饥饿的缘故,因为身体很虚弱。
His disease followed on his mother's death.
他母亲去世后不久,他就病了。
Following quickly on this tragedy, the youngest child died of malnutrition.
发生这一惨剧后不久,最小的孩子又因营养不良死掉了。
After the taking of Tianjin, he followed on his victory.
攻克天津后,他乘胜前进。
follow out (v.+adv.)贯彻,依照…完成 carry out; finish what you are told to dofollow sth ⇔ out
Even though he followed out all the instructions carefully, he couldn't get the machine to work.
他虽然认真地执行所有的指令,但依旧未能使机器运转起来。
You follow out his instructions carefully.
你认真按他的指示去做。
The boy followed out his father's advice.
那个男孩完全按照他爸爸的忠告做事。
The boy followed out the instruction and made a fine model plane.
这孩子依照说明做了一个精致的模型飞机。
The police have followed out several lines of inquiry, but are no nearer to finding the culprit.
警察继续进行了多方面的调查,但依然没有找到罪犯。
The student followed out all the index references in the encyclopedia until he found what he wanted to know.
那位学生找遍百科全书的所有索引,最后终于找到他所想知道的条目。
Follow out all the cross references.
查阅所有的互相参照的条目。
follow through (v.+adv.)保持,坚持 maintain or continue to the endfollow through
He is good at initiating projects but rarely follows through with anything.
他善于创建项目,但难得坚持完成。
Bob drew plans for a table for his mother, but he did not follow through by making it.
鲍勃计划给母亲做张桌子,但没作出来。
follow sth ⇔ through
Starting projects is one thing, following them through is another.
着手进行某项目是一回事,而将之进行到底是另一回事。
David is determined to follow his plan through.
大卫决心把自己的计划贯彻到底。
Follow through the business, everything will be all right.
把这事进行到底,一切都会好的。
follow to (v.+prep.)跟随…到达某地 go along to reach a place; walk behind sb to reach a placefollow sb/sth to sth
We can follow this path to the village.
我们沿着小路进入村里。
He followed me to the school.
他跟我去了学校。
follow up (v.+adv.)跟着; 追逐; 继续 pursue further; act further onfollow up
You start the work, and I'll follow up.
你先干起来,我随后。
And the question is worth following up, for the sake of the light it throws on modern knowledge.
这一类问题值得进一步探讨,因为它有助于说明现代知识的真实情况。
The editor thinks this story is worth following up.
编辑认为这件事值得跟踪报道。
follow up with sth
The chairman followed up with another question.
主席接着又提了一个问题。
follow sb/sth ⇔ up
They followed the criminal up like a shadow and arrested him at his lodging.
他们形影不离地跟踪那个罪犯,并在他的住所逮捕了他。
Follow up a lead, clue and rumour.
顺着头绪、线索和谣传进行调查。
He followed up his success and started looking for new markets.
他获得成功之后再接再厉,又开始寻找新市场了。
After Mary sent a letter application for a job, she followed it up by going to talk to the personnel manager.
玛丽把工作申请表寄出去后,又找经理谈话,以使自己更有可能获得那份工作。
The Indians followed up the wounded buffalo until it fell dead.
印第安人紧紧地追着那头受伤的水牛,直到它倒地死去。
You should follow up your letter with a phone call.
你应该写完信以后再打电话。
We followed up the victory and dispersed the enemy.
我们乘胜追击,把敌人打得七零八落。
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)～+名词follow a course of action采取一定的行动follow a definite pattern遵循一定的模式follow a dog追赶一条狗follow a guide跟随向导follow a lead(牌语)跟牌follow a leader追随领袖follow a plan遵循计划follow a principle遵循一个原则follow a speaker's words听懂发言人的讲话follow a speech听懂讲话follow a suggestion照建议办follow a trade从事某种生意follow an elliptical path沿椭圆形轨道旋转follow an example仿效follow an idea遵循一种想法follow fame追求名利follow French politics carefully密切注意法国的政治follow knowledge追求知识follow one's bent随自己的天性follow one's father继承父业follow one's nose笔直地走,凭本能行事follow one's reasoning抓住某人的一套道理follow Plato〔Confucius〕信奉柏拉图〔孔夫子〕follow radio lessons听广播讲座follow sb's advice听从某人的劝告follow sb's argument理解某人的论点follow sb's words听某人讲话follow suit遵照先例,照样做follow the band赶时髦,追随众人follow the conditions接受这些条件follow the court proceedings听法院审判情况follow the direction执行指示follow the drum从军follow the fashion赶时髦follow the instructions遵照说明书follow the law当律师follow the order执行命令follow the original faithfully忠于原文follow the rabbit追赶兔子follow the river沿河follow the road顺着这条路follow the rule遵守规则follow the sea当水手follow the stage做演员follow the trade of builder从事建筑业副词+～always follow总是沿着often follow经常出现only follow只是执行而已～+副词follow later稍后到follow quite听明白follow abjectly卑鄙地跟踪follow automatically机械地从事follow blindly盲目听从follow closely紧跟着follow conscientiously认真自觉地遵守follow devoutly诚实地遵守follow diligently勤勉地经营或遵守follow doggedly固执地跟随follow dumbly默默地跟着follow dutifully尽责地跟随或经营follow easily不费力气地执行follow gallantly勇敢地继承或从事follow grudgingly勉强地遵从follow faithfully忠实地执行follow frequently经常遵守follow happily幸亏follow heedlessly漫不经心地跟随follow immediately接着发生follow implicitly盲目听从follow inevitably不可避免地到来follow instinctively本能地听从follow invariably始终如一地遵守follow irresistibly不可抗拒地服从follow justly由此可以正当推断出follow mechanically机械性地模仿follow mutely默默地遵从follow naturally理应懂得follow necessarily由此一定得出follow obsequiously拍马屁follow placidly平静地从事follow relentlessly愤怒地注视follow religiously宗教上从事follow reluctantly勉强地遵从follow scrupulously审慎地听从follow sedulously努力地经营follow shortly紧接着进行follow slavishly盲目跟随follow trustfully信任地跟随follow undeviatingly一贯地从事…follow unswervingly忠实地跟随follow wistfully令人渴望地从事follow out查阅,贯彻,彻底实行,把…追究到底follow through完成,服从,再接再厉follow the plan through将计划进行到底follow up跟踪,监督,继承,重复补充,贯彻到底follow up this subject继续研究这个问题～+介词follow after追求follow from根据…follow in sb's steps继承某人的衣钵follow in the walk of踏着…足迹,仿效follow sb to the door把某人送到门口follow with one's eyes目送…
经典引文
One of the Norman strangers who followed in the wake of the Conqueror.
The duckling followed its mother everywhere.小鸭子们紧跟着母鸭到处走。
as follows属于固定的习惯用语，在以词组形式出现的时候，follow不可以单数形式出现，不管句子主语是单数或复数，只可以as follows的形式出现。
The rule is as follows.规则如下。
follow后的介词如upon有时可省略。
A strange thing followed upon the incident.这个事件后跟着出了很奇怪的事情。
(as) in the following同as follows一样都属于固定搭配，两者不可混用，如不可随意更改成as following或in the follows；the following可同时作单数或者复数，随句子的意思而改变。
The following is my full name.The following are our full names.
following有时以介词形式出现，常见于报纸上。
Following the ceremony a reception was held.在典礼之后，会举行一场招待会。
要注意，follow后不能接宾语和不定式的结构。
I followed him to go into the house.这种说法是不可以的。应改成I followed him into the house。
词义辨析
v.(动词)
follow sb, follow at sbfollow at sb 的意思是“跟随某人”,而follow sb 的意思是“紧跟某人”。例如:She always follows at her husband.她总是跟随着她的丈夫。She followed her husband.她紧跟在她的丈夫之后。
follow advice, follow out sb's advice这两个短语的意思并不完全相同,前者是“听从某人的忠告”的意思,后者有“完全遵照(某人的忠告)”的意味。
following, followedfollowed和following在句中作状语时,其逻辑主语应该是句子的主语。如果主语是follow的执行者,应该用following; 如果主语是follow的承受者,就应该用followed。试比较:Tom came in, followed by his father.汤姆进来了,后头跟着他的爸爸。Tome came in, following his father.汤姆跟着他的爸爸进来了。
follow, chase, pursue, tag, tail, trail这组词都有“跟随,追踪”的意思。它们的区别是:1.follow指跟随起引导作用的人或物或遵循他人的计划; 而pursue指为达到某个目的而坚持不懈地紧跟、追赶或追求某人、某物或某种事业。跟随他人的计划时用follow,追随自己的计划时用pursue。例如:She has pursued the goal of perfection in her art.在艺术中,她追求完美。She pursued the study of French for four years.她坚持学了四年法语。The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。2.chase指迅速追赶在逃的目标以便将其抓获或赶走,而follow则指继之而来或去。tag指不断地纠缠或恼人的尾随某人; tail指紧密尾随并监视; trail指跟踪追击。例如:The dog chased a mouse, but could not catch it.这狗追赶老鼠,但没有捉住。The policeman chased the thief.警察追赶小偷。What are you tagging along for?You aren't invited.你怎么跟着我?又没邀请你。The detective tailed the thief through the crowd.侦探在人群中跟踪小偷。The hunter trailed the wounded buffalo through the bush.猎人穿过灌木林追猎受伤的水牛。3.chase较follow, pursue更具感情色彩,除常表示不友好之外,其行动也可能是出于嬉戏或高兴。还可表示一种热切的,为满足情欲而进行的搜寻。例如:The boy chased his playmate around the block.那个男孩绕着街区追逐他的玩伴。He is the man who chased after woman all his life.他就是那个一生都在追求女人的男子。
follow, ensue, succeed, supervene这四个词都有“接着发生”的意思。它们的区别是:ensue指具有因果关系的事物连续发生; follow指事物按照时间顺序、逻辑关系连续发生; succeed强调相似的人或事物、事件按一定的顺序不间断的接踵而至,尤指时间或空间上的连续; supervene指意外的发生。例如:After the heavy rains, floods ensued.暴雨之后发生了水灾。A silence succeeded his words.他说完话后是一阵的沉默。The meeting went on until lack of time supervened.会议因时间不足而结束。
