单词 | follow |
释义 | follow['fɒləu]vt. 跟随, 沿行, 遵循, 追求vi. 跟随, 接着n. 跟随, 追随【机】 追从; 后继, 继续相关词组:follow sth throughfollow sth upfollow upfollow after...follow onfollow out follow fol.low AHD: [f¼l“½] D.J. [6fKl*&]K.K. [6f$lo]v.(动词) fol.lowed,fol.low.ing,fol.lows v.tr.(及物动词)1. To come or go after; proceed behind:跟随:来,跟着;随后进行:Follow the usher to your seat.跟随招待员到你的座位上去2. To go after in or as if in pursuit:追赶:追赶,或好象追踪:“The wrong she had done followed her and haunted her dream”(&b{Katherine Anne Porter})“她所做的错事追逐着她,出没于她的梦里”(凯瑟琳·安妮·波特)3. To keep under surveillance:监视:置于监视下:followed the suspect for a week before making the arrest.进行逮捕前监视了嫌疑犯一周4. To move along the course of; take:沿着…前进:沿着…过程前进;采取:We followed a path to the shore.我们沿着这条路走向海滨5. To go in the direction of; be guided by:顺…方向;由…指引:followed the sun westward across the plains; followed the signs to the monkey house.顺着太阳向西穿过平原;顺着标记去猴子的巢穴6. To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of:听从:接受指引、命令和指导:follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their commander.跟随精神上的指导;拒绝听从命令的反叛者7. To adhere to; practice:坚持;实践:followed the ancient customs of their people.沿袭古代人们的风俗8. To take as a model or precedent; imitate:仿效:以…为榜样;仿效:followed her new friends in everything they did; followed my example and resigned.她模仿新交朋友做的每一件事;他仿效我的例子辞职9. To act in agreement or compliance with; obey:服从:行为与…一致;依从…:follow the rules; follow one's instincts.遵守规则;顺从直觉10. To keep to or stick to:依据或坚持:followed the recipe; follow a diet.依据食谱;坚持节制饮食11. To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.从事:从事(某种商业和职业)工作;进行12. To come after in order, time, or position:接着:按顺序、时间和位置发生:Night follows day.夜晚继白天后而来13. To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of:因…而起:随后导致…或产生结果:She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit record with a national tour.她用一个问答的方式引起她的演讲。这支乐队通过全国巡回演出来创下了自己的记录14. To occur or be evident as a consequence of:是…必然的结果:出现或必然结果:Your conclusion does not follow your premise.你的结论不是你的前提的必然结果15. To watch or observe closely:观察,密切注视:followed the bird through binoculars.通过望远镜密切观察鸟类16. To be attentive to; pay close heed to:注意;密切注意:too sleepy to follow the sermon.太想睡以至于无法注意说教17. To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of:了解:使某人明白过程、进展和机会:follow the stock market; followed the local teams.了解证券市场;了解本地队的动向18. To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand:理解:抓住意义或逻辑性;明白:Do you follow my argument?你理解我的辩论吗?v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.随着:来,移动,在某人或某事之后按顺序或时间发生2. To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:结果产生:推断,其结果当然是;结果: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3. To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.理解:掌握某事的意义和推理;理解n.(名词)1. The act or an instance of following.跟随:跟随的动作或例子2. Games A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.【游戏】 随球:打台球时,使母球在击中目标球后继续滚动的一击常用词组:follow along To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example:遵从,依照:协调地或遵照原例移动或操作:followed along with the song.伴随着歌曲follow through 1. Sports To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object.【体育运动】 随球:打球或其它物体后,进行自然完成的一击2. To carry an act, a project, or an intention to completion; pursue fully:坚持到底:贯彻一个行动、项目或完成某项意图;全力追求:followed through on her promise to reorganize the department.把诺言贯彻到底,重新组建部门follow up 1. To carry to completion; follow through on:把…贯彻(干)到底:完成;继续执行:followed up their recommendations with concrete proposals.运用具体的建议把计划执行到底2. To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action:使更进一步,使更成功:通过进一步行动增加效果或提高成功性:followed up her interview with a telephone call.用电话进一步完成面试习惯用语:as follows As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command.(所述):接着将作出说明。用来介绍特定的细目、解释和命令follow (one's) nose 1. To move straight ahead or in a direct path.径直(而行):直着向前移或沿笔直的路径走2. Informal To be guided by instinct:【非正式用语】 由直觉指引:had no formal training but became a success by following his nose.没有经过正式的培训却凭直觉取得了成功follow suit 1. Games To play a card of the same suit as the one led.【游戏】 跟牌:由一个人带头,跟一张同样的牌2. To do as another has done; follow an example.模仿:做别人已经做过的事;以…为例子语源:1. Middle English folowen 中古英语 folowen 2. from Old English folgian 源自 古英语 folgian 参考词汇:1. follow,succeed,ensue,result,supervene2. These verbs mean to come after something or someone.这些动词表示跟在某物或某人之后。3. Follow, which has the widest application,can refer to coming after in time or order,as a consequence or result, or by the operation of logic: Follow 具有最广泛的用途,用来指按时间和顺序产生,或按逻辑操作的影响或结果: The heir apparent succeeded to the throne.法定继承人继承了王位。4. Ensue applies to what follows something, usually as a consequence or by way of logical development: Ensue 指接着发生某事通常指作为结果是,或按逻辑发展方式发生: If a forest fire cannot be extinguished, devastation is sure to ensue.如果森林火灾不能被扑灭,灾害一定会随之发生。5. Result implies that what follows is caused by what has preceded: Result 暗指已经发生过的事引起的结果: Failure to file an income tax return can result in a fine.不能提交收入税回报会导致罚款。6. Supervene, in contrast, refers to the coming after of a thing that has little relation to what has precededand that is often unexpected: Supervene 则相反地指一件事的发生与前面发生的事几乎没有关系,通常是不期望的: “A bad harvest supervened. Distress reached its climax” (Charlotte Brontë).“极糟的收成接踵而来。悲痛达到了极点” (夏洛蒂·勃朗特)用法:As follows (not as follow ) is the established form of the idiom, no matter whether the noun that precedes it is singular or plural: As follows (不是 as follow )是惯用语的构成形式, 而不管前面的名词是单数还是复数形式: The regulations are as follows. 规则如下所述 |
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