| 单词 | follow |
| 释义 | follow (fɒloʊ ) Word forms: follows , following , followed 1. verb A2 If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place. We followed him up the steps into a large hall. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Please follow me, madam. [VERB noun] They took him into a small room and I followed. [VERB] Synonyms: accompany, attend, escort, come after 2. verb A2 If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them without their knowledge, in order to catch them or find out where they are going. She realized that the Mercedes was following her. [VERB noun] I think we're being followed. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: pursue, track, dog, hunt 3. verb B1+ If you follow someone to a place where they have recently gone and where they are now, you go to join them there. He followed Janice to New York, where she was preparing an exhibition. [VERB noun + to] 4. verb B1+ An event, activity, or period of time that follows a particular thing happens or comes after that thing, at a later time. ...the rioting and looting that followed the verdict. [VERB noun] He was arrested in the confusion which followed. [VERB] Other problems may follow. [VERB] Eye witnesses spoke of a noise followed by a huge red light. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: come after, go after, come next 5. verb B2 If you follow one thing with another, you do or say the second thing after you have done or said the first thing. She broadcast on radio, and followed this with a series of credits in films and on TV. [VERB noun + with] Follow up means the same as follow. Most comics who score a hit at Edinburgh follow it up with a big tour. [VERB noun PARTICLE + with] 6. verb If it follows that a particular thing is the case, that thing is a logical result of something else being true or being the case. Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next. [VERB that] If the explanation is right, two things follow. [VERB] It is easy to see the conclusions described in the text follow from this equation. [VERB + from] Synonyms: result, issue, develop, spring 7. verb If you refer to the words that follow or followed, you are referring to the words that come next or came next in a piece of writing or speech. What follows is an eye-witness account. [VERB] There followed a list of places where Hans intended to visit. [there V n] General analysis is followed by five case studies. [be VERB-ed + by] 8. verb A2 If you follow a path, route, or set of signs, you go somewhere using the path, route, or signs to direct you. If they followed the road, they would be certain to reach a village. [VERB noun] All we had to do was follow the map. [VERB noun] I followed the signs to Metrocity. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 9. verb B2 If something such as a path or river follows a particular route or line, it goes along that route or line. Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods. [VERB noun] The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course. [VERB noun] 10. verb If you follow something with your eyes, or if your eyes follow it, you watch it as it moves or you look along its route or course. Ann's eyes followed a police car as it drove slowly past. [VERB noun] 11. verb Something that follows a particular course of development happens or develops in that way. His release turned out to follow the pattern set by that of the other six hostages. [VERB noun] 12. verb B1 If you follow advice, an instruction, or a recipe, you act or do something in the way that it indicates. Take care to follow the instructions carefully. [VERB noun] No two chefs follow the same recipe. [VERB noun] Synonyms: obey, observe, comply with, adhere to 13. verb If you follow what someone else has done, you do it too because you think it is a good thing or because you want to copy them. If I do my bit, others will follow my example and join in to improve things. [VERB noun] Where rich celebrities lead, the great British public will surely follow. [VERB] 14. verb If you follow someone in what you do, you do the same thing or job as they did previously. He followed his father and became a surgeon. [VERB noun] Anni-Frid's son has followed her into the music business. [VERB noun + into] Synonyms: succeed, replace, come after, take over from 15. verb B1+ If you are able to follow something such as an explanation or the story of a film, you understand it as it continues and develops. Can you follow the plot so far? [VERB noun] I'm afraid I don't follow. [VERB] Synonyms: understand, get, see, catch 16. verb If you follow something, you take an interest in it and keep informed about what happens. ...the millions of people who follow football because they genuinely love it. [VERB noun] She was following Laura's progress closely. [VERB noun] Synonyms: keep up with, support, be interested in, cultivate 17. verb If you follow someone on a social media website, you choose to see messages and pictures that they post there. Camille has a blog, and you can follow her on Twitter. [V n on] You can also browse Instagram's galleries and follow favourite photographers. [VERB noun] 18. verb A story, film, or television programme that follows someone or something is about their experiences over a particular period of time. The film follows the fortunes of two women. [VERB noun] 19. verb If you follow a score or written copy of a play, you read it while you listen to it being performed. ...an annotated version of Mozart's opera that allows the listener to follow the score. [VERB noun] 20. verb If you follow a particular religion or political belief, you have that religion or belief. 'Do you follow any particular religion?'—'Yes, we're all Hindus.' [VERB noun] 21. See also following 22. as follows phrase B2 You use as follows in writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or explanation. The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh. This can be done if you proceed as follows. 23. followed by phrase B2 You use followed by to say what comes after something else in a list or ordered set of things. Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread. 24. to follow phrase After mentioning one course of a meal, you can mention the next course by saying what you will have to follow or what there will be to follow. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow. 25. to follow in someone's footsteps phrase If you follow in someone's footsteps, you do the same things as they did earlier. My father is extremely proud that I followed in his footsteps and became a doctor. 26. to follow your nose phrase If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route. Just follow your nose and in about five minutes you're at the old railway. 27. to follow suit phrase If people follow suit, they do the same thing that someone else has just done. Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued. Synonyms: copy someone, emulate someone, accord with someone, take your cue from someone Phrasal verbs: follow through phrasal verb If you follow through an action, plan, or idea or follow through with it, you continue doing or thinking about it until you have done everything possible. The leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I was trained to be an actress but I didn't follow it through. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He decided to follow through with his original plan. [VERB PARTICLE + with] follow up 1. phrasal verb If you follow up something that has been said, suggested, or discovered, you try to find out more about it or take action about it. State security police are following up several leads. [VERB PARTICLE noun] An officer took a statement from me, but no one's bothered to follow it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. See also follow [sense 5], follow-up Idioms: follow something to the letter to carry out instructions, rules, or advice exactly in every detail Even if that international agreement is followed to the letter, the ozone layer won't recover fully until the year 2060. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers follow in someone's footsteps to do the same thing that someone else did Rudolph Garvin was a college student, the son of a physician, who wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a hard act to follow someone who is so impressive or effective that it is difficult for anyone else who comes after them to be as good He was a hard act to follow – a brilliant intellectual with long experience as an observer of the economic scene. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers follow your nose to make decisions and behave in a particular way because you feel instinctively that this is what you should do, rather than because you are following any guidelines or rules I'd started a bit of journalism, so I had a source of income. And I've just followed my nose doing that ever since. to go straight ahead, or to follow the most obvious route More or less follow your nose till you come to Marks and Spencer's. Bear right there. And it's there. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers follow suit to do the same thing that someone else has just done If Tim decided to have pancakes for breakfast, Pam would follow suit. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: follow a format We should follow their format. The Sun We stand ready to follow that format. Times, Sunday Times Wired telephone numbers for the town follow the format (530) 289-xxxx. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These services generally follow the format used for special meetings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The video podcasts do not follow the format of the earlier audio shows and the content varies greatly from podcast to podcast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For pre-flop play follow their guidelines and don't be tempted to deviate. Times,Sunday Times If we follow their guidelines and cocoon her in love and understanding they think she will make a full recovery. The Sun Protect each other by following the guidelines & we'll come through this together. The Sun Follow the guidelines and start building those pillars of strength. The Sun One or two players celebrated goals without keeping a proper distance, but most followed the guidelines. Times,Sunday Times Underwater football appears to follow this precedent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each national convention since then has followed the precedent of equal representation for each state or territory, regardless of population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following the precedent of 1913, the temporary presidency and the majority leadership would have been separated again under this scenario. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following that precedent, at least 125 other court cases in courts across the country were decided in favor of student expression and against administrative censorship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This determined its scale, position, and simple shape visible over long distances following the precedent of earlier drive-ins with which he was familiar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A failure to follow this procedure will make the dismissal unfair automatically. Times, Sunday Times You would normally follow the procedure of written warning, final written warning, and then dismissal. Times, Sunday Times I think it was favourable to us that the school didn't follow the procedure as quickly as it should have done. The Sun If (as it seems) the squatter has completed 12 years before 2003 he need not follow this procedure and can apply for registration. Times, Sunday Times If employers did not follow the procedure before dismissing their employees, the dismissal would be deemed automatically unfair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But having failed to follow that protocol, the officials have then made another mistake. The Sun As an indication of how light the rain was at the time the match was suspended, officials did not follow the protocol of bringing the covers over the court. Times, Sunday Times Processes are trusted to follow the protocol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When we followed the protocols, he was probably a couple of days off being fit to beselected. The Sun At every occasion and before every tournament we tell the doctors that they must follow the protocols. Times, Sunday Times Follow the recipe for tomato and mozzarella above. Times, Sunday Times You don't always have to follow a recipe, either. Times, Sunday Times Follow this recipe to get your skin tickety-boo again. Times, Sunday Times Difficulty in planning or solving problems: struggling to follow a recipe or keep track of monthly bills. Times, Sunday Times Follow the recipe, get the confidence and then throw the book away. The Sun It should follow that recommendation, and then look at raising the threshold and applying it to household income rather than individuals. Times,Sunday Times Although not legally binding, the court follows the recommendations of the advocate-general in about 80 per cent of cases. Times, Sunday Times Follow the recommendations on the carton and this should control the wasps. The Sun I carried on, following the recommendation of three ten-minute treatments each week. The Sun But cops are examining the case again following a recommendation last year. The Sun You'll be tempted to follow a route that could spell freedom for you long term, but read the small print before committing. The Sun Tags will enable researchers to follow his route again, and the route of 21 other migrating cuckoos. Times, Sunday Times He set the route by giving a soft penalty early in the game, but didn't follow that route. Times, Sunday Times The worst fires seem to follow the route. Times, Sunday Times The pylons would mainly follow the route of existing smaller pylons, which are about 28 metres tall. Times, Sunday Times Scientists have estimated that if you simply follow this rule, you'll burn off an extra 3lb over the next year. Times, Sunday Times If they can't follow that rule, then tough on them. Times, Sunday Times Estate agents can accompany you but they must follow the rule on social distancing. The Sun I still follow her rule of walking yourself fit. The Sun Many other states follow this rule. Christianity Today The horse in the stable may be trained to follow a scent. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) Under present hunting laws, dogs can still be used to follow a scent - but must not kill foxes or stags. Times, Sunday Times (2007) You can choose your own words or follow the script. The Sun They then phone homeowners and follow a script. The Sun Accommodation: some follow the script of the world, watering down the message so that it no longer offends. Christianity Today Just don't be too surprised if the game refuses to follow the script. Mail and Guardian You can't be a writer and feel like you have to follow a script. The Sun This would help the listeners follow the sequence of ideas. Christianity Today It would thus be sensible not to follow the sequence of tenses rule but to use the present tense. Times, Sunday Times Rather than follow the sequence of drives around the side, he saw an opening over the top of the ruck. Times, Sunday Times Fundamentally, computers follow a sequence of instructions they are given in the form of data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A patient can plateau at any of these stages, but will generally follow this sequence if he or she makes a full recovery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Enjoy it in private houses: if a tout claims to know a great place to eat comida criolla, follow his suggestion; you eat well almost everywhere. Times, Sunday Times Many investors simply followed the suggestions of analysts. Times, Sunday Times We once followed the suggestion of one expert, having everyone identify their favorite radio station. Christianity Today Their advice helped for a few weeks, as he studiously followed their suggestions, but then the effect seemed to tail off. Times, Sunday Times Don't be afraid to follow their suggestions. The Sun But if you fancy some great fresh produce, follow the tips below and it will become second nature. Times, Sunday Times Follow her tips and you could save up to 410 this week. The Sun Follow her tips to save your family a fortune. The Sun Then follow the tips below to give your brows better definition. The Sun But there are ways to ease the pain of travelling by train by following my tips. The Sun Follow the track up around the waterworks, around the hillside for a mile, and down to the stream. Times, Sunday Times Follow the track that goes beyond the manor to the river (51.6857, -1.6303). Times, Sunday Times Follow the track upstream ½ mile. Times, Sunday Times Why are you trying to follow that track? Globe and Mail Follow the track for about 4km to the top of the pass. Times, Sunday Times There was never any pressure put on us to follow the tradition. Times, Sunday Times It often depends on how sociable they are because they are not required to follow the tradition. Times, Sunday Times He's happy to follow the tradition, he said. Houston Chronicle One person did not follow this tradition in one year and his life was in danger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many people still follow the tradition, although younger people often disavow it, citing that the vow was only meant to last 150 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Learn how they lived and collect tokens as you follow the trail. Times, Sunday Times Follow a trail from the forest floor to the heights of the tree canopy. Times, Sunday Times Prepare a feast alongside the cooks, have a game of 'mob football' with the servants and follow a trail of clues around the castle. Times, Sunday Times It's a riot of rhododendron blossoms at the moment - and if you follow the trail and find the pesky critters, you win stickers. Times, Sunday Times Follow the trail on foot, by bike or aboard its land trains. The Sun All the characters continue to follow the trajectory of their lives to the very end. Times, Sunday Times These maps are vital in order to follow the trajectory of the book's often complex geopolitical content. The Times Literary Supplement The line-shaped patterns of wind associated with impact craters follow a trajectory in the direction of the equator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now that we did not appear to be following the trajectory seen in other countries, however, its assumptions were invalid. Times,Sunday Times Profits, dividends, cash and completions have all followed this trajectory. Times, Sunday Times I hope other soaps and dramas follow this trend and stop issuing leaks and spoilers. The Sun Bats follow the trend, undoubtedly starting from terrestrial mammal ancestors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People who follow the trend and rip all of the other sounds off, they start sounding the same. The Sun The high street banks, for example, could sink their differences and follow this trend. Times,Sunday Times Editors who have converged to follow this trend are confessing that good reporting and editing are not enough to hold fickle readers and viewers. The Times Literary Supplement It simply encourages you to follow the instruction of the title. Times, Sunday Times Follow the instruction for raspberry leathers above. Times, Sunday Times Can he follow an instruction not to fetch something? Globe and Mail Should they fail to follow that instruction and an encounter with the law ensues, they are encouraged to be polite. Times, Sunday Times Many did not follow this instruction, but their accounts included second-hand information of varying reliability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then actually follow an order through your organisation and compare what happens to it with what you think happens. Times, Sunday Times Then follow the order of arrival. Times, Sunday Times The following photographs follow the order of the course of the planned line. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Superheavy elements may not exist, and may not follow the order of this table even if they do. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He did not follow the order, later explaining that he was ill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It makes sense for us to follow these guidelines. The Sun (2020) Make sure you follow guidelines from health authorities and try to get some exercise. Times,Sunday Times (2020) To get the best price you will need to follow a few guidelines. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Once the set of points generates the tangent space the tangent algebra and its pseudoscalar follow immediately. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds bearing precipitation follow immediately after the passage of the wall-like bar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The results for the expectation and variance follow immediately from the definition that increments have a normal distribution, centered at zero. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A coronary angiogram allows visualization of narrowings or obstructions on the heart vessels, and therapeutic measures can follow immediately. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The angular properties described above follow immediately from the functional form of the parabolas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were flash bulbs galore and crowds following in the footsteps of their potential new leader. The Sun He was 77 when asked to follow in the footsteps of his immediate predecessor who had been so much larger than life. Times, Sunday Times For some, battlefield tours are a way of following in the footsteps of their ancestors. The Sun Following in the footsteps of other people who have achieved as much as we have. Times,Sunday Times The prolonged stays and overnights in port allow passengers to follow in the footsteps of the world's cognoscenti. Times, Sunday Times Each step towards pre-censorship follows the last, and follows inevitably. Times, Sunday Times The prosperity of banks and bankers follows inevitably from their role in allocating capital in a market economy and converting personal savings into commercial investments. Times, Sunday Times Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The results followed inevitably: clergy were cited before a new tribunal, and not only deprived but imprisoned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They should follow the instructions on each firework. The Sun (2011) We had to keep our heads cool and follow instructions. The Sun (2013) Simply follow the instructions on the coupon below. The Sun (2012) But many of the consequences that follow logically from this process are still not understood. Times, Sunday Times Given that, in general, all passengers are persons, the last sentence above ought to follow logically from the first one. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He endeavours to prove his intermediate principles follow logically and automatically from his fundamental principles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Decide if the given conclusion follows logically from the premise. Times, Sunday Times At the very least, it's hard to tell how this public policy conclusion follows logically from the gospel-based premise. Christianity Today If the disciplinary route needs to be implemented then follow the correct procedures. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Two operations collapsed after officers failed to follow procedures. Times, Sunday Times (2015) At his trial he furiously denounced the court's failure to follow legal procedures. Times,Sunday Times (2019) No penalties are planned but offenders will be admonished and encouraged to follow the rules. Times, Sunday Times (2019) No major change comes from the people who just follow the rules. Times, Sunday Times (2019) More than half are failing to follow its new rules on disclosure and commission charges. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A second, which allows viewers to leaf through the sketchbooks page by page, will follow shortly. The Times Literary Supplement On sale now, with an equally stylish estate to follow shortly from 17,330. The Sun And watch out for a convertible or targa version and a 74mpg diesel/hybrid to follow shortly. The Sun The next instalment will follow shortly. Times, Sunday Times He got a letter saying that 'due to an increase in correspondence received, we are unable to reply as quickly as we normally do
a full reply will follow shortly'. Times, Sunday Times Rest assured - other retailers are due to follow soon. Times, Sunday Times More substantial indications of the imminent shift in power will follow soon. Times,Sunday Times There are rumours that one of the remaining three may follow soon. Times, Sunday Times A shop should follow soon, although nothing has been signed. Times, Sunday Times We anticipated that an apology (and perhaps a gift for our son) would follow soon afterwards, but heard nothing for three months. Times, Sunday Times If we follow strictly, we won't feel hungry. Times, Sunday Times This must be followed strictly for four weeks, but thereafter you can eat a normal healthy diet with a short period of starch and sugar elimination. Times, Sunday Times In other cases, they are followed strictly, so that the products gain a strong thematic quality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first one follows strictly the basic pattern, the others show the various adjustments needed as described above. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Preppers refer to nonpreppers as 'sheeple': blindly following the herd into destitution, oblivion. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Keeping things the same is good, if you would otherwise be blindly following the herd. Times, Sunday Times (2014) For the king of contrarian investors, that sounds like a suitable epitaph - and good advice to anyone tempted to follow the herd. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Instead, try following the lead of the Olympians of yesteryear and get crafty with items already in your house. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A chamber quartet is compact enough to follow the lead of the first violin. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Cross millstream; follow path for ½ mile to cross road (132386). Times, Sunday Times (2018) Annie watched the bluebird fly away and then followed the path of a squirrel in the same tree. NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE (1997) Then turn left and follow the path up to the Roman wall and fort with the crags below to your right. On the Trail of Merlin - a guide to the Celtic mystery tradition (1991) Keep following the path until you reach the town centre. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We have faced the void that lies beneath the veil of existence and followed the path of Duty. THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002) Now take a section on the other side of the parting and follow the steps above. The Sun Once you have enough codes, follow the steps below. The Sun For your chance to win, collect 15 codes from the back page - we print one every day - and follow the steps below. The Sun To claim your 2-for-1 voucher now, just follow the steps below. The Sun Or apply online by following the steps on the right. The Sun The battle that will follow thereafter will be when the players' clubs decide whether to mount a legal challenge against their players' selection. Times, Sunday Times Air-launched trials will follow thereafter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Shock and exhaustion followed thereafter. The Sun Another goalless 45 minutes followed thereafter and last night, he drew another blank. Times, Sunday Times A general plebiscite followed thereafter resulting in 3,653,600 votes aye and 8,272 votes nay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The money will follow wherever the knowledge goes. Times, Sunday Times Luck seems to follow wherever you go and trying new contests or following up new work contacts could get excellent results. The Sun In this and other cases police and the courts must stick to the task of unearthing evidence and following wherever it leads. Times, Sunday Times We followed wherever his work took him. Times, Sunday Times In the following decade inflation soared, the currency collapsed and the country had mass unemployment. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Its importance declined after his overthrow and it was shut three times in the following decade. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In the following decade the town built pretty gardens, boating lakes and swimming baths. The Sun (2017) Translations: Chinese: 跟随 Japanese: ･･･について行く |
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