新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

follow

英  [ˈfɒləʊ]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • follow through

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 坚持完成 , 探究

    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.

    近义词

    pursue

    双语例句

    例:

    The leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas.

    领导层一直不愿意弄清楚这些想法的含意。

    例:

    I was trained to be an actress but I didn't follow it through.

    我接受过演员的训练,但没有坚持下去。

  • follow up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 随后做 , 对···采取进一步行动

    If you follow up one thing with another, you do or say the second thing after you have done or said the first thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    The book proved such a success that the authors followed it up with 'The Messianic Legacy'.

    该书获得了巨大的成功,因此作者随后又出了一本《天主的遗产》。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 追查

    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.

    近义词

    investigate

    双语例句

    例:

    State police are following up several leads.

    州警察局正在追查几条线索。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • as follows

    1如下

    You use as follows in writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or an explanation.

    双语例句

    例:

    The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh.

    获胜者如下:E·沃克、R·福斯特、R·盖茨和A·麦金托什。

  • followed by

    1接下来是 , 其次是

    You use followed by to say what comes after something else in a list or ordered set of things.

    双语例句

    例:

    Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.

    土豆仍然是最受欢迎的食品,其次为白面包。

    VERB. 动词
  • follows , following , followed

    1[I 不及物动词] 跟随

    If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place.

    双语例句

    例:

    We followed him up the steps into a large hall.

    我们跟他上了台阶,进入一个大厅。

    例:

    Please follow me, madam.

    夫人,请跟我来。

    例:

    They took him into a small room and I followed.

    他们把他带进一间小屋,我跟了过去。

    2[T 及物动词] 跟踪

    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.

    近义词

    trail

    双语例句

    例:

    She realized that the Mercedes was following her.

    她意识到那辆奔驰在跟踪她。

    3[T 及物动词] 追随(某人)去(某地)

    If you follow someone to a place where they have recently gone and where they are now, you go to join them there.

    双语例句

    例:

    He followed Janice to New York, where she was preparing an exhibition.

    他跟随贾妮丝去了纽约,她正在那儿准备一个展览。

    4[I 不及物动词] 在…后到来 , 接着…发生

    An event, activity, or period of time that follows a particular thing happens or comes after that thing, at a later time.

    双语例句

    例:

    the rioting and looting that followed the verdict.

    判决之后发生的暴乱和抢劫。

    例:

    Other problems may follow.

    其它问题也许会随之而来。

    5[T 及物动词] 随后做

    If you follow one thing with another, you do or say the second thing after you have done or said the first thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her first major role was in Martin Scorsese's 'Goodfellas' and she followed this with a part in Spike Lee's 'Jungle Fever'.

    在马丁·斯柯席斯的《好家伙》中她首先担当主演,随后又出演了斯派克·李的《丛林热》中的一个角色。

    6[I 不及物动词] 推断出 , 由此得出

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next.

    不能仅仅因为鸟一年没有繁殖就断定它下一年也不会繁殖。

    例:

    If children acquire self-esteem as a consequence of doing well in school, it does not necessarily follow that raising their self-esteem will improve their academic achievement.

    即使儿童能通过在学校的良好表现而获得自尊,我们也未必能够由此推出提高自尊心改善其学业成绩。

    例:

    If the explanation is right, two things follow.

    如果该解释正确,那么就有两种情形。

    例:

    It is easy to see the conclusions described in the text follow from this equation.

    很容易看出通过这个方程可推出文中所述的结论。

    7[I 不及物动词] 接下来

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    What follows is an eye-witness account.

    接下来是目击者的陈述。

    例:

    There followed a list of places where Hans intended to visit.

    接下来是一张汉斯打算参观的地点列表。

    例:

    General analysis is followed by five case studies.

    五个案例研究之后,接下来是一般性分析。

    8[T 及物动词] 沿着…走 , 跟着(路标等)走

    If you follow a path, route, or set of signs, you go somewhere using the path, route, or signs to direct you.

    双语例句

    例:

    If they followed the road, they would be certain to reach a village.

    如果他们沿着这条路走,一定会抵达一个村庄。

    例:

    All we had to do was follow the map.

    我们需要做的就是按照地图走。

    9[T 及物动词] 沿着

    If something such as a path or river follows a particular route or line, it goes along that route or line.

    双语例句

    例:

    Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods.

    我们一路沿着太平洋海岸,穿过人口稠密的街区。

    10[T 及物动词] (视线)随…而移动

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Ann's eyes followed a police car as it drove slowly past.

    安的眼睛注视着一辆缓缓开过的警车。

    11[T 及物动词] 按照…方式发展

    Something that follows a particular course of development happens or develops in that way.

    双语例句

    例:

    His release turned out to follow the pattern set by that of the other six hostages.

    他的获释方式结果和其他六位人质相同。

    12[T 及物动词] 追随 , 仿效(从事某项工作)

    If you follow someone in what you do, you do the same thing or job as they did previously.

    双语例句

    例:

    He followed his father and became a surgeon.

    他跟他父亲一样成了一名外科医生。

    13[T 及物动词] 遵守 , 听从(建议、指示或药法)

    If you follow advice, an instruction, or a recipe, you act or do something in the way that it indicates.

    双语例句

    例:

    Take care to follow the instructions carefully.

    注意严格遵循说明。

    14[I 不及物动词] 仿效

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    His admiration for the athlete did not extend to the point where he would follow his example in taking drugs.

    他对这名运动员的崇拜还不至于到效仿他吸毒的程度。

    15[T 及物动词] 随时关注

    If you follow something, you take an interest in it and keep informed about what happens.

    双语例句

    例:

    the millions of people who follow football because they genuinely love it.

    数百万人随时关注足球是因为真正热爱足球。

    16[T 及物动词] 信奉(宗教或政治主张)

    If you follow a particular religion or political belief, you have that religion or belief.

    双语例句

    例:

    'Do you follow any particular religion?'—'Yes, we're all Hindus.'

    “你们信什么教吗?” “信,我们都是印度教教徒。”

    17[I 不及物动词] 理解

    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.

    近义词

    understand

    双语例句

    例:

    Can you follow the plot so far?

    你到目前能跟上情节吗?

    例:

    I'm sorry, I don't follow.

    对不起,我没明白。

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