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GO AFTER 在 之后去

[I,T] to go, walk, drive etc behind or after someone else 跟踪；跟着，跟随

Are those men following us?

那些人在跟着我们吗？

The patrol car followed the BMW for a few miles and then lost it.

巡逻车跟了那辆宝马几英里，后来就跟丢了。

Tom’s already gone out to Rome and his wife and children will follow shortly.

汤姆已经去罗马了，他的妻儿很快就会跟着去。

follow sb into/to etc sth

Peggy followed her out onto the landing.

佩姬跟着她出来走到楼梯平台上。

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HAPPEN AFTER 在 后发生

[I,T] to happen or do something after something else 紧随其后；在 后发生[做]

The agreement followed months of negotiation.

经过数月的谈判，协议达成了。

The assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 was followed by that of Robert Kennedy.

1968年马丁•路德•金遭暗杀，之后是罗伯特•肯尼迪。

there follows sth

After weeks of intense fighting, there followed a brief period of calm.

几个星期的激战之后，接下来是短暂的平静。

Most EU countries have signed the agreement and the US is expected to follow shortly (= soon).

大多数欧盟国家已签署这份协议，预计美国也会紧随其后。

FOLLOWING

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COME AFTER 在 之后来

[I,T] to come directly after something else in a series, list, or order 紧随而来；位于 之后，在 之后

REL following

The chapters that follow deal mainly with mathematics.

之后的几章主要讲数学。

In English, the letter Q is always followed by U.

英语中，字母Q之后总跟着字母U。

We had vegetable casserole with a fruit salad to follow(= as part of a meal).

我们吃了蔬菜砂锅，然后是水果沙拉。

there follows sth

There followed several pages of incomprehensible statistics.

接下来是数页难懂的统计资料。

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as follows

used to introduce a list of things that you will mention next 如下

The winners are as follows: in third place, Mandy Johnson; in second place...

获胜者如下: 第三名，曼迪•约翰逊；第二名  

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DO WHAT SB SAYS 按某人说的做

[T] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it 听从，遵循

He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble.

他听从了医生的建议，就没有再出现问题。

Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form.

认真地按照说明填写表格。

They followed the plan that Elizabeth had worked out.

他们采用了伊丽莎白制订的计划。

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follow the signs/sb’s directions

to go somewhere by a particular way according to road signs or to what someone has told you 跟着路标/某人指引的方向

Just follow the signs for the airport.

跟着机场方向的路标走就行了。

I followed Brown’s directions and found the farm quite easily.

我按着布朗指的路，很容易就找到了农场。

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DO THE SAME THING 做同样的事

[T] to do the same thing as someone else 跟风；仿效

Some state schools follow the example of private schools in asking parents to donate money.

有些公立学校仿效私立学校的做法，要求家长捐款。

Environmentalists are urging the government to follow the lead of Scandinavian countries in this matter.

环保主义者敦促政府在这件事上仿效斯堪的纳维亚国家的做法。

She’s just like any young woman who enjoys following the latest fashions(= wearing fashionable clothes).

她和任何年轻女性一样，喜欢追随时尚。

follow sb into sth (= do the same job as someone else) 追随某人做某事

He does not want to follow his father into a scientific career.

他不想追随父亲从事科学工作。

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BELIEVE IN STH 信仰某事物

[T] to believe in and obey a particular set of religious or political ideas 信奉〔某一宗教或政治主张〕

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GO IN PARTICULAR DIRECTION 朝某一方向走

[T]

a)

to continue along a particular road, river etc 沿着 继续行进

I followed the main road up the mountain.

我沿大路上山。

Tom followed the track that leads to the old Roman road.

汤姆沿着通往古罗马大路的小道走着。

b)

to go in the same direction as something else, or to go parallel to something else 沿着 延伸；与 平行

The road follows the line of the river.

这条路顺着河流延伸。

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UNDERSTAND 理解

[I,T] to understand something such as an explanation or story 理解，明白

SYN grasp

I didn’t quite follow what he was saying.

我不太明白他说的话。

easy / difficult / hard etc to follow

The plot is a little difficult to follow.

情节有点难以理解。

THESAURUS UNDERSTAND

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BE A RESULT 成为结果

[I] to be true as a result of something else that is true 随后发生，是必然结果

[+from]

The conclusion that follows from these findings is that inner city schools need more investment, not less.

根据这些调研得出的结论是，旧城区学校的资金投入需要增加，而不是减少。

It doesn’t necessarily follow that you’re going to do well academically even if you’re highly intelligent.

即使你非常聪明，学业成绩也不一定就优秀。

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BE INTERESTED 感兴趣

[T] to be interested in something and in the way it develops 关注

Have you been following that crime series on TV?

你一直在看电视上那部警匪连续剧吗？

I’ve been following his progress very closely.

我一直非常密切地关注他的进展。

She just doesn’t understand people who follow football or any other kind of sport.

她就是不能理解热衷于足球或任何其他体育运动的人。

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follow a pattern/course/trend etc

to continue to happen or develop in a particular way, especially in a way that is expected 按照某一模式/遵循某一进程/按照某种趋势等

In Australia, the weather follows a fairly predictable pattern.

澳大利亚的天气变化模式基本上是可以预料的。

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follow suit

to do the same as someone else has done 跟着做，照着做，仿效

Budget companies have been so successful that other airlines have had to follow suit and lower their fares.

廉价航空公司很成功，其他航空公司只得仿效他们降低票价。

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follow in sb’s footsteps

to do the same job or to work or live in the same way as someone else before you, especially someone in your family 步某人的后尘，继承某人〔尤指家人〕的事业

He is a doctor and expects his son to follow in his footsteps.

他是医生，期盼儿子继承他的事业。

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BE ABOUT 关于

[T] to show or describe someone’s life or a series of events, for example in a film or book 〔电影或书等〕呈现，叙述

The book follows the plight of an orphaned Irish girl who marries into New York society.

这本书讲述了一个爱尔兰孤女嫁入纽约上流社会后所面临的困境。

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be a hard act to follow

to be so good or successful at something that it will be difficult for the next person, team etc to be as good 是难以企及的

We’re looking for a replacement for Sue, but she’s going to be a hard act to follow.

我们正在找人接替休，但是别人很难比得上她。

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WATCH CAREFULLY 仔细观察

[T] to carefully watch someone do something 密切注视

She followed Simon with her eyes as he walked to the gate.

西蒙走向大门口，她的目光一直追随着他。

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THINK ABOUT/STUDY 考虑/研究

[T] to study or think about a particular idea or subject and try to learn something from it 考虑，研究

It turned out we were both following the same line of research.

原来我们俩的研究方向相同。

If you follow that idea to its logical conclusion, we’d have to ban free speech altogether.

如果把这一观点的逻辑推理到极致，那我们就必须要完全禁止言论自由了。

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follow your instincts/feelings/gut reaction etc

to do the thing that you immediately feel is best without needing to stop and think about it 凭直觉/感觉/本能反应等

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follow the herd/crowd

to do the same thing that most other people are doing, without really thinking about it for yourself – used to show disapproval 随大溜〔含贬义〕

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follow your nose

informal【非正式】

a)

to go straight forward or continue in the same direction 一直向前走

Just follow your nose until you come to a small bridge.

一直向前，走到一座小桥那里。

b)

to go to the place from where there is a particular smell coming 顺着气味的方向走

I followed my nose to the kitchen, where Marcie was making coffee.

我循着香味来到厨房，马西正在那里煮咖啡。

c)

to do something in the way that you feel is right 凭直觉

After a few years in the detective game, you learn to follow your nose.

干过几年侦探行当，你就学会凭直觉行事了。

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follow a profession/trade/way of life etc

to do a particular job or have a particular way of life 从事某种职业/从事某种行业/遵循某种生活方式等

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[T] to look at the messages sent by a particular person using the SOCIAL NETWORKING service Twitter 〔在社交网络推特上〕关注