follow

汉语翻译

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 through
follow sth up
follow up
follow after...
follow on
follow out

词型变化：

动词过去式:followed 过去分词:followed 现在分词:following 第三人称单数:follows 

词意辨析：

pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail

这些动词均含“跟随、追踪”之意。
pursue: 指坚持不懈、毫不动摇地紧跟、追赶某人、某物或某个事业。
follow: 普遍用词，含义最广，多指跟随起引导作用的人或物，跟随的动机可以是善意的，也可能是恶意的。
chase: 指快速追赶或决心追踪，褒义贬义均可用。
hunt: 原义为“追猎、猎取”，现用于指追捕或搜寻逃犯等。
trace: 指根据线索或足迹进行跟踪。用于抽象意义时指找到某事物的根源。
track: 指沿着人或动物留下的印迹或行迹追踪。
trail: 一般指跟踪追击。

英语解释：

动词 follow:

1. to travel behind, go after, come after
2. be later in time
   同义词：postdate
3. come as a logical consequence; follow logically
   同义词：fall out
4. travel along a certain course
   同义词：travel along
5. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
   同义词：comply, abide by
6. come after in time, as a result
   同义词：come after
7. behave in accordance or in agreement with
   同义词：conform to
8. be next
9. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
   同义词：adopt, espouse
10. to bring something about at a later time than
11. imitate in behavior; take as a model
    同义词：take after
12. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
    同义词：trace
13. follow with the eyes or the mind
    同义词：watch, observe, watch over, keep an eye on
14. be the successor (of)
    同义词：succeed, come after
15. perform an accompaniment to
    同义词：play along, accompany
16. keep informed
    同义词：keep up, keep abreast
17. to be the product or result
    同义词：come
18. accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
19. adhere to or practice
20. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
    同义词：be
21. keep under surveillance
    同义词：surveil, survey
22. follow in or as if in pursuit
    同义词：pursue
23. grasp the meaning
24. keep to
    同义词：stick to, stick with

例句：

1. The President's wife follows his every word.
   总统夫人总是注意听他说的话。
2. Not wanting to make my controversial views known yet, I preferred to follow the crowd for a while.
   我还不想公开我那些会引起争论的观点，宁可暂且随大溜。
3. Follow this road until you get to the corner, then turn left.
   沿著这条路走到拐角处，然後向左转。
4. Inevitably, a quarrel followed between the two sides.
   双方随後不可避免地争吵起来。
5. The little boy followed his father out.
   小男孩跟随他父亲出去了。
6. The police are following a murderer who's in hiding.
   警察正在追赶藏匿起来的 * 犯。
7. I didn't quite follow; could you explain it again?
   我不太明白，你能再解释一下吗？

详细解释：

fol.low

v.（动词）
fol.lowed,fol.low.ing,fol.lows
v.tr.（及物动词）
To come or go after; proceed behind:
跟随：来，跟着；随后进行：
例句：
Follow the usher to your seat.
跟随招待员到你的座位上去



To go after in or as if in pursuit:
追赶：追赶，或好象追踪：
例句：
.The wrong she had done followed her and haunted her dream.(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)

To keep under surveillance:
监视：置于监视下：
例句：
followed the suspect for a week before making the arrest.
进行逮捕前监视了嫌疑犯一周



To move along the course of; take:
沿着…前进：沿着…过程前进；采取：
例句：
We followed a path to the shore.
我们沿着这条路走向海滨

To go in the direction of; be guided by:
顺…方向；由…指引：
例句：
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

To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of:
听从：接受指引、命令和指导：
例句：
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

To adhere to; practice:
坚持；实践：
例句：
followed the ancient customs of their people.
沿袭古代人们的风俗

To take as a model or precedent; imitate:
仿效：以…为榜样；仿效：
例句：
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



To act in agreement or compliance with; obey:
服从：行为与…一致；依从…：
例句：
follow the rules; follow one`s instincts.
遵守规则；顺从直觉

To keep to or stick to:
依据或坚持：
例句：
followed the recipe; follow a diet.
依据食谱；坚持节制饮食

To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
从事：从事（某种商业和职业）工作；进行
To come after in order, time, or position:
接着：按顺序、时间和位置发生：
例句：
Night follows day.
夜晚继白天后而来

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：
例句：
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

To occur or be evident as a consequence of:
是…必然的结果：出现或必然结果：
例句：
Your conclusion does not follow your premise.
你的结论不是你的前提的必然结果



To watch or observe closely:
观察，密切注视：
例句：
followed the bird through binoculars.
通过望远镜密切观察鸟类

To be attentive to; pay close heed to:
注意；密切注意：
例句：
too sleepy to follow the sermon.
太想睡以至于无法注意说教

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：
例句：
follow the stock market; followed the local teams.
了解证券市场；了解本地队的动向

To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand:
理解：抓住意义或逻辑性；明白：
例句：
Do you follow my argumentô
你理解我的辩论吗ô

v.intr.（不及物动词）
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
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
结果产生：推断，其结果当然是；结果：
例句：
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

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）
The act or an instance of following.
跟随：跟随的动作或例子
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：
例句：
followed along with the song.
伴随着歌曲

follow through
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
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：
例句：
followed through on her promise to reorganize the department.
把诺言贯彻到底，重新组建部门

follow up
To carry to completion; follow through on:
把…贯彻（干）到底：完成；继续执行：
例句：
followed up their recommendations with concrete proposals.
运用具体的建议把计划执行到底

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：
例句：
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
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
Informal To be guided by instinct:
【非正式用语】 由直觉指引：
例句：
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
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
To do as another has done; follow an example.
模仿：做别人已经做过的事；以…为例子
来源：
Middle English folowen
中古英语 folowen
from Old English folgian
源自 古英语 folgian

<参考词汇><同义词>follow,succeed,ensue,result,superveneThese verbs mean to come after something or someone.
这些动词表示跟在某物或某人之后。
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：
例句：
Night follows day.
白天过后是晚上。

例句：
If you disregard the doctor`s orders, a relapse will follow.
如果你不听从医嘱，病痛就会复发。

例句：
Though he disapproves of violence, it doesn`t follow that he won`t defend himself. Tosucceed is to come next after another in time or order, especially in planned order determined by considerations such as rank, inheritance, or election:
尽管他反对使用暴力，但这并不意味着他不保护自己。 Succeed 是一个接一个按时间或顺序产生， 尤其是按照如军衔、遗传或选举等考虑计划好的顺序：

例句：
.The son of a mandarin has no prescriptive right to succeed his father. (H.G. Wells).
.高级官员的儿子没有法定的权力继承他的父亲： （H.G.威尔斯）。

例句：
The heir apparent succeeded to the throne.
法定继承人继承了王位。

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：
例句：
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。

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：
例句：
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。

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：
例句：
.A bad harvest supervened. Distress reached its climax. (Charlotte Brontô).
.极糟的收成接踵而来。悲痛达到了极点. （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）

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：
例句：
The regulations are as follows.
规则如下所述