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ldoce_116_ffol·low /ˈfɒləʊ $ ˈfɑːloʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb
1  go after 在⋯之後去 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FOLLOW to go, walk, drive etc behind or after someone else 跟着，跟随
Are those men following us?
那些人在跟着我們嗎？
The patrol car followed the BMW for a few miles and then lost it.
巡邏車跟了那輛寶馬幾英裏，後來就跟丢了。
Tom’s already gone out to Rome and his wife and children will follow shortly.
湯姆已經去羅馬了，他的妻兒很快就會跟着去。
follow somebody into/to etc something
Peggy followed her out onto the landing.
佩姬跟着她出來走到樓梯平台上。
→5  See picture of chase 追逐, follow 跟随
2  happen after 在…後發生 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]AFTER to happen or do something after something else 緊随其後；在…後發生[做]
The agreement followed months of negotiation.
經過數月的談判，協議達成了。
The assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 was followed by that of Robert Kennedy.
1968年馬丁•路德•金遭暗殺，之後是羅伯特•肯尼迪。
there follows something
After weeks of intense fighting, there followed a brief period of calm.
幾個星期的激戰之後，接下來是短暫的平靜。
Most EU countries have signed the agreement and the US is expected to follow shortly (=soon).
大多數歐盟國家已簽署這份協議，預計美國也會緊随其後。
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3  come after 在…之後來 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]AFTER to come directly after something else in a series, list, or order 緊随而來；位於…之後，在…之後 → following
The chapters that follow deal mainly with mathematics.
之後的幾章主要講數學。
In English, the letter Q is always followed by U.
英語中，字母Q之後總跟着字母U。
We had vegetable casserole with a fruit salad to follow (=as part of a meal).
我們吃了蔬菜砂鍋，然後是水果色拉。
there follows something
There followed several pages of incomprehensible statistics.
接下來是數頁難懂的統計資料。
4  as follows LISTused 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 ...
獲勝者如下: 第三名，曼迪•約翰遜；第二名…
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as follows• A rather similar, and equally mistaken, line of thought which might appeal is as follows.• These targets may be analysed on the basis of buying process roles, as follows.• Using the terminology derived from holography, we can reinterpret these waves as follows.• The winners in the color photography category are as follows: J. Robinson, D. Smith, R. Lewis.
5  do what SB says 按某人說的做THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT [transitiveT] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it 聽從，遵循
He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble.
他聽從了醫生的建議，就沒有再出現問題。
Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form.
認真地按照說明填寫表格。
They followed the plan that Elizabeth had worked out.
他們采用了伊麗莎白制訂的計劃。
6  follow the signs/somebody’s directions ADVISEto go somewhere by a particular way according to road signs or to what someone has told you 跟着路標/某人指引的方向
Just follow the signs for the airport.
跟着機場方向的路標走就行了。
I followed Brown’s directions and found the farm quite easily.
我按着布朗指的路，很容易就找到了農場。
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follow the signs/somebody’s directions• He made his way quickly to Mrs Brooks' house, following the postman's directions.• If you're using sterilising solution, follow the manufacturer's directions.• One involves focus groups, where a representative customer is selected and asked to perform a task by following the enclosed directions.• Process through a pasta machine following the manufacturer's directions.• But, if you use cleaning products, you must follow the manufacturer's directions explicitly.
7  do the same thing 做同樣的事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]IMITATE to do the same thing as someone else 跟風；仿效
Some state schools follow the example of private schools in asking parents to donate money.
有些公立學校仿效私立學校的做法，要求家長捐款。
Environmentalists are urging the government to follow the lead of Scandinavian countries in this matter.
環保主義者敦促政府在這件事上仿效斯堪的納維亞國家的做法。
She’s just like any young woman who enjoys following the latest fashions (=wearing fashionable clothes).
她和任何年輕女性一樣，喜歡追随時尚。
follow somebody into something (=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.
他不想追随父親從事科學工作。
8. believe in STH 信仰某事物 [transitiveT]RRRELIGION to believe in and obey a particular set of religious or political ideas 信奉〔某一宗教或政治主張〕
9  go in particular direction 朝某一方向走 [transitiveT]
a) FOLLOWto continue along a particular road, river etc 沿着…繼續行進
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.
湯姆沿着通往古羅馬大路的小道走着。
b) FOLLOWto go in the same direction as something else, or to go parallel to something else 沿着…延伸；與…平行
The road follows the line of the river.
這條路與河平行。
10  understand 理解 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]UNDERSTAND to understand something such as an explanation or story 理解，明白 SYN grasp
I didn’t quite follow what he was saying.
我不太明白他說的話。
easy/difficult/hard etc to follow
The plot is a little difficult to follow.
情節有點難以理解。
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11  be a result 成爲結果 [intransitiveI]RESULT to be true as a result of something else that is true 是…的結果
follow from
The conclusion that follows from these findings is that inner city schools need more investment, not less.
根據這些調研得出的結論是，舊城區學校的資金投入需要增加，而不是減少。
It doesn’t necessarily follow that you’re going to do well academically even if you’re highly intelligent.
即使你非常聰明，學業成績也不一定就優秀。
12  be interested 感興趣 [transitiveT]SUPPORT A TEAM OR PLAYER to be interested in something and in the way it develops 關注
Have you been following that crime series on TV?
你一直在看電視上那部警匪連續劇嗎？
I’ve been following his progress very closely.
我一直非常密切地關注他的進展。
She just doesn’t understand people who follow football or any other kind of sport.
她就是不能理解熱衷於足球或任何其他體育運動的人。
13  follow a pattern/course/trend etc IMITATEto continue to happen or develop in a particular way, especially in a way that is expected 按照某一模式/遵循某一進程/按照某種趨勢等
In Australia, the weather follows a fairly predictable pattern.
澳大利亞的天氣變化模式基本上是可以預料的。
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follow a pattern/course/trend etc• For troubled marriages, researcher Karen Kayser has found, follow a pattern.• The results of these contradictions tend to follow a pattern.• These sections naturally follow one from the other, and thus the organization of the headings in these two chapters follows patterns.• This observation follows a pattern frequently encountered in research in this area.• Lesson four: don't follow trends Like Buddhism and Epping Forest, the road to fitness has many paths.• In this venture, Clinton is following a course set by a number of his predecessors.• He followed a pattern set two years ago by former Sen.
14  follow suit IMITATEto 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.
廉價航空公司很成功，其他航空公司只得仿效他們降低票價。
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follow suit• When Allied Stores reduced their prices, other companies were forced to follow suit.• As Little Rock cashes in, other Arkansas towns are following suit.• He had sold all his sheep and bought a truck, and was trying to convince others that they should follow suit.• Other countries are preparing to follow suit.• The federal court system already offers no discretionary challenges to potential jurors, and state courts could follow suit.• Clothiers in Baintree and Barking followed suit and demanded the return of thrums from their weavers.• Alvin followed suit, but he had a few falls anyway as he went into one of his famous knee slides.• Almost all anthropologists have followed suit, speaking of primitive cultures as compared with the civilizations that more developed societies have evolved.• Orkney Presbytery followed suit, stating their very grave misgivings about the procedures followed by Orkney Islands Council.
15  follow in somebody’s footsteps IMITATEto do the same job or to work or live in the same way as someone else before you, especially someone in your family 步某人的後塵，繼承某人〔尤指家人〕的事業
He is a doctor and expects his son to follow in his footsteps.
他是醫生，期盼兒子繼承他的事業。
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follow in somebody’s footsteps• We will watch with interest what happens to these two women officers and to the young women who wish to follow in their footsteps.• And what would become of the two remaining women cadets, and the many more who hoped to follow in their footsteps?• Other talented women are fast following in her footsteps.• My father was always disappointed that Joey didn't follow in his footsteps and take over the farm.• He had hopes of following in the footsteps of Dositej and becoming minister of education.• The division has followed in the footsteps of Pochin's mobile concrete pumping division who achieved the accreditation last year.• You can follow in the footsteps of the legions at Fishbourne Roman Palace: one of the finest built outside Rome itself.• There were few chuckles in this heavy duty drama, which followed in the footsteps of Widows, Prime Suspect Civvies.• Now the powerful midfielder is following in Shearer's footsteps towards stardom.• Popular dancers who tried to follow in his tapping footsteps understood what he had accomplished.
16  be about 關於 [transitiveT]DESCRIBEABOUT to show or describe someone’s life or a series of events, for example in a film or book 〔電影或書等〕呈現，叙述
The book follows the plight of an orphaned Irish girl who marries into New York society.
這本書講述了一個愛爾蘭孤女嫁入紐約上流社會後所面臨的困境。
17  be a hard act to follow FOLLOWto be so good or successful at something that it will be difficult for the next person, team etc to be as good 是難以企及的
We’re looking for a replacement for Sue, but she’s going to be a hard act to follow.
我們正在找人接替休，但是别人很難比得上她。
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be a hard act to follow• Clearly Amelia was a hard act to follow.• Judith will be a hard act to follow.• Colm Toibin's piece will be a hard act to follow but I suspect you are up to it.• It was a hard act to follow, but the poor did what they could to provide respectable funerals for their dead.
18  watch carefully 仔細觀察 [transitiveT]WATCHLISTEN to carefully watch someone do something 密切注視
She followed Simon with her eyes as he walked to the gate.
西蒙走向大門口，她的目光一直追随着他。
19  think about/study 考慮/研究 [transitiveT] to study or think about a particular idea or subject and try to learn something from it 考慮，研究
It turned out we were both following the same line of research.
原來我們倆的研究方向相同。
If you follow that idea to its logical conclusion, we’d have to ban free speech altogether.
如果把這一觀點的邏輯推理到極致，那我們就必須要完全禁止言論自由了。
20. 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 憑直覺/感覺/本能反應等
21. follow the herd/crowd IMITATEto do the same thing that most other people are doing, without really thinking about it for yourself – used to show disapproval 随大溜〔含貶義〕
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follow the herd/crowd• But Viroli is not one simply to follow the herd.• The only advice from Miss Doris was to follow the crowd.• I follow the crowd back to a coffee shop.• All they get is sad sheep for fans ... who just follow the crowd - try and be uncontroversial.
22  follow your nose informal
a) STRAIGHTto 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，走到一座小橋那裏。
b) to go to the place from where there is a particular smell coming 順着氣味的方向走
I followed my nose to the kitchen, where Marcie was making coffee.
我循着香味來到廚房，馬西正在那裏煮咖啡。
c) CHECK/MAKE SUREto do something in the way that you feel is right 憑直覺
After a few years in the detective game, you learn to follow your nose.
幹過幾年偵探行當，你就學會憑直覺行事了。
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follow your nose• I don't really have a career plan - I just follow my nose.• Turn left on 6th Avenue, then just follow your nose.• Finding her was easy enough, I just followed my nose.• I smelled the coffee and followed my nose.• When the rooftop vanished behind a yellow bluff of gorse, you followed your nose.• You are on the right track so follow your nose.• Lucky girl, Ruth thought miserably as she followed her nose to the kitchen, a choice of two men.• She followed her nose, turning into a passage which led to the back of a small bakery.• In search of an answer, you follow your nose, wherever it leads, actively pursuing the mystery.
23. follow a profession/trade/way of life etc BODto do a particular job or have a particular way of life 從事某種職業/從事某種行業/遵循某種生活方式等
n24. [transitiveT] to look at the messages sent by a particular person using the social networking service Twitter
 THESAURUS
follow to walk, drive etc behind or after someone, for example in order to see where they are going 跟随；跟蹤
The man had followed her home to find out where she lived.
那名男子跟蹤她回家，想查出她住在哪裏。
nFollow that car!
nHe hired a detective to follow her.
chase to quickly run or drive after someone or something in order to catch them when they are trying to escape 追逐；追捕
Police chased the car along the motorway at speeds of up to 90 mph.
警方沿高速公路追逐那輛車，時速達到90英裏。
run after somebody/go after somebody to quickly follow someone or something in order to stop them or talk to them 追趕某人
I ran after him to say sorry, but he’d already got on the bus.
我想追上他道個歉，可他已經上了公共汽車。
stalk /stɔːk $ stɒːk/ to secretly follow an animal in order to kill it, or to secretly follow a person in order to attack them 〔爲獵殺動物或襲擊某人而〕悄悄跟蹤
a tiger stalking its prey
悄悄跟蹤獵物的一只老虎
He had a long history of stalking women in his neighbourhood.
他有很長一段時間跟蹤過住在他附近的女性。
pursue /pəˈsjuː $ pərˈsuː/ written to chase someone in a very determined way 對…緊追不放
The ship was being pursued by enemy submarines.
那艘船一直被敵軍潛艇緊緊追擊。
give chase written to chase someone or something who is trying to escape from you 追趕〔試圖逃脫的人或物〕
One of the officers gave chase and arrested the man.
其中一名警察追上去逮捕了那個男子。
The calf ran away and the lion gave chase.
小牛奔逃，獅子在後面追。
tail to secretly follow someone in order to watch what they do and where they go 跟蹤，盯梢
Apparently, the police had been tailing the terrorists for months.
顯然,警方已經跟蹤恐怖分子好幾個月了。
track to follow and find a person or animal by looking at the marks they leave on the ground 〔根據痕迹〕追蹤
The bushmen were tracking antelope in the Kalahari desert.
布須曼人在卡拉哈裏沙漠追蹤羚羊。
 PHRASAL VERBS
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follow• Opening statements may not come until late next week, with witnesses and evidence following.• This advice will not be easy to follow.• Do you follow baseball at all?• Suddenly there was a shout from above, immediately followed by a loud bang.• China's first nuclear test in October 1964 was closely followed by a second in May 1965.• Each chapter is followed by a set of exercises.• Then, through the rain, she heard a scratching sound, followed by a sharp, impatient bark.• In English the letter Q is always followed by a U.• Classes will be held daily from 8 to 10 p. m., followed by practice at local tango bars until midnight.• She complained to the police officer that she was being followed by two strangers.• He followed her home to find out where she lived.• She didn't notice that Jack had followed her into the kitchen.• She could see no sign of anyone following her.• Marlowe looked over his shoulder to make sure no one was following him.• Follow me and I'll show you where the library is.• My little brother's been following me around all day.• Did you make sure you weren't followed on the way over here?• He was a military man, and therefore used to following orders.• Follow the Iceberg Lake trail until you reach the shore.• Several biotech companies are following the same line of research.• I had difficulty following the story - there are so many different characters.• A full report follows this chapter.• I'll drive, and you can follow us.• It was one of those paintings where the eyes follow you.• I have followed your instructions exactly.
follow shortly• Armando Guebuza, expressed the hope that a comprehensive ceasefire agreement would follow shortly.• By 4 p. m. Monday, half the plants were already down and others were expected to follow shortly.• Doing so allows the inflammation to reoccur and an asthma attack can follow shortly.• This may not be possible, so we apologise if any are missing, and guarantee, they will follow shortly.• The House approved it 414-16, and the Senate followed shortly afterward with a vote of 91-5.• His resignation from a job scheduled to end in 2003 followed shortly afterwards.• The next examination was scheduled for April, to be followed shortly by a new intake.• The first telephone call followed shortly thereafter.
Follow ... instructions• All you do is highlight the address, click on the Envelope button on the toolbar, and follow the instructions.• Dale says that anyone who is having problems with epoflex is not following the instructions.• You should take the Steamatic, securely re-packaged, to a Post Office and follow the instructions given.• Follow the instructions on each page.• To become a donor, simply click through and follow the instructions on how to print out the card.• Follow the instructions on the can.• Read and follow the instructions on the packet.• Follow the instructions printed on the back of the box.
follow somebody into something• Cox's son Robert followed him into the family business.
easy/difficult/hard etc to follow• Try to listen to and understand others, even if you find what they say uncongenial or hard to follow. 3.• A little care is needed with the directions in section 7 otherwise the route is easy to follow.• The makeup of their various military coalitions is not always easy to follow.• This advice will not be easy to follow.• Walker gives routes a pitch by pitch description where he feels they are hard to follow.• Mr. Wilkinson I am trying hard to follow the hon. Gentleman's logic.• From this time it is hard to follow Tyndale's movements, for he covered his tracks to avoid possible arrest.• It is therefore, very difficult to follow up adults who have enquired about courses but not actually applied.
It ... follow that• If utilitarianism has no way of making equity matter, it does not follow that equity is unimportant or insignificant.• From this it follows that far more transactions could well be caught under the section than at first appears.• It does not follow that in owning a funboard you should only learn funboard techniques.• Since no one could know all this, it follows that no one could understand the meaning of these words.• It followed that Northumberland's men were in a sense Gloucester's men, even though the duke could not retain them directly.• It follows that the academic community and research are directly interrelated.• It follows that the duty can not be expected to play a major part in controlling managerialist tendencies.• Nor does it follow that this second meaning should be given pedagogic preference over the first.
followed ... with ... eyes• They followed it with their eyes as it slowly climbed toward the hospital.
From Longman Business Dictionary
followfollow /ˈfɒləʊˈfɑːloʊ/ verb
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to come or happen afterwards
The company’s decision to diversify follows a sharp decline in demand for its products.
As the recession worsened, further closures followed.
2[intransitiveI] (also follow on) to be sent or paid later
You can pay a deposit of £400 now, with the balance to follow within 30 days.
3[transitiveT] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it, or according to the instructions that say how it should be done
If you’d followed my advice, we’d still be in profit.
The contractor was fined for failing to follow proper safety procedures.
Just follow the guidelines contained in this report.
4[transitiveT] to act according to a particular plan or set of ideas
The Chancellor is expected to follow a cautious economicpolicy.
The company had followed the wrong strategy.
5[transitiveT] to happen or develop in the same way as something else
These recent mergers appear to be following a trend.
If one company drops its prices, the others have to follow suit (=do the same thing).
6follow an occupation/trade/career etc formal to do a particular job or trade
He intends to follow a legal career.
→ follow something → up
→ follow something up with something
Origin follow
Old English folgian

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