follow

v 重难点
英音 ['fɒləʊ]
美音 ['fɑːloʊ]
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英文释义

  • 跟随;跟着:
    • Follow me, please; I'll show you the way.

      请跟我来,我给你指路。

    • You go first and I'll follow.

      你先走,我随后就来。

  • 接着…来到 / 发生: (to happen immediately after sth else:)
    • Spring follows winter.

      冬去春来。

    • Math time was followed by the time for art.

      数学课后紧接着是美术课。

    • More information on the meeting will follow after a short break.

      休息片刻之后是有关会议的更多信息。

    • Follow your treatment with plenty of rest.

      你治疗后要多休息。

  • 沿着…继续行进:
    • follow the signs / sb's directions

      沿着路标/某人指引的方向

    • Follow this road and you'll get to the school.

      沿着这条路一直走就能到学校。

  • 听从;遵循;仿效:
    • follow traffic rules / instructions / customs

      遵守交通规则/按照说明/遵照习俗

    • Should I follow my parents' advice or my own interests?

      我该听从父母的建议呢还是按照自己的兴趣来?

    • I'd like to follow his example and become a teacher.

      我想以他为榜样,成为一名教师。

  • vt & vi 跟上;听清楚;领会 (grasp):
    • The report was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.

      这个报告比我预料的要难懂得多。

    • I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you. Did you say you wanted to return on September 20?

      抱歉,我没听清。你说的是想9月20号回来吗?

固定搭配

as follows

如下:
  • I decided on science as my main subject of study. The reasons are as follows.

    我决定主修理科,理由如下。

follow in sb's footsteps

效仿某人;步某人的后尘;继承某人的事业:
  • He is a doctor and expects his son to follow in his footsteps.

    他是名医生,期望儿子能继承他的事业。

follow suit

照着做;跟着做

    follow up

    追究;继续做:
    • follow up a clue

      追查线索

    • If there is no reply to your letter, follow it up with a phone call.

      要是你的信没人回复,就打个电话追问一下。


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