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verb /ˈfɒləʊ/
present tense
I/you/we/theyfollow
he/she/itfollows
present participlefollowing
past tensefollowed
past participlefollowed
  1. 1
    [I/T] to walk, drive etc behind someone, when you are going in the same direction as them 跟随；紧跟

    Ralph set off down the hill, and I followed. 拉尔夫开始下山，我紧随其后。

    follow someone up/down/to/through/into etc :

    Jim opened the door and followed me down the corridor. 吉姆打开门跟随我穿过走廊。

     Synonyms and related words
    To walk, or to walk in a particular way: walk, wander, stroll...
    1. a.
      [T] to walk, drive etc closely behind someone in order to watch them 跟踪；盯梢

      I felt sure that someone was following me. 我肯定有人在跟踪我。

      I think we're being followed. 我觉得我们正在被人跟踪。

       Synonyms and related words
      To follow someone: follow, shadow, track...
  2. 2
    [I/T] to happen or come after something else 接着（…）发生；紧接

    The six o'clock news follows shortly. 马上接下来的是6点钟的新闻。

    the days/weeks/years etc that followed :

    In the weeks that followed the situation was very tense. 在接下来的几周里形势很紧张。

    be followed by something :

    The wedding will be followed by a reception. 婚礼紧接着是招待会。

    We had soup followed by roast lamb with spring vegetables. 我们喝完汤，紧接着是烤羊羔加春天的时令蔬菜。

    to follow (=available to be eaten next) 接着有；下一道菜是 :

    There's apple pie and cream to follow. 下一道菜是奶油苹果馅饼。

    there follows something :

    There followed seven months of hard negotiations. 接着是7个月艰苦的谈判。

     Synonyms and related words
    To happen after something else: follow, ensue, alternate...
    1. a.
      to happen as a direct result of something else 由…引起；因…所致

      Wild celebrations followed the announcement. 这个通告引发了疯狂的庆祝活动。

      They were warned that if the rebels did not surrender, severe reprisals would follow. 他们受到警告，如果叛乱者们不投降，严厉的报复将随之而来。

       Synonyms and related words
      To involve, or to be the result of something: result, follow, come out of...
    2. b.
      [T] if you follow one thing with another, you do the second after you have done the first 使后接

      She followed the success of her first book with another remarkable novel. 她在第一本书获得成功以后紧接着又写了一本引人注目的小说。

       Synonyms and related words
      To start doing something: start on, begin, set about...
  3. 3
    [T] to watch where someone or something is going 注视；追踪

    His eyes followed the car to the end of the drive. 他的眼睛注视着那辆车开往车道的尽头。

     Synonyms and related words
    To watch someone or something: surveille, watch, observe...
    1. a.
      to listen carefully to what someone is saying 倾听

      He followed every word of the trial. 他专心听了整个审判的每句话。

       Synonyms and related words
      To listen: hear out, listen, hear from...
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    [T] to obey an order, or to do what someone has advised you to do 遵照，遵守（命令）；听从，采纳（建议）

    You must follow a few simple guidelines. 你必须遵守几条简单的准则。

    follow someone's advice/suggestion :

    She refused to follow our advice. 她拒绝听从我们的劝告。

    follow directions/instructions/orders/rules :

    The manufacturer's instructions should always be followed carefully. 应该认真遵守制造商的使用说明。

     Synonyms and related words
    To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone's authority: obey, observe, comply...
    1. a.
      [T] to go where signs and directions tell you to go 按照（标志或指示）行进

      We followed Joe's directions and found the house easily. 我们按照乔的指示走，很容易就找到了那幢房子。

      Follow the signs for Lancaster. 按照前往兰开斯特的标志走。

       Synonyms and related words
      To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction: head, go, progress...
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    [T] to go along a road, river etc in the same direction as it does 沿着（道路、河流等）走

    Follow the road down the hill into the village. 沿着这条路下山进村。

     Synonyms and related words
    To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction: head, go, progress...
    1. a.
      to go along a path parallel to something 沿着…行进

      The road follows the old stream bed. 这条路沿着以前的小河河床向前延伸。

       Synonyms and related words
      To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction: head, go, progress...
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    [T] to be interested in the progress or development of someone or something 关心，关注（…的进展或发展）

    My father's followed the same football team for 40 years. 我父亲关注同一支足球队已有40年。

    Have you been following the election campaign? 你一直在关注选举活动吗？

     Synonyms and related words
    To pay attention: concentrate, focus, listen...
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    [T] [often in negatives or questions] to understand something, especially something long or complicated 理解，明白（尤指冗长或复杂的事物）

    I couldn't follow what Professor Hope was saying. 我听不懂霍普教授所讲的内容。

    I'm sorry, I don't quite follow you. 很抱歉，我不太明白你的意思。

    easy/difficult to follow :

    Their system is pretty easy to follow. 他们的系统相当容易理解。

     Synonyms and related words
    To understand something: understand, know, work out...
  8. 8
    [I/T] to do the same thing that someone else has done 仿效

    What one child does, others will often follow. 一个孩子做的事，其他孩子就经常会仿效。

    follow someone into something (=decide to do the same job as someone else) 仿效某人从事某项工作 :

    She decided not to follow her mother into banking. 她决定不跟她母亲一样从事银行业的工作。

    follow someone's example/lead :

    Canada may follow the EU's example by banning these products. 加拿大可能会仿效欧盟禁止这些产品。

    Other students followed her lead and boycotted lectures. 其他学生仿效她抵制讲座。

    follow suit (=do what someone else has done) 跟着做；跟风 :

    They began to offer takeaway food, and other restaurants followed suit. 他们开始提供外卖，其他饭店纷纷效仿。

     Synonyms and related words
    To copy someone or something: imitate, copy, mimic...
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    [T] if you follow a profession or way of life, you do that job or spend your life in that way 从事（…职业）；遵循（…生活方式）
     Synonyms and related words
    To live in a particular way: be/live in each other's pockets, drop out, end your days...
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    [T] to believe what a religion or system of ideas teaches and to do the things that it tells you to do 信奉；信仰

    I follow the teachings of the Buddha. 我信奉佛教。

    those who follow Christianity 信奉基督教的人

     Synonyms and related words
    To have religious beliefs: believe, follow, practise...
  11. 11
    [T] to happen according to a particular pattern or course 按照某种模式（或进程）发生

    All the murders have followed the same grisly pattern. 所有这些谋杀都按照同样可怖的模式发生。

    Up to now, ozone losses have tended to follow a two-year cycle. 截至目前，臭氧层破坏往往每两年发生一次。

     Synonyms and related words
    General words meaning to happen: happen, come about, occur...
  12. 12
    [I] if something follows, it must be true because of something else that is true 推论出
    follow from :

    Two important implications follow from this. 由此推论出两点重要的含义。

    it follows (that) :

    It does not necessarily follow that all criminals come from deprived backgrounds. 未必能这样认为，所有罪犯都来自缺乏良好教育的家庭背景。

     Synonyms and related words
    To involve, or to be the result of something: result, follow, come out of...
  13. 13
    [T] to deal with the progress or development of someone or something in a book, film, or television programme （书、电影或电视节目）描述，记述

    The film follows the adventures of an ant called Flick. 这部影片记述了一只名叫弗利克的蚂蚁的历险故事。

     Synonyms and related words
    Processes in fiction: allegory, anthropomorphic, bathos...
  14. 14
    [T] if you follow someone on the online social networking service Twitter, you receive the Tweets that they send

    Take a look at our list of the 40 people you should follow on Twitter.

     Synonyms and related words
    To use social media: at-sign, check into, defollow...
  15. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
    15
    to follow in the future; after a particular time or event

    The waltz first became fashionable in Vienna around the 1780s, spreading to many other countries in the years to follow.

    Submitted by Ismail from Russian Federation on 29/06/2017
     
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