follow

[ˈfɒləʊ]
  • 释义

  • 跟随;接着…发生;可以推断出;接下来是;沿着;注视;遵从;仿效;沿袭;理解;对…感兴趣;以…为原型;信奉;

  • 词义辨析
  • follow sb, follow at sb
  • follow at sb 的意思是“跟随某人”,而follow sb 的意思是“紧跟某人”。例如:
    She always follows at her husband.
    她总是跟随着她的丈夫。
    She followed her husband.
    她紧跟在她的丈夫之后。
  • follow advice, follow out sb's advice
  • 这两个短语的意思并不完全相同,前者是“听从某人的忠告”的意思,后者有“完全遵照(某人的忠告)”的意味。
  • following, followed
  • followed和following在句中作状语时,其逻辑主语应该是句子的主语。如果主语是follow的执行者,应该用following; 如果主语是follow的承受者,就应该用followed。试比较:
    Tom came in, followed by his father.
    汤姆进来了,后头跟着他的爸爸。
    Tome came in, following his father.
    汤姆跟着他的爸爸进来了。
  • follow, chase, pursue, tag, tail, trail
  • 这组词都有“跟随,追踪”的意思。它们的区别是:
    1.follow指跟随起引导作用的人或物或遵循他人的计划; 而pursue指为达到某个目的而坚持不懈地紧跟、追赶或追求某人、某物或某种事业。跟随他人的计划时用follow,追随自己的计划时用pursue。例如:
    She has pursued the goal of perfection in her art.在艺术中,她追求完美。
    She pursued the study of French for four years.她坚持学了四年法语。
    The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。
    2.chase指迅速追赶在逃的目标以便将其抓获或赶走,而follow则指继之而来或去。tag指不断地纠缠或恼人的尾随某人; tail指紧密尾随并监视; trail指跟踪追击。例如:
    The dog chased a mouse, but could not catch it.这狗追赶老鼠,但没有捉住。
    The policeman chased the thief.警察追赶小偷。
    What are you tagging along for?You aren't invited.你怎么跟着我?又没邀请你。
    The detective tailed the thief through the crowd.侦探在人群中跟踪小偷。
    The hunter trailed the wounded buffalo through the bush.猎人穿过灌木林追猎受伤的水牛。
    3.chase较follow, pursue更具感情色彩,除常表示不友好之外,其行动也可能是出于嬉戏或高兴。还可表示一种热切的,为满足情欲而进行的搜寻。例如:
    The boy chased his playmate around the block.那个男孩绕着街区追逐他的玩伴。
    He is the man who chased after woman all his life.他就是那个一生都在追求女人的男子。
  • follow, ensue, succeed, supervene
  • 这四个词都有“接着发生”的意思。它们的区别是:ensue指具有因果关系的事物连续发生; follow指事物按照时间顺序、逻辑关系连续发生; succeed强调相似的人或事物、事件按一定的顺序不间断的接踵而至,尤指时间或空间上的连续; supervene指意外的发生。例如:
    After the heavy rains, floods ensued.暴雨之后发生了水灾。
    A silence succeeded his words.他说完话后是一阵的沉默。
    The meeting went on until lack of time supervened.会议因时间不足而结束。
  • pursue，follow，chase，hunt，trace，track，trail
  • 这些动词都含“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，褒义贬义都可用。
    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。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Follow the tried and trusted methods that have stood the test of time.

    遵照这种经过时间考验已被证实可信的方法。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    Those in subordinate positions will follow the example set by their superiors.

    上行下效.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 3、

    He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.

    他决定点烤鸡配蔬菜，然后再要一份苹果派。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    She should remember that she is a mother and a public figure and that others may follow her example.

    她应该记住自己是位母亲，也是位公众人物，别人可能会以她为榜样。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    We ought to follow her good example.

    她是个好榜样,我们应当仿效她.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 6、

    You walk before and I will follow after.

    你在前面走,我将在后面跟着.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 7、

    She had decided she must go on as usual, follow her normal routine, and hope and pray.

    她打定主意必须像平时一样生活，遵循自己通常的作息规律，同时怀抱希望、虔诚祈祷。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    Follow the arrows on the wall, please.

    请顺着墙上箭头指示的方向走.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    This puts the cart before the horse; elections should follow, not precede, agreement on a constitution.

    这样做是本末倒置；选举应该在宪法确定之后举行，而不是之前。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 10、

    They follow minutely the news from abroad on Cable News Network.

    他们密切追踪有线电视新闻网上的国外新闻。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    Turn left at the corner, then just follow your nose and you're sure to find it.

    在拐角处左转, 然后径直往前走,你肯定会找到它的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    The nation's constitution provided a model that other countries follow.

    该国的宪法提供了他国效法的模式.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    We left him there to float off with the tide, and told him to follow the coast.

    我们把他放在那里，让他随波漂流，并且告诉他要沿着海岸线走。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    You follow out his instructions carefully.

    你认真按他的指示去做.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    Reihill's departure from the company is thought to follow disagreements with John Reihill Sr, who now controls the company.

    赖希尔从公司的离职被认为是因为与现在掌管公司的老约翰·赖希尔意见不合。

    柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    It is a very sociable diet to follow because you don't have to put anyone out.

    这是一份适合各种场合的食谱，你用不着给任何人添麻烦。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    David is determined to follow his plan through.

    大卫决心把自己的计划贯彻到底.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    If the explanation is right, two things follow.

    如果解释是正确的，可以推断出两件事。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 19、

    The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.

    雇主有义务遵行健康安全法。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 20、

    Just follow your nose and in about five minutes you're at the old railway.

    径直往前开，大约5分钟就能到旧铁路线。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 21、

    You start the work, and I'll follow up.

    你先开始工作, 我会接着做.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road.

    现在向右拐沿西渡路往前走。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 23、

    I'll lead the way . You just follow.

    我来带路, 你们跟着好了.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 24、

    Such and such results will follow from such and such causes.

    有如此这般原因就有如此这般的结果.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 25、

    He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.

    他从无主见,只是人云亦云.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 26、

    An officer took a statement from me, but no one's bothered to follow it up.

    一位警官收集了我的供述，但却没有人愿意追查下去。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 27、

    I'm afraid I don't follow.

    恐怕我没明白。

    ——柯林斯例句
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