follow 的英语意思
followfollow /ˈfɒləʊ $ ˈfɑːloʊ/ verb 
查看全部语言翻译1go after [intransitive, transitive] to go, walk, drive etc behind or after someone else跟在他人身后行走、驾车等: 
Are those men following us?那些男人是在跟踪我们吗？ The patrol car followed the BMW for a few miles and then lost it.巡逻车跟踪那辆宝马行驶了几英里，然后跟丢了。 Tom’s already gone out to Rome and his wife and children will follow shortly.汤姆已经动身去罗马了，他的妻子和孩子不久也将跟随前往。follow somebody into/to etc something Peggy followed her out onto the landing.佩吉跟着她走到了楼梯平台上。2happen after [intransitive, transitive] to happen or do something after something else在某事之后发生或进行某事: The agreement followed months of negotiation.该协议是经过数月谈判后达成的。 The assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 was followed by that of Robert Kennedy.1968年马丁·路德·金遇刺后，罗伯特·肯尼迪随后也遭到暗杀。there follows something After weeks of intense fighting, there followed a brief period of calm.数周激战之后，随之而来的是短暂的平静时期。 Most EU countries have signed the agreement and the US is expected to follow shortly (=soon).大多数欧盟国家已签署该协议，预计美国也将很快（=不久）跟进。 → following33come after [intransitive, transitive] to come directly after something else in a series, list, or order在一系列、列表或顺序中紧随其他事物之后: The chapters that follow deal mainly with mathematics.接下来的章节主要讲数学。 In English, the letter Q is always followed by U.在英语中，字母Q后面总是跟着U。 We had vegetable casserole with a fruit salad to follow (=as part of a meal).我们吃了蔬菜砂锅，之后还有水果沙拉（=作为餐食的一部分）。there follows something There followed several pages of incomprehensible statistics.接下来是好几页令人费解的统计数据。4as follows used to introduce a list of things that you will mention next用于引出下文将要列举的事项: The winners are as follows: in third place, Mandy Johnson; in second place ...获奖者如下：第三名，曼迪·约翰逊；第二名……5do what somebody says [transitive] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it按照他人指示或建议的方式去做某事: He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble.他遵照医生的建议，此后再没有出现任何问题。 Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form.填写表格时务必仔细遵照说明操作。 They followed the plan that Elizabeth had worked out.他们按照伊丽莎白制定的计划行事。6follow the signs/somebody’s directions to go somewhere by a particular way according to road signs or to what someone has told you按照路标或他人的指示沿特定路线前往某处: Just follow the signs for the airport.照着机场的指示牌走就行了。 I followed Brown’s directions and found the farm quite easily.我按照布朗的指引，很轻松地就找到了那个农场。7do the same thing [intransitive, transitive] to do the same thing as someone else仿效他人，做同样的事: Some state schools follow the example of private schools in asking parents to donate money.一些公立学校效仿私立学校，向家长募捐。 Environmentalists are urging the government to follow the lead of Scandinavian countries in this matter.环保人士正在敦促政府在这一问题上效仿斯堪的纳维亚国家的做法。 She’s just like any young woman who enjoys following the latest fashions (=wearing fashionable clothes).她和任何喜欢追逐最新流行时尚（=穿时髦衣服）的年轻女性没什么两样。follow somebody into something (=do the same job as someone else)（=从事与他人相同的职业） He does not want to follow his father into a scientific career.他不想步父亲后尘，走上科学研究的职业道路。8believe in something [transitive] to believe in and obey a particular set of religious or political ideas信仰并遵从某套宗教或政治思想9go in particular direction [transitive] a)to continue along a particular road, river etc沿着某条道路、河流等继续前行: I followed the main road up the mountain.我沿着主干道向山上走去。 Tom followed the track that leads to the old Roman road.汤姆沿着通往古罗马路的小径走去。 b)to go in the same direction as something else, or to go parallel to something else与其他事物朝同一方向行进，或与其平行延伸: The road follows the line of the river.这条路沿着河流的走向延伸。10understand [intransitive, transitive] to understand something such as an explanation or story听懂或理解某种解释或故事等 SYN grasp: I didn’t quite follow what he was saying.我没太听懂他说的话。easy/difficult/hard etc to follow The plot is a little difficult to follow.这个情节有点难懂。► see thesaurus at understand11be a result [intransitive] to be true as a result of something else that is true因另一事成立而作为其结论成立follow from The conclusion that follows from these findings is that inner city schools need more investment, not less.从这些研究结果得出的结论是：内城学校需要更多投入，而非更少。 It doesn’t necessarily follow that you’re going to do well academically even if you’re highly intelligent.即使智力很高，也不一定意味着学业成绩会好。12be interested [transitive] to be interested in something and in the way it develops对某事及其发展动态持续关注并感兴趣: Have you been following that crime series on TV?你一直在追电视上那部犯罪剧吗？ I’ve been following his progress very closely.我一直在密切关注他的进展。 She just doesn’t understand people who follow football or any other kind of sport.她就是不理解那些热衷于足球或任何其他运动的人。13follow a pattern/course/trend etc to continue to happen or develop in a particular way, especially in a way that is expected以某种特定方式（尤指预期方式）持续发生或发展: In Australia, the weather follows a fairly predictable pattern.在澳大利亚，天气遵循一种相当可预测的规律。14follow suit to do the same as someone else has done效仿他人的做法: Budget companies have been so successful that other airlines have had to follow suit and lower their fares.廉价航空公司大获成功，以至于其他航空公司不得不效仿，降低票价。15follow in somebody’s footsteps to do the same job or to work or live in the same way as someone else before you, especially someone in your family从事与前人（尤其是家人）相同的职业，或以相同的方式工作或生活: He is a doctor and expects his son to follow in his footsteps.他是一名医生，期望儿子能步其后尘。16be about [transitive] to show or describe someone’s life or a series of events, for example in a film or book（如在电影或书中）呈现或描述某人的生活或一系列事件: The book follows the plight of an orphaned Irish girl who marries into New York society.这本书讲述了一个爱尔兰孤女嫁入纽约上流社会后的遭遇。17be a hard act to follow to be so good or successful at something that it will be difficult for the next person, team etc to be as good在某方面表现极为出色，以至于下一个人或团队难以企及: We’re looking for a replacement for Sue, but she’s going to be a hard act to follow.我们在为苏寻找接替者，但她的水准将难以匹敌。18watch carefully [transitive] to carefully watch someone do something仔细注视某人做某事: She followed Simon with her eyes as he walked to the gate.西蒙走向大门时，她用目光追随着他。19think about/study [transitive] to study or think about a particular idea or subject and try to learn something from it对某一特定想法或课题进行研究或思考，并尝试从中有所收获: It turned out we were both following the same line of research.结果发现我们俩都在追究同一条研究路线。 If you follow that idea to its logical conclusion, we’d have to ban free speech altogether.如果把这个想法推到其合乎逻辑的结论，我们就不得不彻底禁止言论自由。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凭直觉做当下觉得最好的事，无需停下来深思熟虑21follow the herd/crowd to do the same thing that most other people are doing, without really thinking about it for yourself – used to show disapproval不加自我思考地随大流——含贬义22follow your nose informal非正式 a)to go straight forward or continue in the same direction径直向前走或沿同一方向继续前进: Just follow your nose until you come to a small bridge.一直向前走，走到一座小桥就到了。 b)to go to the place from where there is a particular smell coming循着某种气味走向其来源处: I followed my nose to the kitchen, where Marcie was making coffee.我循着香味走到厨房，玛西正在那里煮咖啡。 c)to do something in the way that you feel is right按照自己认为正确的方式做某事: After a few years in the detective game, you learn to follow your nose.在侦探行业干了几年之后，你就学会凭直觉行事了。23follow a profession/trade/way of life etc to do a particular job or have a particular way of life从事某一特定职业或过某种特定的生活方式24[transitive] to look at the messages sent by a particular person using the social networking service Twitter在社交网络服务Twitter上查看某特定用户发布的消息THESAURUS同义词辨析follow to walk, drive etc behind or after someone, for example in order to see where they are going跟在某人身后行走、驾车等，例如为了查看其去向: · The man had followed her home to find out where she lived.· 那名男子曾跟踪她回家，以便查出她住在哪里。· Follow that car!· 跟上那辆车！· He hired a detective to follow her.· 他雇了一名侦探来跟踪她。chase to quickly run or drive after someone or something in order to catch them when they are trying to escape为追上试图逃跑的人或物而快速奔跑或驾车追赶: · Police chased the car along the motorway at speeds of up to 90 mph.· 警方在高速公路上以高达每小时90英里的速度追赶那辆车。run after somebody/go after somebody to quickly follow someone or something in order to stop them or talk to them为拦住某人或与其交谈而快速追赶: · I ran after him to say sorry, but he’d already got on the bus.· 我追上去想道歉，但他已经上了公共汽车。stalk /stɔːk $ stɒːk/ to secretly follow an animal in order to kill it, or to secretly follow a person in order to attack them秘密跟踪动物以将其猎杀，或秘密跟踪某人以伺机袭击: · a tiger stalking its prey· 一只老虎悄悄跟踪猎物· He had a long history of stalking women in his neighbourhood.· 他有长期跟踪附近女性的记录。pursue /pəˈsjuː $ pərˈsuː/ written书面 to chase someone in a very determined way极为坚决地追赶某人: · The ship was being pursued by enemy submarines.· 那艘船正遭到敌方潜艇的追击。give chase written书面 to chase someone or something who is trying to escape from you追赶试图逃跑的人或物: · One of the officers gave chase and arrested the man.· 其中一名警员发起追捕，将该男子逮捕。· The calf ran away and the lion gave chase.· 小牛跑开，狮子随即追了上去。tail to secretly follow someone in order to watch what they do and where they go秘密跟踪某人，以监视其行动和去向: · Apparently, the police had been tailing the terrorists for months.· 显然，警方已经跟踪那些恐怖分子好几个月了。track to follow and find a person or animal by looking at the marks they leave on the ground通过查看人或动物在地面留下的痕迹来追踪并找到他们: · The bushmen were tracking antelope in the Kalahari desert.· 布须曼人正在卡拉哈里沙漠中追踪羚羊。follow somebody around (also follow somebody about British English) phrasal verb to follow someone everywhere they go, especially when this is annoying跟着某人到处跑，尤指令人烦扰时: She told him to go away and stop following her around.她叫他走开，不要再跟着她到处跑。follow on phrasal verb1to happen after something else and be connected with it在某事之后发生并与之相关联follow on from The discussion sessions are supposed to follow on from this morning’s lecture.讨论环节本应接续今早的讲座内容。2to go to the same place as someone else at a later time稍后前往与他人相同的地方: You go ahead – I’ll follow on later.你先走吧，我稍后跟上。follow through phrasal verb1to do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful做成功完成某事所需做的事: The project went wrong when the staff failed to follow through.员工未能贯彻执行，导致项目出了问题。follow something ↔ through If you have followed through all the exercises in this book, you should be ready for the second year course.如果你已经按照本书完成了所有练习，就应该准备好参加第二年的课程了。2to continue moving your arm after you have hit the ball in tennis, golf etc（网球、高尔夫等运动中）击球后手臂继续挥动完成动作follow something ↔ up phrasal verb1to find out more information about something and take action if necessary进一步了解某事的信息，并在必要时采取行动: The police take people’s statements and then follow them up.警方收集证词，然后进行跟进调查。2to do something in addition to what you have already done in order to make it more likely to succeed在已做事情的基础上采取进一步措施，以提高成功的可能性follow up with If there is no response to your press release, follow it up with a phone call.如果新闻稿发出后没有回应，就跟进打电话确认。 This experiment was quickly followed up by others using different forms of the drug.这项实验迅速引发了其他研究人员使用不同药物形式开展的后续实验。 → follow-up2
查看全部语言翻译1go after [intransitive, transitive] to go, walk, drive etc behind or after someone else跟在他人身后行走、驾车等: Are those men following us?那些男人是在跟踪我们吗？ The patrol car followed the BMW for a few miles and then lost it.巡逻车跟踪那辆宝马行驶了几英里，然后跟丢了。 Tom’s already gone out to Rome and his wife and children will follow shortly.汤姆已经动身去罗马了，他的妻子和孩子不久也将跟随前往。follow somebody into/to etc something Peggy followed her out onto the landing.佩吉跟着她走到了楼梯平台上。2happen after [intransitive, transitive] to happen or do something after something else在某事之后发生或进行某事: The agreement followed months of negotiation.该协议是经过数月谈判后达成的。 The assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 was followed by that of Robert Kennedy.1968年马丁·路德·金遇刺后，罗伯特·肯尼迪随后也遭到暗杀。there follows something After weeks of intense fighting, there followed a brief period of calm.数周激战之后，随之而来的是短暂的平静时期。 Most EU countries have signed the agreement and the US is expected to follow shortly (=soon).大多数欧盟国家已签署该协议，预计美国也将很快（=不久）跟进。 → following33come after [intransitive, transitive] to come directly after something else in a series, list, or order在一系列、列表或顺序中紧随其他事物之后: The chapters that follow deal mainly with mathematics.接下来的章节主要讲数学。 In English, the letter Q is always followed by U.在英语中，字母Q后面总是跟着U。 We had vegetable casserole with a fruit salad to follow (=as part of a meal).我们吃了蔬菜砂锅，之后还有水果沙拉（=作为餐食的一部分）。there follows something There followed several pages of incomprehensible statistics.接下来是好几页令人费解的统计数据。4as follows used to introduce a list of things that you will mention next用于引出下文将要列举的事项: The winners are as follows: in third place, Mandy Johnson; in second place ...获奖者如下：第三名，曼迪·约翰逊；第二名……5do what somebody says [transitive] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it按照他人指示或建议的方式去做某事: He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble.他遵照医生的建议，此后再没有出现任何问题。 Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form.填写表格时务必仔细遵照说明操作。 They followed the plan that Elizabeth had worked out.他们按照伊丽莎白制定的计划行事。6follow the signs/somebody’s directions to go somewhere by a particular way according to road signs or to what someone has told you按照路标或他人的指示沿特定路线前往某处: Just follow the signs for the airport.照着机场的指示牌走就行了。 I followed Brown’s directions and found the farm quite easily.我按照布朗的指引，很轻松地就找到了那个农场。7do the same thing [intransitive, transitive] to do the same thing as someone else仿效他人，做同样的事: Some state schools follow the example of private schools in asking parents to donate money.一些公立学校效仿私立学校，向家长募捐。 Environmentalists are urging the government to follow the lead of Scandinavian countries in this matter.环保人士正在敦促政府在这一问题上效仿斯堪的纳维亚国家的做法。 She’s just like any young woman who enjoys following the latest fashions (=wearing fashionable clothes).她和任何喜欢追逐最新流行时尚（=穿时髦衣服）的年轻女性没什么两样。follow somebody into something (=do the same job as someone else)（=从事与他人相同的职业） He does not want to follow his father into a scientific career.他不想步父亲后尘，走上科学研究的职业道路。8believe in something [transitive] to believe in and obey a particular set of religious or political ideas信仰并遵从某套宗教或政治思想9go in particular direction [transitive] a)to continue along a particular road, river etc沿着某条道路、河流等继续前行: I followed the main road up the mountain.我沿着主干道向山上走去。 Tom followed the track that leads to the old Roman road.汤姆沿着通往古罗马路的小径走去。 b)to go in the same direction as something else, or to go parallel to something else与其他事物朝同一方向行进，或与其平行延伸: The road follows the line of the river.这条路沿着河流的走向延伸。10understand [intransitive, transitive] to understand something such as an explanation or story听懂或理解某种解释或故事等 SYN grasp: I didn’t quite follow what he was saying.我没太听懂他说的话。easy/difficult/hard etc to follow The plot is a little difficult to follow.这个情节有点难懂。► see thesaurus at understand11be a result [intransitive] to be true as a result of something else that is true因另一事成立而作为其结论成立follow from The conclusion that follows from these findings is that inner city schools need more investment, not less.从这些研究结果得出的结论是：内城学校需要更多投入，而非更少。 It doesn’t necessarily follow that you’re going to do well academically even if you’re highly intelligent.即使智力很高，也不一定意味着学业成绩会好。12be interested [transitive] to be interested in something and in the way it develops对某事及其发展动态持续关注并感兴趣: Have you been following that crime series on TV?你一直在追电视上那部犯罪剧吗？ I’ve been following his progress very closely.我一直在密切关注他的进展。 She just doesn’t understand people who follow football or any other kind of sport.她就是不理解那些热衷于足球或任何其他运动的人。13follow a pattern/course/trend etc to continue to happen or develop in a particular way, especially in a way that is expected以某种特定方式（尤指预期方式）持续发生或发展: In Australia, the weather follows a fairly predictable pattern.在澳大利亚，天气遵循一种相当可预测的规律。14follow suit to do the same as someone else has done效仿他人的做法: Budget companies have been so successful that other airlines have had to follow suit and lower their fares.廉价航空公司大获成功，以至于其他航空公司不得不效仿，降低票价。15follow in somebody’s footsteps to do the same job or to work or live in the same way as someone else before you, especially someone in your family从事与前人（尤其是家人）相同的职业，或以相同的方式工作或生活: He is a doctor and expects his son to follow in his footsteps.他是一名医生，期望儿子能步其后尘。16be about [transitive] to show or describe someone’s life or a series of events, for example in a film or book（如在电影或书中）呈现或描述某人的生活或一系列事件: The book follows the plight of an orphaned Irish girl who marries into New York society.这本书讲述了一个爱尔兰孤女嫁入纽约上流社会后的遭遇。17be a hard act to follow to be so good or successful at something that it will be difficult for the next person, team etc to be as good在某方面表现极为出色，以至于下一个人或团队难以企及: We’re looking for a replacement for Sue, but she’s going to be a hard act to follow.我们在为苏寻找接替者，但她的水准将难以匹敌。18watch carefully [transitive] to carefully watch someone do something仔细注视某人做某事: She followed Simon with her eyes as he walked to the gate.西蒙走向大门时，她用目光追随着他。19think about/study [transitive] to study or think about a particular idea or subject and try to learn something from it对某一特定想法或课题进行研究或思考，并尝试从中有所收获: It turned out we were both following the same line of research.结果发现我们俩都在追究同一条研究路线。 If you follow that idea to its logical conclusion, we’d have to ban free speech altogether.如果把这个想法推到其合乎逻辑的结论，我们就不得不彻底禁止言论自由。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凭直觉做当下觉得最好的事，无需停下来深思熟虑21follow the herd/crowd to do the same thing that most other people are doing, without really thinking about it for yourself – used to show disapproval不加自我思考地随大流——含贬义22follow your nose informal非正式 a)to go straight forward or continue in the same direction径直向前走或沿同一方向继续前进: Just follow your nose until you come to a small bridge.一直向前走，走到一座小桥就到了。 b)to go to the place from where there is a particular smell coming循着某种气味走向其来源处: I followed my nose to the kitchen, where Marcie was making coffee.我循着香味走到厨房，玛西正在那里煮咖啡。 c)to do something in the way that you feel is right按照自己认为正确的方式做某事: After a few years in the detective game, you learn to follow your nose.在侦探行业干了几年之后，你就学会凭直觉行事了。23follow a profession/trade/way of life etc to do a particular job or have a particular way of life从事某一特定职业或过某种特定的生活方式24[transitive] to look at the messages sent by a particular person using the social networking service Twitter在社交网络服务Twitter上查看某特定用户发布的消息THESAURUS同义词辨析follow to walk, drive etc behind or after someone, for example in order to see where they are going跟在某人身后行走、驾车等，例如为了查看其去向: · The man had followed her home to find out where she lived.· 那名男子曾跟踪她回家，以便查出她住在哪里。· Follow that car!· 跟上那辆车！· He hired a detective to follow her.· 他雇了一名侦探来跟踪她。chase to quickly run or drive after someone or something in order to catch them when they are trying to escape为追上试图逃跑的人或物而快速奔跑或驾车追赶: · Police chased the car along the motorway at speeds of up to 90 mph.· 警方在高速公路上以高达每小时90英里的速度追赶那辆车。run after somebody/go after somebody to quickly follow someone or something in order to stop them or talk to them为拦住某人或与其交谈而快速追赶: · I ran after him to say sorry, but he’d already got on the bus.· 我追上去想道歉，但他已经上了公共汽车。stalk /stɔːk $ stɒːk/ to secretly follow an animal in order to kill it, or to secretly follow a person in order to attack them秘密跟踪动物以将其猎杀，或秘密跟踪某人以伺机袭击: · a tiger stalking its prey· 一只老虎悄悄跟踪猎物· He had a long history of stalking women in his neighbourhood.· 他有长期跟踪附近女性的记录。pursue /pəˈsjuː $ pərˈsuː/ written书面 to chase someone in a very determined way极为坚决地追赶某人: · The ship was being pursued by enemy submarines.· 那艘船正遭到敌方潜艇的追击。give chase written书面 to chase someone or something who is trying to escape from you追赶试图逃跑的人或物: · One of the officers gave chase and arrested the man.· 其中一名警员发起追捕，将该男子逮捕。· The calf ran away and the lion gave chase.· 小牛跑开，狮子随即追了上去。tail to secretly follow someone in order to watch what they do and where they go秘密跟踪某人，以监视其行动和去向: · Apparently, the police had been tailing the terrorists for months.· 显然，警方已经跟踪那些恐怖分子好几个月了。track to follow and find a person or animal by looking at the marks they leave on the ground通过查看人或动物在地面留下的痕迹来追踪并找到他们: · The bushmen were tracking antelope in the Kalahari desert.· 布须曼人正在卡拉哈里沙漠中追踪羚羊。follow somebody around (also follow somebody about British English) phrasal verb to follow someone everywhere they go, especially when this is annoying跟着某人到处跑，尤指令人烦扰时: She told him to go away and stop following her around.她叫他走开，不要再跟着她到处跑。follow on phrasal verb1to happen after something else and be connected with it在某事之后发生并与之相关联follow on from The discussion sessions are supposed to follow on from this morning’s lecture.讨论环节本应接续今早的讲座内容。2to go to the same place as someone else at a later time稍后前往与他人相同的地方: You go ahead – I’ll follow on later.你先走吧，我稍后跟上。follow through phrasal verb1to do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful做成功完成某事所需做的事: The project went wrong when the staff failed to follow through.员工未能贯彻执行，导致项目出了问题。follow something ↔ through If you have followed through all the exercises in this book, you should be ready for the second year course.如果你已经按照本书完成了所有练习，就应该准备好参加第二年的课程了。2to continue moving your arm after you have hit the ball in tennis, golf etc（网球、高尔夫等运动中）击球后手臂继续挥动完成动作follow something ↔ up phrasal verb1to find out more information about something and take action if necessary进一步了解某事的信息，并在必要时采取行动: The police take people’s statements and then follow them up.警方收集证词，然后进行跟进调查。2to do something in addition to what you have already done in order to make it more likely to succeed在已做事情的基础上采取进一步措施，以提高成功的可能性follow up with If there is no response to your press release, follow it up with a phone call.如果新闻稿发出后没有回应，就跟进打电话确认。 This experiment was quickly followed up by others using different forms of the drug.这项实验迅速引发了其他研究人员使用不同药物形式开展的后续实验。 → follow-up2