follow

vt. 跟随, 沿行, 遵循, 追求
vi. 跟随, 接着
n. 跟随, 追随
【机】 追从; 后继, 继续
相关词组:
follow sth through
follow sth up
follow up
follow after...
follow on
follow out

动词过去式:followed 过去分词:followed 现在分词:following 第三人称单数:follows 

fol.low

v.（动词）
fol.lowed,fol.low.ing,fol.lows
v.tr.（及物动词）
To come or go after; proceed behind:
跟随：来，跟着；随后进行：
例句：
Follow the usher to your seat.
跟随招待员到你的座位上去



To go after in or as if in pursuit:
追赶：追赶，或好象追踪：
例句：
.The wrong she had done followed her and haunted her dream.(Katherine Anne Porter)
.她所做的错事追逐着她，出没于她的梦里.(凯瑟琳·安妮·波特)

To keep under surveillance:
监视：置于监视下：
例句：
followed the suspect for a week before making the arrest.
进行逮捕前监视了嫌疑犯一周



To move along the course of; take:
沿着…前进：沿着…过程前进；采取：
例句：
We followed a path to the shore.
我们沿着这条路走向海滨

To go in the direction of; be guided by:
顺…方向；由…指引：
例句：
followed the sun westward across the plains; followed the signs to the monkey house.
顺着太阳向西穿过平原；顺着标记去猴子的巢穴

To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of:
听从：接受指引、命令和指导：
例句：
follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their commander.
跟随精神上的指导；拒绝听从命令的反叛者

To adhere to; practice:
坚持；实践：
例句：
followed the ancient customs of their people.
沿袭古代人们的风俗

To take as a model or precedent; imitate:
仿效：以…为榜样；仿效：
例句：
followed her new friends in everything they did; followed my example and resigned.
她模仿新交朋友做的每一件事；他仿效我的例子辞职



To act in agreement or compliance with; obey:
服从：行为与…一致；依从…：
例句：
follow the rules; follow one`s instincts.
遵守规则；顺从直觉

To keep to or stick to:
依据或坚持：
例句：
followed the recipe; follow a diet.
依据食谱；坚持节制饮食

To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
从事：从事（某种商业和职业）工作；进行
To come after in order, time, or position:
接着：按顺序、时间和位置发生：
例句：
Night follows day.
夜晚继白天后而来

To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of:
因…而起：随后导致…或产生结果：
例句：
She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit record with a national tour.
她用一个问答的方式引起她的演讲。这支乐队通过全国巡回演出来创下了自己的记录

To occur or be evident as a consequence of:
是…必然的结果：出现或必然结果：
例句：
Your conclusion does not follow your premise.
你的结论不是你的前提的必然结果



To watch or observe closely:
观察，密切注视：
例句：
followed the bird through binoculars.
通过望远镜密切观察鸟类

To be attentive to; pay close heed to:
注意；密切注意：
例句：
too sleepy to follow the sermon.
太想睡以至于无法注意说教

To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of:
了解：使某人明白过程、进展和机会：
例句：
follow the stock market; followed the local teams.
了解证券市场；了解本地队的动向

To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand:
理解：抓住意义或逻辑性；明白：
例句：
Do you follow my argumentô
你理解我的辩论吗ô

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
随着：来，移动，在某人或某事之后按顺序或时间发生
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
结果产生：推断，其结果当然是；结果：
例句：
If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.
如果你忽视自己的饮食，必然会遇到麻烦

To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.
理解：掌握某事的意义和推理；理解
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of following.
跟随：跟随的动作或例子
Games A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.
【游戏】 随球：打台球时，使母球在击中目标球后继续滚动的一击

<常用词组>follow along
To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example:
遵从，依照：协调地或遵照原例移动或操作：
例句：
followed along with the song.
伴随着歌曲

follow through
Sports To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object.
【体育运动】 随球：打球或其它物体后，进行自然完成的一击
To carry an act, a project, or an intention to completion; pursue fully:
坚持到底：贯彻一个行动、项目或完成某项意图；全力追求：
例句：
followed through on her promise to reorganize the department.
把诺言贯彻到底，重新组建部门

follow up
To carry to completion; follow through on:
把…贯彻（干）到底：完成；继续执行：
例句：
followed up their recommendations with concrete proposals.
运用具体的建议把计划执行到底

To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action:
使更进一步，使更成功：通过进一步行动增加效果或提高成功性：
例句：
followed up her interview with a telephone call.
用电话进一步完成面试

<习惯用语>as follows
As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command.
（所述）：接着将作出说明。用来介绍特定的细目、解释和命令
follow (one`s) nose
To move straight ahead or in a direct path.
径直（而行）：直着向前移或沿笔直的路径走
Informal To be guided by instinct:
【非正式用语】 由直觉指引：
例句：
had no formal training but became a success by following his nose.
没有经过正式的培训却凭直觉取得了成功

follow suit
Games To play a card of the same suit as the one led.
【游戏】 跟牌：由一个人带头，跟一张同样的牌
To do as another has done; follow an example.
模仿：做别人已经做过的事；以…为例子
来源：
Middle English folowen
中古英语 folowen
from Old English folgian
源自 古英语 folgian

<参考词汇><同义词>follow,succeed,ensue,result,superveneThese verbs mean to come after something or someone.
这些动词表示跟在某物或某人之后。
Follow, which has the widest application,can refer to coming after in time or order,as a consequence or result, or by the operation of logic:
Follow 具有最广泛的用途，用来指按时间和顺序产生，或按逻辑操作的影响或结果：
例句：
Night follows day.
白天过后是晚上。

例句：
If you disregard the doctor`s orders, a relapse will follow.
如果你不听从医嘱，病痛就会复发。

例句：
Though he disapproves of violence, it doesn`t follow that he won`t defend himself. Tosucceed is to come next after another in time or order, especially in planned order determined by considerations such as rank, inheritance, or election:
尽管他反对使用暴力，但这并不意味着他不保护自己。 Succeed 是一个接一个按时间或顺序产生， 尤其是按照如军衔、遗传或选举等考虑计划好的顺序：

例句：
.The son of a mandarin has no prescriptive right to succeed his father. (H.G. Wells).
.高级官员的儿子没有法定的权力继承他的父亲： （H.G.威尔斯）。

例句：
The heir apparent succeeded to the throne.
法定继承人继承了王位。

Ensue applies to what follows something, usually as a consequence or by way of logical development:
Ensue 指接着发生某事通常指作为结果是，或按逻辑发展方式发生：
例句：
If a forest fire cannot be extinguished, devastation is sure to ensue.
如果森林火灾不能被扑灭，灾害一定会随之发生。

Result implies that what follows is caused by what has preceded:
Result 暗指已经发生过的事引起的结果：
例句：
Failure to file an income tax return can result in a fine.
不能提交收入税回报会导致罚款。

Supervene, in contrast, refers to the coming after of a thing that has little relation to what has precededand that is often unexpected:
Supervene 则相反地指一件事的发生与前面发生的事几乎没有关系，通常是不期望的：
例句：
.A bad harvest supervened. Distress reached its climax. (Charlotte Brontô).
.极糟的收成接踵而来。悲痛达到了极点. （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）

As follows (not as follow ) is the established form of the idiom, no matter whether the noun that precedes it is singular or plural:
As follows （不是 as follow ）是惯用语的构成形式， 而不管前面的名词是单数还是复数形式：
例句：
The regulations are as follows.
规则如下所述