词组 | follow up |
释义 | follow up 1. follow up sth • follow sth up to find out more information about something, and take action if necessary: ▪ The police received a tip about the robbery, but they never followed it up. + on ▪ Public health officials are following up on numerous health complaints from workers at the factory. ■ SIMILAR TO: investigate 2. follow up sth • follow sth up to do something soon after you have done something else, especially in order to make sure it is successful: ▪ The treatment is usually followed up by a series of check-ups at the local hospital. + with ▪ The band is planning to follow up their new record with a 3 month tour of the US. follow-up n C,U something that is done after something else, in order to develop it further or to make sure that it is successful: ▪ The Pretoria talks were a follow-up to the first meeting between the government and the ANC. follow-up adj only before noun follow-up meetings, visits, activities etc are done after something else, in order to develop it further or make sure that it is successful: ▪ They decided to have a follow-up meeting to find out how much progress had been made. |
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