英语词汇follow的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

follow /ˈfɒləʊ $ ˈfɑːloʊ/ verb 1. to move along behind someone elseadverbsfollow (sb) closely A woman walked down the street with her children following closely behind.follow quickly/slowly etc Dad went indoors and Frankie and I followed quickly.follow shortly (=follow soon) Tom’s already gone out to Rome and his wife and children will follow shortly.prepositionsfollow sb to/into/out of sth Peggy followed her out into the hall.follow sb down/along sth I followed him down the stairs.THESAURUS: follow pursue formal to follow someone in a very determined way in order to try to catch them: The singer was closely pursued by a crowd of screaming fans. | He promised they would pursue the terrorists and bring them to justice. | The car raced down the street, hotly pursued by two police cars (=closely pursued by them). chase to quickly run or drive after someone or something: The police officers chased after the robbers but they couldn’t catch them. | She chased him out of the house. trail behind/after sb to follow someone, especially slowly and unwillingly: The children trailed behind her and didn’t seem very interested in going for a walk. tail to secretly follow someone in order to watch what they do and where they go. Usually police or secret agents tail people: He was being tailed by an unmarked police car. stalk to secretly follow an animal in order to kill it, or to secretly follow a person in order to attack them: Cats like to stalk birds and small animals. | She kept seeing his car parked outside her house and she thought that he was stalking her. | The tiger stalks its prey (=it secretly follows the animals that it kills in order to have food to eat). track to follow and find a person or animal by looking at the marks they leave on the ground or by using electronic equipment: The hunters sometimes tracked the deer for days. | They use satellite equipment to track the movements of enemy troops.2. to happen or come after something elseadverbsfollow soon/closely after sth The next earthquake followed soon after the first one.follow quickly/swiftly This announcement was followed swiftly by the news that the chairman was planning to resign.follow immediately As soon as he had asked the question, the answer followed immediately.phrasesthere follows sth After weeks of intense fighting, there followed a brief period of calm.the days/years/weeks that followed Over the years that followed, friendship turned into love.follow (hot/hard) on the heels of sth (=happen very soon after another related thing) The band’s success follows hard on the heels of their recent US tour.follow in the wake of sth (=happen after another related thing, especially one that helps cause it to happen) The economic crisis followed in the wake of a sudden rise in the price of oil.3. to do what someone tells you to donounsfollow sb’s advice He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble.follow instructions/directions/guidelines Follow the instructions very carefully when filling out the form. | To make the sauce, follow the directions on the packet.follow the rules The game is more fun if you follow the rules.follow orders The soldiers are trained to follow orders without questioning them.follow your instinct Cats will follow their natural instinct to hunt, even if they are not hungry.adverbsobediently follow sb/sth The men obediently followed his orders.dutifully follow sb/sth (=carefully do what someone says you should do) The cookbook said to use 300 grams of chocolate, and I dutifully followed these instructions.blindly follow sb/sth disapproving (=do what someone says without questioning it or thinking for yourself) I don’t just blindly follow everything the boss says I should do.THESAURUS: follow → obey4. to do the same thing or do something in the same way as someone elsenounsfollow sb’s example (=do the same thing after another person has done something) The younger children learned how to behave by following the example of the older ones.follow sb’s lead (=do the same thing after another person, company etc has done something, especially because you think it is the best thing to do) If one energy company puts up the price of electricity, the other companies are sure to follow their lead.adverbsfaithfully follow sth The TV version faithfully follows the book. slavishly follow sb/sth disapproving (=do exactly what other people do, without thinking for yourself) Some people slavishly follow all the latest fashions, with the result that they end up looking silly.phrasesfollow in sb’s footsteps (=do the same type of work or achieve the same success as someone else) She hopes to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a lawyer.follow suit (=do the same thing that a group of other people, companies etc have just done) When one supermarket lowered prices, the others felt they had to follow suit.follow the family tradition He followed the family tradition and became a farmer.follow the crowd disapproving (=do the same as everyone else does – used especially when you think this is a boring thing to do) She has her own unique style of clothes – she doesn’t just follow the crowd.be a hard act to follow (=have done something so well that other people will have difficulty doing it to the same standard) Her sisters had done very well in school, so they were a hard act to follow.5. to understand a story, an explanation, or what someone saysphrasesbe hard/difficult/impossible to follow The story was really complicated and hard to follow.be easy to follow The instructions are easy to follow.not quite follow sb/sth especially BrE I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you – can you explain the rules again?

词组	follow
释义	follow /ˈfɒləʊ $ ˈfɑːloʊ/ verb 1. to move along behind someone elseadverbsfollow (sb) closely A woman walked down the street with her children following closely behind.follow quickly/slowly etc Dad went indoors and Frankie and I followed quickly.follow shortly (=follow soon) Tom’s already gone out to Rome and his wife and children will follow shortly.prepositionsfollow sb to/into/out of sth Peggy followed her out into the hall.follow sb down/along sth I followed him down the stairs.THESAURUS: follow pursue formal to follow someone in a very determined way in order to try to catch them: The singer was closely pursued by a crowd of screaming fans. \| He promised they would pursue the terrorists and bring them to justice. \| The car raced down the street, hotly pursued by two police cars (=closely pursued by them). chase to quickly run or drive after someone or something: The police officers chased after the robbers but they couldn’t catch them. \| She chased him out of the house. trail behind/after sb to follow someone, especially slowly and unwillingly: The children trailed behind her and didn’t seem very interested in going for a walk. tail to secretly follow someone in order to watch what they do and where they go. Usually police or secret agents tail people: He was being tailed by an unmarked police car. stalk to secretly follow an animal in order to kill it, or to secretly follow a person in order to attack them: Cats like to stalk birds and small animals. \| She kept seeing his car parked outside her house and she thought that he was stalking her. \| The tiger stalks its prey (=it secretly follows the animals that it kills in order to have food to eat). track to follow and find a person or animal by looking at the marks they leave on the ground or by using electronic equipment: The hunters sometimes tracked the deer for days. \| They use satellite equipment to track the movements of enemy troops.2. to happen or come after something elseadverbsfollow soon/closely after sth The next earthquake followed soon after the first one.follow quickly/swiftly This announcement was followed swiftly by the news that the chairman was planning to resign.follow immediately As soon as he had asked the question, the answer followed immediately.phrasesthere follows sth After weeks of intense fighting, there followed a brief period of calm.the days/years/weeks that followed Over the years that followed, friendship turned into love.follow (hot/hard) on the heels of sth (=happen very soon after another related thing) The band’s success follows hard on the heels of their recent US tour.follow in the wake of sth (=happen after another related thing, especially one that helps cause it to happen) The economic crisis followed in the wake of a sudden rise in the price of oil.3. to do what someone tells you to donounsfollow sb’s advice He followed the doctor’s advice and had no further trouble.follow instructions/directions/guidelines Follow the instructions very carefully when filling out the form. \| To make the sauce, follow the directions on the packet.follow the rules The game is more fun if you follow the rules.follow orders The soldiers are trained to follow orders without questioning them.follow your instinct Cats will follow their natural instinct to hunt, even if they are not hungry.adverbsobediently follow sb/sth The men obediently followed his orders.dutifully follow sb/sth (=carefully do what someone says you should do) The cookbook said to use 300 grams of chocolate, and I dutifully followed these instructions.blindly follow sb/sth disapproving (=do what someone says without questioning it or thinking for yourself) I don’t just blindly follow everything the boss says I should do.THESAURUS: follow → obey4. to do the same thing or do something in the same way as someone elsenounsfollow sb’s example (=do the same thing after another person has done something) The younger children learned how to behave by following the example of the older ones.follow sb’s lead (=do the same thing after another person, company etc has done something, especially because you think it is the best thing to do) If one energy company puts up the price of electricity, the other companies are sure to follow their lead.adverbsfaithfully follow sth The TV version faithfully follows the book. slavishly follow sb/sth disapproving (=do exactly what other people do, without thinking for yourself) Some people slavishly follow all the latest fashions, with the result that they end up looking silly.phrasesfollow in sb’s footsteps (=do the same type of work or achieve the same success as someone else) She hopes to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a lawyer.follow suit (=do the same thing that a group of other people, companies etc have just done) When one supermarket lowered prices, the others felt they had to follow suit.follow the family tradition He followed the family tradition and became a farmer.follow the crowd disapproving (=do the same as everyone else does – used especially when you think this is a boring thing to do) She has her own unique style of clothes – she doesn’t just follow the crowd.be a hard act to follow (=have done something so well that other people will have difficulty doing it to the same standard) Her sisters had done very well in school, so they were a hard act to follow.5. to understand a story, an explanation, or what someone saysphrasesbe hard/difficult/impossible to follow The story was really complicated and hard to follow.be easy to follow The instructions are easy to follow.not quite follow sb/sth especially BrE I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you – can you explain the rules again?
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