followed
柯林斯詞典
- GO OR COME AFTER
1. V-T/V-I If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place. 跟隨
We followed him up the steps into a large hall. 我們跟他上了臺(tái)階，進(jìn)入一個(gè)大廳。
Please follow me, madam. 夫人，請(qǐng)跟我來(lái)。
They took him into a small room and I followed. 他們把他帶進(jìn)一間小屋，我跟了過去。
2. V-T If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them without their knowledge, in order to catch them or find out where they are going. 跟蹤
She realized that the Mercedes was following her. 她意識(shí)到那輛奔馳在跟蹤她。
3. V-T If you follow someone to a place where they have recently gone and where they are now, you go to join them there. 跟隨
He followed Janice to New York, where she was preparing an exhibition. 他跟隨賈妮絲去了紐約，她正在那兒準(zhǔn)備一個(gè)展覽。
4. V-T/V-I An event, activity, or period of time that follows a particular thing happens or comes after that thing, at a later time. 在…后到來(lái); 接著…發(fā)生
...the rioting and looting that followed the verdict. …判決之后發(fā)生的暴亂和搶劫。
Other problems may follow. 其它問題也許會(huì)隨之而來(lái)。
5. V-T If you follow one thing with another, you do or say the second thing after you have done or said the first thing. 隨后做
Her first major role was in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" and she followed this with a part in Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever."
她首先在馬丁·斯柯席斯的《好家伙》中演了重要角色，隨后又演了斯派克·李的《叢林熱》。
6. PHRASAL VERB Follow up means the same as follow. 隨后做
The book proved such a success that the authors followed it up with "The Messianic Legacy."
該書獲得了如此大的成功，以至作者隨后又出了一本《天主的遺產(chǎn)》。
7. V-T/V-I If it follows that a particular thing is the case, that thing is a logical result of something else being true or being the case. 理所當(dāng)然
Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next. 不能僅僅因?yàn)轼B一年沒有繁殖就推斷它下一年也不會(huì)繁殖。
If the explanation is right, two things follow. 如果該解釋正確，那么就有兩種情形。
8. V-T/V-I If you refer to the words that follow or followed, you are referring to the words that come next or came next in a piece of writing or speech. 接下來(lái)
What follows is an eye-witness account. 接下來(lái)是目擊者的陳述。
There followed a list of places where Hans intended to visit. 接下來(lái)是一張漢斯打算參觀的地點(diǎn)列表。
9. V-T If you follow a path, route, or set of signs, you go somewhere using the path, route, or signs to direct you. 沿著…走
If they followed the road, they would be certain to reach a village. 如果他們沿著這條路走，一定會(huì)抵達(dá)一個(gè)村莊。
All we had to do was follow the map. 所有我們要做的是按照地圖走。
10. V-T If something such as a path or river follows a particular route or line, it goes along that route or line. 沿著
Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods. 我們一路沿著太平洋海岸，穿過人口稠密的街區(qū)。
11. V-T If you follow something with your eyes, or if your eyes follow it, you watch it as it moves or you look along its route or course. (視線) 隨…而移動(dòng)
Ann's eyes followed a police car as it drove slowly past. 安的眼睛注視著一輛緩緩開過的警車。
12. V-T Something that follows a particular course of development happens or develops in that way. 按照…方式發(fā)展
His release turned out to follow the pattern set by that of the other six hostages. 他的獲釋方式結(jié)果和其他6位人質(zhì)相同。
13. V-T If you follow someone in what you do, you do the same thing or job as they did previously. 沿襲
He followed his father and became a surgeon. 他沿襲了他父親，成了一名外科醫(yī)生。
14. PHRASE You use as follows in writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or an explanation. 如下
The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh. 獲勝者如下：E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.蓋茨和A.麥金托什。
15. PHRASE You use followed by to say what comes after something else in a list or ordered set of things. 由…緊接著
Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread. 土豆仍然是最受歡迎的食品，其次為白面包。
16. →see also following
17. to follow in someone's footsteps→see footstep
18. to follow your nose→see nose
19. to follow suit→see suit
PHRASE
1. V-T If you follow advice, an instruction, or a recipe, you act or do something in the way that it indicates. 聽從 (建議、指示或藥法)
Take care to follow the instructions carefully. 注意嚴(yán)格遵循說(shuō)明。
2. V-T/V-I If you follow what someone else has done, you do it too because you think it is a good thing or because you want to copy them. 仿效
His admiration for the athlete did not extend to the point where he would follow his example in taking drugs. 他對(duì)這名運(yùn)動(dòng)員的崇拜還不至于到效仿他吸毒的程度。
3. V-T If you follow something, you take an interest in it and keep informed about what happens. 隨時(shí)關(guān)注
...the millions of people who follow football because they genuinely love it. …數(shù)百萬(wàn)人隨時(shí)關(guān)注足球是因?yàn)檎嬲裏釔圩闱颉?/p>
4. V-T If you follow a particular religion or political belief, you have that religion or belief. 信奉 (宗教或政治主張)
"Do you follow any particular religion?"—"Yes, we're all Hindus."
“你們信什么教嗎？” —“信，我們都是印度教教徒?！?/p>
V-T
1. V-T/V-I If you are able to follow something such as an explanation or the story of a film, you understand it as it continues and develops. 理解
Can you follow the plot so far?
你到目前能理解這個(gè)情節(jié)嗎？
I'm sorry, I don't follow. 對(duì)不起，我不理解。
2. →see also following
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follow /?f?l??/ (following,followed,follows)
ACT ACCORDING TO SOMETHING, OBSERVE SOMETHING
follow /?f?l??/ (following,followed,follows)
UNDERSTAND