follow/ˋfɑlo; ˈfɒləʊ/v 1 [I,T] to walk or drive behind someone 跟随﹐跟: If you follow me, I’ll show you to your room. 请跟我来﹐我带你去你的房间。She thought someone was following her. 她觉得有人在跟踪她。follow sb into/to etc sth She followed me into the kitchen. 她跟着我走进厨房。followed by sb/sth A woman came in, closely followed by three children. 一个女人走进来﹐后面紧紧跟着三个小孩子。2 [I,T] to happen immediately after something else 紧接…发生: The agreement followed months of negotiations. 经过数月谈判﹐达成了协议。In the years that followed, their friendship turned to love. 随后的几年里﹐他们的友谊变成了爱情。followed by sth a meeting followed by lunch 午饭前的一次会议there follows sth After years of fighting, there followed a period of peace. 连年战争之后﹐出现了一段和平时期。3 [T] to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you 遵循﹐听从〔忠告﹑指示等〕: I followed his advice . 我听从了他的建议。Did you follow the instructions ? 你是按照说明做的吗?see box at见 OBEY 方框4 [I,T] to do the same thing as somone else 仿效: Budget airlines have been so successful that other airlines have been forced to follow suit (=do the same thing) and lower their fares. 廉价航空公司十分成功﹐其他的航空公司只得仿效﹐降低票价。follow sb's example/lead Other countries should follow their lead. 其他国家应该仿效他们的做法。Jane followed in her father's footsteps (=did the same job as her father) by becoming a doctor. 简继承父亲的衣钵﹐当了一名医生。5 as follows used to introduce a list of things 如下: The winners are as follows: in first place, Tony Gwynn; in second place… 优胜者如下: 第一名东尼∙格温﹔第二名…6 [T] to be interested in the progress of something 关注: Have you been following that crime series on television? 你一直在看电视上的那部警匪连续剧吗?7 [T] to continue on a road or path, or beside a river 沿…行进: Follow the road for about 600m. 顺这条路走大约 600 米。The road follows the river for six miles. 这条路沿河延伸六英里。8 [I,T] informal to understand something【非正式】听懂﹐理解: Sorry, I don’t follow you. 对不起﹐我不明白你说的话。easy/difficult to follow The recipes are easy to follow. 这本食谱很容易看懂。9 [I] if something follows, it is true because of something else that is true 是…的结果: +from Two conclusions follow from this. 由此得出两个结论。It doesn’t necessarily follow that you will earn a lot of money if you’re a graduate. 即使你是大学毕业生﹐也不能说就一定挣大钱。follow sb around phr v to follow someone everywhere they go 到处跟随﹔跟踪: He followed them around with a camera. 他拿着照相机到处跟着他们。follow through phr v to do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful 把…坚持[进行]到底: follow sth through Harry started training as an actor, but he never followed it through. 哈里开始接受演员培训﹐但他没能坚持到底。follow sth up phr v 1 to find out more about something 跟进﹐追查〔更多的信息〕: I saw an advert in the paper and I decided to follow it up. 我在报纸上看到一则广告﹐决定进一步了解情况。2 to do something in addition to what you have already done 以…继续做某事﹔采取进一步行动: If you don’t get any response to your letter, follow it up with a phone call. 如果你的信没有回音﹐再打个电话跟进一下。