1go after sb/sth跟在後面ADVERB | VERB + FOLLOW | PHRASESADVERB➤closely緊跟◇Johnson finished first, closely followed by Stevens and Higgins.約翰遜第一個衝過終點,史蒂文斯和希金斯緊隨其後。➤reluctantly不情願地跟隨▸➤dutifully, obediently順從地跟隨;聽話地跟着◇The dog followed obediently at her heels.那隻狗聽話地跟在她身後。➤blindly目不視物地跟隨◇She followed blindly, stumbling over stones in her path.她目不視物地跟着,被路上的石頭絆得跌跌撞撞。➤quietly, silently靜靜地/悄悄地跟隨➤slowly慢慢地跟隨▸➤on跟上◇You go ahead and we'll follow on later.你先走,我們隨後就來。VERB + FOLLOW➤beckon sb to, beckon to sb to示意某人跟着◇She beckoned him to follow her.她示意讓他跟着。PHRASES➤being followed被跟隨◇As she walked home, she had the feeling she was being followed.走回家的路上,她總覺得有人在跟踪她。➤follow close behind (sb), follow right behind (sb)緊隨(⋯)之後◇Ray came out of the bedroom, Mary following close behind.雷從卧室裏走出來,瑪麗緊跟在他後面。follow
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2happen after sth在之後發生ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤closely, quickly, shortly, soon, swiftly緊接着/沒過多久就/很快/迅速/馬上接着發生◇More information will follow shortly.更多信息馬上就會出現。➤directly, immediately, instantly緊接着◇in the period immediately following the election選舉後緊接着的一段時期裏PHRASES➤(be) followed by sth之後是⋯◇Any argument was always followed by a few days of silence.爭吵過後總會有幾天互不搭理。➤follow in the wake of sth隨⋯之後到來◇the workers' revolts that followed in the wake of the student uprising發生在學生動亂之後的工人暴動follow
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3happen/be true as a result of sth引致;證實ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤not necessarily由此不一定得出⋯的結果◇It does not necessarily follow that sleep loss would cause these symptoms.由此不一定得出失眠會引起這些症狀的結論。➤logically從邏輯上得出⋯的結論➤naturally自然而然得出⋯的結果➤automatically必然得出⋯的結果PREPOSITION➤(on) from從⋯得出結論◇Several conclusions follow on from his statement.從他的敍述中可以得出一些結論。follow
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4accept advice/instructions接受意見或指導ADVERB➤carefully, to the letter仔細/嚴格聽從◇Follow my instructions very carefully.要認真聽從我的指令。➤dutifully, obediently順從地遵照;聽話地服從follow
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5copy以⋯為藍本ADVERB | VERB + FOLLOW | PHRASESADVERB➤faithfully忠實於◇The movie follows the book faithfully.這部電影忠實於原著。➤blindly, slavishly盲從◇It wasn't in his nature to follow blindly.盲從不是他的性格。◇slavishly following the views of his teachers盲目照搬他老師的觀點VERB + FOLLOW➤be expected to, be likely to預計將效仿;很有可能仿效◇Other companies are likely to follow Z-Quest in applying for an exemption.其他公司很有可能仿效 Z-Quest 公司申請豁免。PHRASES➤follow in sb's footsteps步某人的後塵◇He wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps and be a ballroom dancer.他想像他母親那樣,以跳交際舞為業。➤follow in the tradition of sb/sth遵從⋯的傳統◇How do you feel your writing follows in the tradition of the South?你認為你的文章在哪些方面遵循了南方的寫作風格?➤follow suit (= act or behave in the way that sb else has just done)照着做follow
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6understand sth理解ADVERB | VERB + FOLLOWADVERB➤not quite不是很明白◇I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you (= understand what you are saying).很抱歉,我不太明白你的意思。VERB + FOLLOW➤be easy to容易理解▸➤be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to難以理解;根本無法讓人理解◇His argument was difficult to follow.他的論點很難讓人理解。
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