Follow

['fɒləʊ] or ['fɑlo]

解释:

(verb.) behave in accordance or in agreement with; 'Follow a pattern'; 'Follow my example'.

(verb.) travel along a certain course; 'follow the road'; 'follow the trail'.

(verb.) to travel behind, go after, come after; 'The ducklings followed their mother around the pond'; 'Please follow the guide through the museum'.

(verb.) come as a logical consequence; follow logically; 'It follows that your assertion is false'; 'the theorem falls out nicely'.

(verb.) come after in time, as a result; 'A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake'.

(verb.) be next; 'Mary plays best, with John and Sue following'.

(verb.) to bring something about at a later time than; 'She followed dinner with a brandy'; 'He followed his lecture with a question and answer period'.

(verb.) accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; 'Let's follow our great helmsman!'; 'She followed a guru for years'.

(verb.) adhere to or practice; 'These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion'.

(verb.) grasp the meaning; 'Can you follow her argument?'; 'When he lectures, I cannot follow'.

编辑:蒂姆--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

(v. t.) To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.

(v. t.) To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice.

(v. t.) To copy after; to take as an example.

(v. t.) To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.

(v. t.) To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.

(v. t.) To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.

(v. t.) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

(v. i.) To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.

编辑:蒂姆

同义词及近义词：

v. a. [1]. Come or go after or behind, go in the rear or in the wake of, tread in the steps of, tread on the heels of.[2]. Succeed, come next, tread close upon.[3]. Pursue, chase, run after, go after.[4]. Attend, accompany, go along with, keep company with.[5]. Obey, heed, observe, be guided by, conform to, yield to.[6]. Seek, cherish, cultivate, strive for.[7]. Practise, pursue, attend to, make the object of pursuit.[8]. Imitate, copy, pattern after, copy after, take as an example.

v. n. [1]. Come or go after.[2]. Succeed, come next.[3]. Ensue, result, arise, proceed, flow, spring, issue.

杰克逊整理

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Pursue, chase, accompany, obey, Imitate, succeed, result, ensue, attend,shadow, observe, copy

ANT:Avoid, elude, quit, disobey, precede, cause, produce, abandon, shun

录入:奥维尔

解释:

v.t. to go after or behind: to come after succeed: to pursue: to attend: to imitate: to obey: to adopt as an opinion: to keep the eye or mind fixed on: to pursue as an object of desire: to result from as an effect from a cause: (B.) to strive to obtain.—v.i. to come after another: to result.—n. (billiards) a stroke which causes the ball to follow the one which it has struck.—ns. Foll′ow-board in moulding the board on which the pattern is laid; Foll′ower one who comes after: a copier: a disciple: a servant-girl's sweetheart; Foll′owing the whole body of supporters.—adj. coming next after.—Follow home to follow closely: to follow to the end; Follow on (B.) to continue endeavours; Follow suit in card-playing to play a card of the same suit as the one which was led: to do anything on the same lines as another; Follow up to pursue an advantage closely.

手打:莫尔