follows

英 [ˈfɒləʊz]

美 [ˈfɑːloʊz]

v.  跟随; 跟着; (指时间或顺序)在…后发生，因…而发生; 在…后做
follow的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 跟随;跟着
  If youfollowsomeone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place.
  1. We followed him up the steps into a large hall...
     我们跟着他上楼来到一个很大的大厅。
  2. Please follow me, madam...
     请跟我来，夫人。
  3. They took him into a small room and I followed.
     他们把他带到一个小房间，我跟了进去。
• VERB 尾随;跟踪
  If youfollowsomeone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them without their knowledge, in order to catch them or find out where they are going.
  1. She realized that the Mercedes was following her...
     她意识到那辆奔驰在跟踪她。
  2. I think we're being followed.
     我想我们被跟踪了。
• VERB 追随
  If youfollowsomeone to a place where they have recently gone and where they are now, you go to join them there.
  1. He followed Janice to New York, where she was preparing an exhibition.
     他追随贾尼丝到了纽约，她正在那里准备一个展览。
• VERB 接着…发生;在…后发生
  An event, activity, or period of time thatfollowsa particular thing happens or comes after that thing, at a later time.
  1. ...the rioting and looting that followed the verdict...
     判决宣布之后发生的暴乱和抢劫
  2. I remember nothing else about the days following Daddy's death...
     父亲去世之后那几天我不记得有什么其他事了。
  3. He was arrested in the confusion which followed...
     他在之后的混乱中被捕。
  4. Other problems may follow...
     其他的问题可能会接踵而至。
  5. Eyewitnesses spoke of a noise followed by a huge red light.
     目击者说响声过后出现了一道耀眼的红光。
• VERB 在…后做(或说)
  If youfollowone thingwithanother, you do or say the second thing after you have done or said the first thing.
  1. Her first major role was in Martin Scorsese's 'Goodfellas' and she followed this with a part in Spike Lee's 'Jungle Fever'.
     她主演的第一部影片是马丁·斯科塞斯的《好家伙》，之后接拍了斯派克·李的《丛林热》。
  2. Follow upmeans the same asfollow.
     follow up 同 follow
  3. The book proved such a success that the authors followed it up with 'The Messianic Legacy'.
     这本书取得了巨大的成功，作者于是又推出一部《弥赛亚的遗产》。
• VERB 可以推断出;由此得出
  If itfollowsthat a particular thing is the case, that thing is a logical result of something else being true or being the case.
  1. Just because a bird does not breed one year, it does not follow that it will fail the next...
     不能因为一只鸟某一年没有繁殖就断定它第二年也不会繁殖。
  2. If the explanation is right, two things follow...
     如果解释是正确的，可以推断出两件事。
  3. It is easy to see the conclusions described in the text follow from this equation.
     很容易可以看出文中所述的结论是由这个方程式推出的。
• VERB (文章或讲演)接下来是,后面的是，下面是
  If you refer to the words thatfolloworfollowed, you are referring to the words that come next or came next in a piece of writing or speech.
  1. What follows is an eyewitness account...
     接下来的是目击者的陈述。
  2. There followed a list of places where Hans intended to visit...
     下面列出的是汉斯打算游览的地点。
  3. General analysis is followed by five case studies.
     综合分析之后是5个个案研究。
• VERB 循着，沿着(道路、标志等)
  If youfollowa path, route, or set of signs, you go somewhere using the path, route, or signs to direct you.
  1. If they followed the road, they would be certain to reach a village...
     如果他们沿着这条路走，就一定会到达一个村庄。
  2. All we had to do was follow the map...
     我们所要做的就是按照地图走。
  3. I followed the signs to Metrocity.
     我循着指示标志找到了地铁城购物中心。
• VERB (小径、河流等)沿着，经过
  If something such as a path or riverfollowsa particular route or line, it goes along that route or line.
  1. Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods...
     我们的路线沿着太平洋海岸，途经人口稠密的街区。
  2. The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.
     洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。
• VERB 注视(运动物体);(眼睛)跟随着
  If youfollowsomething with your eyes, or if your eyesfollowit, you watch it as it moves or you look along its route or course.
  1. Ann's eyes followed a police car as it drove slowly past.
     安注视着一辆缓缓驶过的警车。
• VERB 按照…方式发展;以…方式发生
  Something thatfollowsa particular course of development happens or develops in that way.
  1. His release turned out to follow the pattern set by that of the other six hostages.
     最终他的获释方式也和其他 6名人质的获释如出一辙。
• VERB 接受，遵循(建议、指示等);按(菜谱)进行
  If youfollowadvice, an instruction, or a recipe, you act or do something in the way that it indicates.
  1. Take care to follow the instructions carefully...
     注意严格按照说明进行。
  2. No two chefs follow the same recipe.
     每个厨师都有不同的烹饪方式。
• VERB 仿效;效仿
  If youfollowwhat someone else has done, you do it too because you think it is a good thing or because you want to copy them.
  1. His admiration for the athlete did not extend to the point where he would follow his example in taking drugs...
     他对于这个运动员的崇拜还没有达到要学他吸毒的程度。
  2. Where eastern Germany goes the rest will surely follow.
     东德怎样做，其他地方一定会效仿。
• VERB 沿袭;继承
  If youfollowsomeone in what you do, you do the same thing or job as they did previously.
  1. He followed his father and became a surgeon...
     他子承父业，成为了一名外科医生。
  2. Anni-Frid's son has followed her into the music business.
     安妮-弗瑞德的儿子子承母业，也进入了音乐圈。
• VERB 理解，跟得上(解释或故事情节)
  If you are able tofollowsomething such as an explanation or the story of a film, you understand it as it continues and develops.
  1. Can you follow the plot so far?...
     目前为止剧情你能看得懂吗？
  2. I'm afraid I don't follow.
     恐怕我没明白。
• VERB 追踪;对…感兴趣;关注
  If youfollowsomething, you take an interest in it and keep informed about what happens.
  1. ...the millions of people who follow football because they genuinely love it...
     数以百万计的人关注足球，因为他们发自内心地热爱足球
  2. She was following Laura's progress closely.
     她密切关注着劳拉的进展。
• VERB 以…为原型;讲述…的故事
  A story, film, or television programme thatfollowssomeone or something is about their experiences over a particular period of time.
  1. The film follows the fortunes of two women.
     这部电影讲述了两个女人的命运。
• VERB (欣赏节目的同时)对照看(脚本或乐谱)
  If youfollowa score or written copy of a play, you read it while you listen to it being performed.
  1. ...an annotated version of Mozart's opera that allows the listener to follow the score.
     使听者能够一边欣赏一边对照着看的莫扎特歌剧的注释乐谱
• See also:'Do you follow any particular religion?' — 'Yes, we're all Hindus.'following
• PHRASE 如下;分别是
  You useas followsin writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or explanation.
  1. The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh...
     优胜者分别是：E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.盖茨和A.麦金托什。
  2. This can be done if you proceed as follows.
     按照如下操作即可完成。
• PHRASE 紧随其后;其次是
  You usefollowed byto say what comes after something else in a list or ordered set of things.
  1. Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.
     马铃薯仍然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。
• PHRASE 下一道菜
  After mentioning one course of a meal, you can mention the next course by saying what you will haveto followor what there will beto follow.
  1. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.
     他决定点烤鸡配蔬菜，然后是苹果派。
• tofollow insomeone'sfootsteps→ see:footstep
• tofollowyournose→ see:nose
• tofollow suit→ see:suit
• PHRASAL VERB 探究;钻研;深入研究
  If youfollow throughan action, plan, or idea orfollow throughwithit, you continue doing or thinking about it until you have done everything possible.
  1. The leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas...
     领导层不愿意对这些想法的含意进行深入探究。
  2. I was trained to be an actress but I didn't follow it through...
     我接受过演员培训，但是我没有坚持下去。
  3. He decided to follow through with his original plan.
     他决定把最初的计划执行到底。
• See also:State security police are following up several leads...An officer took a statement from me, but no one's bothered to follow it up.follow 5follow-up

双语例句

• What follows is a brief summary of the process
  接下来是对此流程的一个简短概括。
• The film follows the fortunes of two women.
  这部电影讲述了两个女人的命运。
• This can be done numerically by computer or algebraically as follows.
  这可借计算机用数值去完成或像下面那样用代数来完成。
• The translation follows closely the original.
  这篇译作紧扣原文。
• He wrote as follows.
  他所写如次。
• The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.
  洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。
• The text is as follows.
  原文如次。
• The account of spiritual struggle that follows has a humbling and numinous power.
  之后关于精神挣扎的叙述有一种令人心生卑微之感的神秘力量。
• This paragraph is an introduction to what follows.
  这一段话是下文的引子。
• It is like the sense of chill that follows immersion of the hand in a volatile liquid.
  这很像把手浸入挥发性液体后的那种凉飕飕的感觉。