pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail

動(dòng)詞 follow:

1. to travel behind, go after, come after
2. be later in time
   同義詞：postdate
3. come as a logical consequence; follow logically
   同義詞：fall out
4. travel along a certain course
   同義詞：travel along
5. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
   同義詞：comply, abide by
6. come after in time, as a result
   同義詞：come after
7. behave in accordance or in agreement with
   同義詞：conform to
8. be next
9. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
   同義詞：adopt, espouse
10. to bring something about at a later time than
11. imitate in behavior; take as a model
    同義詞：take after
12. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
    同義詞：trace
13. follow with the eyes or the mind
    同義詞：watch, observe, watch over, keep an eye on
14. be the successor (of)
    同義詞：succeed, come after
15. perform an accompaniment to
    同義詞：play along, accompany
16. keep informed
    同義詞：keep up, keep abreast
17. to be the product or result
    同義詞：come
18. accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
19. adhere to or practice
20. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
    同義詞：be
21. keep under surveillance
    同義詞：surveil, survey
22. follow in or as if in pursuit
    同義詞：pursue
23. grasp the meaning
24. keep to
    同義詞：stick to, stick with

1. The President's wife follows his every word.
   總統(tǒng)夫人總是注意聽他說的話。
2. Not wanting to make my controversial views known yet, I preferred to follow the crowd for a while.
   我還不想公開我那些會(huì)引起爭(zhēng)論的觀點(diǎn)，寧可暫且隨大溜。
3. Follow this road until you get to the corner, then turn left.
   沿著這條路走到拐角處，然後向左轉(zhuǎn)。
4. Inevitably, a quarrel followed between the two sides.
   雙方隨後不可避免地爭(zhēng)吵起來。
5. The little boy followed his father out.
   小男孩跟隨他父親出去了。
6. The police are following a murderer who's in hiding.
   警察正在追趕藏匿起來的殺人犯。
7. I didn't quite follow; could you explain it again?
   我不太明白，你能再解釋一下嗎？

fol.low

v.（動(dòng)詞）
fol.lowed,fol.low.ing,fol.lows
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To come or go after; proceed behind:
跟隨：來，跟著；隨后進(jìn)行：
例句：
Follow the usher to your seat.
跟隨招待員到你的座位上去

To go after in or as if in pursuit:
追趕：追趕，或好象追蹤：
例句：
.The wrong she had done followed her and haunted her dream.(Katherine Anne Porter)
.她所做的錯(cuò)事追逐著她，出沒于她的夢(mèng)里.(凱瑟琳·安妮·波特)

To keep under surveillance:
監(jiān)視：置于監(jiān)視下：
例句：
followed the suspect for a week before making the arrest.
進(jìn)行逮捕前監(jiān)視了嫌疑犯一周

To move along the course of; take:
沿著…前進(jìn)：沿著…過程前進(jìn)；采?。?/br>例句：
We followed a path to the shore.
我們沿著這條路走向海濱

To go in the direction of; be guided by:
順…方向；由…指引：
例句：
followed the sun westward across the plains; followed the signs to the monkey house.
順著太陽向西穿過平原；順著標(biāo)記去猴子的巢穴

To accept the guidance, command, or leadership of:
聽從：接受指引、命令和指導(dǎo)：
例句：
follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their commander.
跟隨精神上的指導(dǎo)；拒絕聽從命令的反叛者

To adhere to; practice:
堅(jiān)持；實(shí)踐：
例句：
followed the ancient customs of their people.
沿襲古代人們的風(fēng)俗

To take as a model or precedent; imitate:
仿效：以…為榜樣；仿效：
例句：
followed her new friends in everything they did; followed my example and resigned.
她模仿新交朋友做的每一件事；他仿效我的例子辭職

To act in agreement or compliance with; obey:
服從：行為與…一致；依從…：
例句：
follow the rules; follow one`s instincts.
遵守規(guī)則；順從直覺

To keep to or stick to:
依據(jù)或堅(jiān)持：
例句：
followed the recipe; follow a diet.
依據(jù)食譜；堅(jiān)持節(jié)制飲食

To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
從事：從事（某種商業(yè)和職業(yè)）工作；進(jìn)行
To come after in order, time, or position:
接著：按順序、時(shí)間和位置發(fā)生：
例句：
Night follows day.
夜晚繼白天后而來

To bring something about at a later time than or as a consequence of:
因…而起：隨后導(dǎo)致…或產(chǎn)生結(jié)果：
例句：
She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit record with a national tour.
她用一個(gè)問答的方式引起她的演講。這支樂隊(duì)通過全國(guó)巡回演出來創(chuàng)下了自己的記錄

To occur or be evident as a consequence of:
是…必然的結(jié)果：出現(xiàn)或必然結(jié)果：
例句：
Your conclusion does not follow your premise.
你的結(jié)論不是你的前提的必然結(jié)果

To watch or observe closely:
觀察，密切注視：
例句：
followed the bird through binoculars.
通過望遠(yuǎn)鏡密切觀察鳥類

To be attentive to; pay close heed to:
注意；密切注意：
例句：
too sleepy to follow the sermon.
太想睡以至于無法注意說教

To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of:
了解：使某人明白過程、進(jìn)展和機(jī)會(huì)：
例句：
follow the stock market; followed the local teams.
了解證券市場(chǎng)；了解本地隊(duì)的動(dòng)向

To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand:
理解：抓住意義或邏輯性；明白：
例句：
Do you follow my argumentô
你理解我的辯論嗎ô

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
隨著：來，移動(dòng)，在某人或某事之后按順序或時(shí)間發(fā)生
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
結(jié)果產(chǎn)生：推斷，其結(jié)果當(dāng)然是；結(jié)果：
例句：
If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.
如果你忽視自己的飲食，必然會(huì)遇到麻煩

To grasp the meaning or reasoning of something; understand.
理解：掌握某事的意義和推理；理解
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of following.
跟隨：跟隨的動(dòng)作或例子
Games A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck above center so that it follows the path of the object ball after impact.
【游戲】 隨球：打臺(tái)球時(shí)，使母球在擊中目標(biāo)球后繼續(xù)滾動(dòng)的一擊

<常用詞組>follow along
To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example:
遵從，依照：協(xié)調(diào)地或遵照原例移動(dòng)或操作：
例句：
followed along with the song.
伴隨著歌曲

follow through
Sports To carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball or other object.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 隨球：打球或其它物體后，進(jìn)行自然完成的一擊
To carry an act, a project, or an intention to completion; pursue fully:
堅(jiān)持到底：貫徹一個(gè)行動(dòng)、項(xiàng)目或完成某項(xiàng)意圖；全力追求：
例句：
followed through on her promise to reorganize the department.
把諾言貫徹到底，重新組建部門

follow up
To carry to completion; follow through on:
把…貫徹（干）到底：完成；繼續(xù)執(zhí)行：
例句：
followed up their recommendations with concrete proposals.
運(yùn)用具體的建議把計(jì)劃執(zhí)行到底

To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action:
使更進(jìn)一步，使更成功：通過進(jìn)一步行動(dòng)增加效果或提高成功性：
例句：
followed up her interview with a telephone call.
用電話進(jìn)一步完成面試

<習(xí)慣用語>as follows
As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command.
（所述）：接著將作出說明。用來介紹特定的細(xì)目、解釋和命令
follow (one`s) nose
To move straight ahead or in a direct path.
徑直（而行）：直著向前移或沿筆直的路徑走
Informal To be guided by instinct:
【非正式用語】 由直覺指引：
例句：
had no formal training but became a success by following his nose.
沒有經(jīng)過正式的培訓(xùn)卻憑直覺取得了成功

follow suit
Games To play a card of the same suit as the one led.
【游戲】 跟牌：由一個(gè)人帶頭，跟一張同樣的牌
To do as another has done; follow an example.
模仿：做別人已經(jīng)做過的事；以…為例子
來源：
Middle English folowen
中古英語 folowen
from Old English folgian
源自 古英語 folgian

<參考詞匯><同義詞>follow,succeed,ensue,result,superveneThese verbs mean to come after something or someone.
這些動(dòng)詞表示跟在某物或某人之后。
Follow, which has the widest application,can refer to coming after in time or order,as a consequence or result, or by the operation of logic:
Follow 具有最廣泛的用途，用來指按時(shí)間和順序產(chǎn)生，或按邏輯操作的影響或結(jié)果：
例句：
Night follows day.
白天過后是晚上。

例句：
If you disregard the doctor`s orders, a relapse will follow.
如果你不聽從醫(yī)囑，病痛就會(huì)復(fù)發(fā)。

例句：
Though he disapproves of violence, it doesn`t follow that he won`t defend himself. Tosucceed is to come next after another in time or order, especially in planned order determined by considerations such as rank, inheritance, or election:
盡管他反對(duì)使用暴力，但這并不意味著他不保護(hù)自己。 Succeed 是一個(gè)接一個(gè)按時(shí)間或順序產(chǎn)生， 尤其是按照如軍銜、遺傳或選舉等考慮計(jì)劃好的順序：

例句：
.The son of a mandarin has no prescriptive right to succeed his father. (H.G. Wells).
.高級(jí)官員的兒子沒有法定的權(quán)力繼承他的父親： （H.G.威爾斯）。

例句：
The heir apparent succeeded to the throne.
法定繼承人繼承了王位。

Ensue applies to what follows something, usually as a consequence or by way of logical development:
Ensue 指接著發(fā)生某事通常指作為結(jié)果是，或按邏輯發(fā)展方式發(fā)生：
例句：
If a forest fire cannot be extinguished, devastation is sure to ensue.
如果森林火災(zāi)不能被撲滅，災(zāi)害一定會(huì)隨之發(fā)生。

Result implies that what follows is caused by what has preceded:
Result 暗指已經(jīng)發(fā)生過的事引起的結(jié)果：
例句：
Failure to file an income tax return can result in a fine.
不能提交收入稅回報(bào)會(huì)導(dǎo)致罰款。

Supervene, in contrast, refers to the coming after of a thing that has little relation to what has precededand that is often unexpected:
Supervene 則相反地指一件事的發(fā)生與前面發(fā)生的事幾乎沒有關(guān)系，通常是不期望的：
例句：
.A bad harvest supervened. Distress reached its climax. (Charlotte Brontô).
.極糟的收成接踵而來。悲痛達(dá)到了極點(diǎn). （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）

As follows (not as follow ) is the established form of the idiom, no matter whether the noun that precedes it is singular or plural:
As follows （不是 as follow ）是慣用語的構(gòu)成形式， 而不管前面的名詞是單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)形式：
例句：
The regulations are as follows.
規(guī)則如下所述