follow

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɒləʊ/    美 /ˈfɑloʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. attributive,sometimes
    — a follow shot
  2. The act of following another user's online activity.
    — It doesn't take too many follows to become overwhelmed with the deluge of content on Twitter.
动词 v.
  1. To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. ambitransitive
    — Follow that car!
  2. To go or come after in a sequence. ambitransitive
    — B follows A in the alphabet.
    Consequently, these aforesaid men set the prices in the manner that hereafter follows, and Thomas Borrage, who was tithingman at the time for Jack Tymwell, gathered this much that follows and brought it to these aforesaid men so they could have everyone content according to their conscience.
  3. To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.). transitive
    — Follow these instructions to the letter.
  4. To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc). transitive
  5. To understand, to pay attention to. transitive
    — Do you follow me?
  6. To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person. transitive
    — I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
  7. To be a supporter of (a sports team). transitive
    — "Sometimes I wonder what you do take any notice of—except the whistle and short skirts," speculated his superior. "But no doubt ideas are germinating." "I follow Chelsea," maintained Horace.
  8. To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform. transitive
    — If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter.
  9. To be a logical consequence of something. ambitransitive
    — It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.
  10. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. transitive
    — O had I but followed the Arts.

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词
BYF DNF easy-to-follow followable follow along follow a wheel follow board followee follower follow-home following follow-me-lad follow my leader follow-on follow one's bliss follow one's heart follow one's nose follow someone to the ends of the earth follow someone to the ends of the world follow that follow the bee follow the crowd follow the hounds follow the lady follow the money follow the sun follow the wind follow-through follow to the grave follow-up follow up on follow-worthy unfollow
相关词
follow along followed by follow in someone's footsteps follow on follow out follow shot follow someone off a cliff follow suit follow the leader follow-the-leader follow the queen follow through follow up hard act to follow soon to follow tough act to follow chase

词源

词源 1
From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).
词源 2
From Middle English folwen, folȝen, folgen, from Old English folgian (“to follow, pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”).
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