A2 [ I or T ] to move behind someone or something and go where he, she, or it goes跟随;跟着
[ T ] to go in the same direction as a road, path, etc.沿着(路等)行进
C2 to do the same thing as someone else仿效
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He made no answer but walked on, gesturing for me to follow.
If you lead in the jeep, we'll follow behind on the horses.
The dogs are specially trained to follow the trail left by the fox.
The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating round a clump of trees.
In the silence that followed, a lone voice piped up from the back of the room.
B1 [ I or T ] to happen or come after something发生;在…后发生
B2 said to introduce a list of things如下
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The women's 200 metre event will be followed by the men's 100 metres.
I'd like a steak and fries with chocolate mousse to follow.
The initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks.
This announcement follows months of inaction and delay.
The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity.
B1 [ T ] to obey or to act as ordered by someone听从,遵循,遵从
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I always follow the instructions on medicine bottles faithfully.
He follows the orders of his boss without question.
He followed the famous American dictum, 'Don't get mad, get even'.
I followed the instructions to the letter and it still went wrong.
Baking a cake isn't difficult - it's just a matter of following the recipe.
C1 [ T ] to have a great interest in something or watch something closely对…有浓厚兴趣;密切关注
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Which team do you follow?
She followed the trial with interest.
They were able to follow the day's events on their portable radio.
Analysts have been following the events with interest.
Have you been following recent political events?
C2 [ not continuous ] to happen as a result, or to be a likely result产生…结果;是…的可能结果
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If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
How can they claim to reduce taxes and increase spending? It doesn't follow.
Just because the last forecast was correct, it doesn't necessarily follow that the next one will be.
Just because one of the suspects has been eliminated from their enquiries, it doesn't follow that the remaining suspect is guilty.
Because ladybirds eat greenfly, it follows that a decrease in the numbers of ladybirds will lead to a rise in the population of greenfly.
B1 [ I or T ] to understand something as it is being said or done理解,明白
[ T ] to read the notes or words of a piece of music or writing at the same time as they are being played or said跟唱;跟读
[ T ] If you follow a particular person on a social media website (= a website where people can publish their thoughts, photographs, information about themselves etc.), you choose to see everything that person posts (= publishes) on the website.(在社交媒体上)跟进;成为粉丝
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