| 单词 | follow |
| 释义 | follow follow /; AmE / verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] to come after sth/sb else in time or order; to happen as a result of sth: The share price fell dramatically following the company's poor results. Our opening hours are as follows... I have a meeting this morning, followed by a working lunch. A new proposal followed on from the discussions.
2 [+ obj] to accept advice, instructions, etc. and do what you have been told or shown to do: We are required to follow certain rules on hygiene and safety.
3 [+ obj or no obj] to act or behave in the same way that sb else has just done; to copy sb/sth: If the insurer cuts its dividend others will surely follow. They followed the lead of other carmakers and reduced their product range. When one store drops its prices, most of the others follow suit (= do the same).
4 [+ obj] to develop or happen in a particular way: Inflation is likely to follow a downward trend until next year.
PHRASAL VERBS
follow through (on/with sth); follow sth through to finish sth that you have started: They failed to follow through on their commitments. FOLLOW-THROUGH
follow sth up; follow up on sth/sb to find out more about sth/sb that sb has told you about or suggested to you: Remember to follow up on all sales leads (= information about possible customers). FOLLOW-UP
follow sth up with sth to add to sth that you have just done by doing sth else: You should follow up your phone call with an email or a letter. FOLLOW-UP |
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