follow

詳細解釋：

fol.low

v.（動詞）
fol.lowed,fol.low.ing,fol.lows
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To come or go after; proceed behind:
跟隨：來，跟著；隨後進行：
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)
.她所做的錯事追逐著她，出沒於她的夢裡.(凱薩琳·安妮·波特)

To keep under surveillance:
監視：置於監視下：
例句：
followed the suspect for a week before making the arrest.
進行逮捕前監視了嫌疑犯一周

To move along the course of; take:
沿著…前進：沿著…過程前進；採取：
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：
例句：
follow a spiritual master; rebels who refused to follow their commander.
跟隨精神上的指導；拒絕聽從命令的反叛者

To adhere to; practice:
堅持；實踐：
例句：
followed the ancient customs of their people.
沿襲古代人們的風俗

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.
遵守規則；順從直覺

To keep to or stick to:
依據或堅持：
例句：
followed the recipe; follow a diet.
依據食譜；堅持節制飲食

To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at.
從事：從事（某種商業和職業）工作；進行
To come after in order, time, or position:
接著：按順序、時間和位置發生：
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：隨後導致…或產生結果：
例句：
She followed her lecture with a question-and-answer period. The band followed its hit record with a national tour.
她用一個問答的方式引起她的演講。這支樂隊通過全國巡迴演出來創下了自己的記錄

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

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

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

To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of:
了解：使某人明白過程、進展和機會：
例句：
follow the stock market; followed the local teams.
了解證券市場；了解本地隊的動向

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.（不及物動詞）
To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
隨著：來，移動，在某人或某事之後按順序或時間發生
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
結果產生：推斷，其結果當然是；結果：
例句：
If you ignore your diet, trouble will follow.
如果你忽視自己的飲食，必然會遇到麻煩

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.
【遊戲】 隨球：打檯球時，使母球在擊中目標球後繼續滾動的一擊

<常用詞組>follow along
To move or proceed in unison or in accord with an example:
遵從，依照：協調地或遵照原例移動或操作：
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.
【體育運動】 隨球：打球或其它物體後，進行自然完成的一擊
To carry an act, a project, or an intention to completion; pursue fully:
堅持到底：貫徹一個行動、項目或完成某項意圖；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（乾）到底：完成；繼續執行：
例句：
followed up their recommendations with concrete proposals.
運用具體的建議把計畫執行到底

To increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of by further action:
使更進一步，使更成功：通過進一步行動增加效果或提高成功性：
例句：
followed up her interview with a telephone call.
用電話進一步完成面試

<習慣用語>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.
沒有經過正式的培訓卻憑直覺取得了成功

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

<參考辭彙><同義詞>follow,succeed,ensue,result,superveneThese verbs mean to come after something or someone.
這些動詞表示跟在某物或某人之後。
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，用來指按時間和順序產生，或按邏輯操作的影響或結果：
例句：
Night follows day.
白天過後是晚上。

例句：
If you disregard the doctor`s orders, a relapse will follow.
如果你不聽從醫囑，病痛就會復發。

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:
儘管他反對使用暴力，但這並不意味著他不保護自己。 Succeed 是一個接一個按時間或順序產生， 尤其是按照如軍銜、遺傳或選舉等考慮計畫好的順序：

例句：
.The son of a mandarin has no prescriptive right to succeed his father. (H.G. Wells).
.高級官員的兒子沒有法定的權力繼承他的父親： （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 指接著發生某事通常指作為結果是，或按邏輯發展方式發生：
例句：
If a forest fire cannot be extinguished, devastation is sure to ensue.
如果森林火災不能被撲滅，災害一定會隨之發生。

Result implies that what follows is caused by what has preceded:
Result 暗指已經發生過的事引起的結果：
例句：
Failure to file an income tax return can result in a fine.
不能提交收入稅回報會導致罰款。

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生與前面發生的事幾乎沒有關係，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。悲痛達到了極點. （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 ）是慣用語的構成形式， 而不管前面的名詞是單數還是複數形式：
例句：
The regulations are as follows.
規則如下所述