【follow音标】 英[ˈfɒləʊ] 美[ˈfɑ:loʊ]
【单词释义】 follow是什么意思：
vt.&vi.跟随，接着
vt.继承；（按时间、顺序等）接着；从事；采用
vi.理解；发生兴趣；由此产生；跟着人（或物）去（或来）
n.追随，跟随；[台球]推球，跟球打法（使竿击的球在击中目的球后继续滚动的打法）
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] follows
[单词现在分词] following
[单词过去式] followed
[单词过去分词] followed
【关联词/派生词】
following adj.后面的，其次的；下列的 n.拥护者；下列，如下 prep.随后，在…以后 v.跟随，接着(follow的现在分词)
follower n.追随者，跟随者，拥护者；信奉者，信徒
【follow形近词/近似词】
hallow vt.使成为神圣，把…视为神圣 n. 圣徒，圣人
swallow v. 吞下，咽下 n.咽；吞；[鸟]燕子
yellow adj.黄色的 n.[U,C]黄色
bellow n.吼叫声；轰鸣声 v.吼叫；咆哮；大叫
mellow adj. （瓜，果等）成熟的; （酒）芳醇的; （颜色或声音）柔和的; 圆润的 v. （使）成熟; 变柔和; 使芳醇
callow adj.稚嫩的；羽翼未丰的；未成熟的；乳臭未干的
allow v.允许；准许；给予
shallow adj.浅的，肤浅的
hollow adj.空的；空洞的 n.洞，坑；山谷；凹陷处 v.挖出（孔、洞）；使凹陷，使下陷
fallow adj.休耕的；休闲的；休眠的 n.休闲地，休耕地
sallow adj. （尤指面色）蜡黄色的,灰黄的
fellow n.同伴
willow n.柳树；柳木；柳木制品 v.用打棉机打开和清理
wallow v.沉迷；打滚，翻滚
pillow n.枕头 v.搁于枕上；以…为枕
billow n.巨浪；如波涛滚滚而来之物 v.翻腾；涌出；鼓起
【近义词解析】
◇ 遵守
follow (v. 听从，遵循)：指接受劝告、听从指示等，强调按照别人所告知、示范等的内容去做。Why didn't you follow the doctor's advice?
obey (v. 遵守，服从)：普通用词，指依据法律法规行事，也指服从某种权威。
observe (v. 遵守)：指奉行法律、协议、习俗等，常可与 obey 换用。
【单词例句】
◇ They set out. He walked ahead while the snails followed, pulling the fig leaf with the frog upon it.
他们出发了，他在前边走着，而蜗牛拉着树叶上的青蛙在后面跟着。
---- The Prince Who Married a Frog
◇ A country maid was walking along with a can of milk upon her head,when she fell into the following train of reflections.
一个村姑头上顶着一罐牛奶在路上行走。走着走着，她的脑子里浮现出一连串的幻想：
---- The country Maid and Her Milk Can
◇ I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief…
我想我应该感谢上帝，因为：第一，我损失的只是财物，而人却毫发未损；第二，我只损失了部分财物，而非所有财产；第三，最幸运的是，做小偷的是那个人，而不是我……
---- Being Grateful
◇ And morning came. We gathered and prayed. We kissed our mother,hugged our father and then followed her gurney until we were told that only one of us could go any farther.
第二天早晨，我们聚在一起祷告，与母亲吻别，与父亲拥抱，伴随着母亲的推床直至手术室外。
---- To Love Enough
◇ So how do you start the healing? Try following these steps:
怎样才能学会原谅别人呢？做法如下：
◇ Again, some height loss is normal. But Catic says you can lower your risk of height loss by doing the following:
(1) Exercise regularly.
年纪大了变矮一些是正常的。但是卡蒂克指出，你可以通过做以下几件事来降低身高缩水风险：
（1）定期锻炼
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ Last year, large pub chain Wetherspoons announced that it would replace plastic straws with paper alternatives across 900 outlets. After the announcement, many smaller chains and pubs across the country followed suit.
去年，大型连锁酒吧Wetherspoons宣布，将在900家分店中把塑料吸管替换为纸吸管。在这之后，英国许多中小型连锁店和酒吧纷纷效仿。
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ Until the seventeenth century, Orthodox couples normally wore their rings on the right hand (an extremity that's associated with strength) and most Europeans of all faiths followed suit.
一直到17世纪，东正教夫妇们通常都将戒指戴在右手上（和力量有关的一种极端做法），多数欧洲人（无论是什么信仰）都效仿了这种做法。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ New Zealanders work an average of 1,752 hours a year, making them close to average compared with their OECD peers. Germans spend the least amount of time working annually, closely followed by Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands, while Mexicans, Koreans and Costa Ricans clock the most.
新西兰人每年平均工作1752个小时，接近经济合作与发展组织其他成员国的平均水平。德国人每年的平均工作时间是最短的，其次是丹麦人、挪威人和荷兰人，而墨西哥人、韩国人和哥斯达黎加人的工作时间是最长的。
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ Other luxury brands have also stopped using fur but campaigners hope they will follow Chanel in abandoning exotic skins.
其他奢侈品牌也已经停止使用动物毛，但动物保护者希望，它们能和香奈儿一样放弃使用珍稀动物皮。