fol·low /ˈfɑ(ˌ)lo/
 (vt.)跟隨,接著;領會,聽得懂;沿著…前進;遵循,倣效(vi.)跟隨,接著;結果是


 follow
 跟隨 FLW


 follow
 跟隨 跟蹤


 Fol·low, v. i. To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.
 Syn: -- To Follow, Succeed, Ensue.
 Usage: To follow (v.i.) means simply to come after; as, a crowd followed. To succeed means to come after in some regular series or succession; as, day succeeds to day, and night to night. To ensue means to follow by some established connection or principle of sequence. As wave follows wave, revolution succeeds to revolution; and nothing ensues but accumulated wretchedness.


 Fol·low n. The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.

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 Fol·low v. t. [imp. & p. p. Followed p. pr. & vb. n. Following.]
 1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.
            It waves me forth again; I'll follow it.   --Shak.
 2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.
    I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them.   --Ex. xiv. 17.
 3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice.
    Approve the best, and follow what I approve.   --Milton.
    Follow peace with all men.   --Heb. xii. 14.
    It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites.   --J. Edwards.
 4. To copy after; to take as an example.
    We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love.   --Hooker.
 5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
 6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.
 7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.
    He followed with his eyes the flitting shade.   --Dryden.
 8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
    O, had I but followed the arts!   --Shak.
    O Antony! I have followed thee to this.   --Shak.
 Follow board Founding, a board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask. --Knight.
 To follow the hounds, to hunt with dogs.
 To follow suit Card Playing, to play a card of the same suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow an example set.
 To follow up, to pursue indefatigably.
 Syn:- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany; succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain.
 Usage: - To Follow, Pursue. To follow (v.t.) denotes simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who has escaped from prison.


 follow
      v 1: to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings
           followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow
           the guide through the museum" [ant: precede]
      2: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" [syn: postdate]
         [ant: predate]
      3: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows
         that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out
         nicely" [syn: fall out]
      4: travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow
         the trail" [syn: travel along]
      5: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes;
         "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or
         else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
         [syn: comply, abide by]
      6: come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami
         followed the earthquake" [syn: come after]
      7: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a
         pattern"; "Follow my example" [syn: conform to]
      8: be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
      9: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
         strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement";
         "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: adopt,
         espouse]
      10: to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed
          dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a
          question and answer period"
      11: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow
          their friends in everything" [syn: take after]
      12: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of
          something; "We must follow closely the economic
          development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
          [syn: trace]
      13: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby,
          please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed
          the men with the binoculars" [syn: watch, observe, {watch
          over, keep an eye on]
      14: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles
          succeed to the throne?" [syn: succeed, come after]
          [ant: precede]
      15: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely
          follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {play
          along, accompany]
      16: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign
          policies" [syn: keep up, keep abreast]
      17: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine";
          "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: come]
      18: accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
          "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru
          for years"
      19: adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws
          of their ancient religion"
      20: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a
          specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our
          resident philosopher" [syn: be]
      21: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him
          for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the
          bombing" [syn: surveil, survey]
      22: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the
          suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and
          haunted her dreams all her life" [syn: pursue]
      23: grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he
          lectures, I cannot follow"
      24: keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
          [syn: stick to, stick with]