follow
英 ['f?l??]
美['fɑlo]
- vt. 跟隨；遵循；追求；密切注意，注視；注意；傾聽
- vi. 跟隨；接著
- n. 跟隨；追隨
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?follows;過去式:?followed;過去分詞:?followed;現在分詞:?following;
中文詞源
follow 跟隨
來自Proto-Germanic*fulg, 陪伴，跟隨，詞源同full. 部分學者解釋*g來自*gan, 走，詞源同gang. 即跟著走的人，隨從。
英文詞源
- follow
- follow: [OE] Follow is a widespread Germanic verb (German has folgen, for instance, Dutch volgen, Swedish f?lja, and Danish f?lge, pointing to a prehistoric West and North Germanic *flug-), but its ultimate origins are not known
- follow (v.)
- Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian, fylgian, fylgan "to accompany (especially as a disciple), move in the same direction as; follow after, pursue, move behind in the same direction," also "obey (a rule or law), conform to, act in accordance with; apply oneself to (a practice, trade, or calling)," from Proto-Germanic *fulg- (cognates: Old Saxon folgon, Old Frisian folgia, Middle Dutch volghen, Dutch volgen, Old High German folgen, German folgen, Old Norse fylgja "to follow"). Probably originally a compound, *full-gan, with a sense of "full-going," the sense then shifting to "serve, go with as an attendant" (compare fulfill). Related: Followed; following.
Sense of "accept as leader or guide, obey or be subservient to" was in late Old English. Meaning "come after in time" is from c. 1200; meaning "to result from" (as effect from cause) is from c. 1200. Meaning "to keep up with mentally, comprehend" is from 1690s. Intransitive sense "come or go behind" is from mid-13c. To follow one's nose "go straight on" first attested 1590s. "The full phrase is, 'Follow your nose, and you are sure to go straight.' " [Farmer]. The children's game follow my leader is attested by that name from 1812 (as follow the leader by 1896).
雙語例句
- 1. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."
- “在那兒等著！”凱瑟琳站起身來，“不，我改主意了。跟我來。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He wants companies to follow the European model of social responsibility.
- 他希望各公司能夠以歐洲公司為榜樣，承擔社會責任。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.
- 他決定點烤雞配蔬菜，然后再要一份蘋果派。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A debriefing would follow this operation, to determine where it went wrong.
- 這次行動之后將會有一個任務執行情況報告會，以便確定是哪里出了問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. All we had to do was follow the map.
- 我們所要做的就是按照地圖走。
來自柯林斯例句