Word · Frequency #2954
fellow
同一类的；同伴的；同事的
核心释义
Belonging to the same class or group; sharing a particular situation, activity, or interest with another.
同伴的；同事的；同道的
用法In use
On the train, I met a fellow traveler and we talked about our hometowns.
用法提示：此处‘fellow’为形容词，修饰‘traveler’，意为‘同行的、同类的’。
My fellow employees and I organize a charity run every spring.
用法提示：此处‘fellow’为形容词，修饰‘employees’，意为‘同事的、同一单位的’。
A fellow student in my physics class helped me with my homework.
用法提示：此处‘fellow’为形容词，修饰‘student’，意为‘同学的、同班的’。
fellow + plural noun
fellow 作形容词只能放在名词前，用来说明属于同一群体；不能放在 be 动词后作表语。
Fellow students helped him prepare for the exam.
同学们帮他准备考试。
one's fellow + plural noun
前面常用物主代词 my、your、his、her、our、their 限定，表示“与某人同属一群体的”。
She is highly respected by her fellow citizens.
她深受同胞们的尊敬。
a fellow + singular noun
单数可数名词前用 a 或 an，多见于 a fellow student、a fellow worker 这类说法。
I met a fellow traveller on the train.
我在火车上遇到了一位同行的旅客。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子Please fellow me to the meeting room.正确表达Please follow me to the meeting room.
fellow 是形容词，意为“同类的、同伴的”，不能作动词；表示“跟随、跟着”要用动词 follow。两者拼写和发音相近，中国学习者常把 follow 误写成 fellow。
易错句子Tom and I are fellow in the same class.正确表达Tom and I are fellow students in the same class.
fellow 作形容词时是定语形容词，只能放在名词前修饰该名词，不能单独作表语。所以要说 fellow students，而不能说 are fellow。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fellow citizens
- 同胞；同为公民的人
- My fellow citizens, we must work together.各位同胞，我们必须共同努力。
- fellow students
- 同学；同窗
- She gets along well with her fellow students.她和同学们相处得很好。
- fellow workers
- 同事；工友
- He thanked his fellow workers for their support.他感谢同事们的支持。
- fellow countrymen
- 同胞；同国人
- The president addressed his fellow countrymen.总统向同胞们发表讲话。
- fellow members
- 同组成员；会员同伴
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 fellow 想成 follow：fellow 是跟你一起 follow（跟随）的人，即同伴、同类的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式演讲、工作场合、日常交流 该义项通常表示“同类的、同伴的”，在正式和日常语境中都较常见，语气一般中性。选择时可根据搭配名词（如 fellow citizens、fellow workers）自然使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
fellow 作形容词时只能放在名词前作定语，不能作表语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词：mellow、yellow、bellow、cello（都以 /ɛləʊ/ 结尾）。注意：follow 和 fallow 拼写相似但元音不同（/ɒ/ 和 /æ/），并不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.