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follow sb/sth
表示跟随某人或某物。
Please follow me.
请跟我来。
跟随；跟着
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跟随；跟着
to travel behind, go after, come after
Please follow me.
请跟我来。
跟随；追赶；在同一路径或方向上移动,尤其是为了追上
To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
跟随,追随,跟在后面
to travel behind, go after, come after
在顺序上跟随或接着来
To go or come after in a sequence.
时间上在后
be later in time
follow
Base
原形
follows
3rd person
第三人称单数
following
-ing
现在分词
followed
Past
过去式
followed
Past participle
过去分词
I follow the rules.
我遵守规则。
She followed him home.
她跟着他回家了。
The dog always follows me to school.
那只狗总是跟着我去学校。
AI contextual example
Please follow the guide through the museum.
请跟着导游穿过博物馆。
AI contextual example
We followed the path through the forest.
我们沿着小路穿过森林。
AI contextual example
The ducklings followed their mother around the pond
小鸭子们绕着池塘跟着母鸭。
WordNet
表示跟随某人或某物。
Please follow me.
请跟我来。
表示遵守规则或听从建议。
You should follow the rules.
你应该遵守规则。
不及物用法，表示随后跟上。
You go first and I'll follow.
你先走，我跟着。
Not this
I will follow with you.
Use this
I will follow you.
“follow”是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要加介词“with”。汉语的“跟随”可能被误译为“follow with”，但英语中“follow sb.”才是正确用法。
Not this
I will follow you to go.
Use this
I will follow you.
“follow”本身已经包含“跟随去”的意思，后面不需要再加“to go”，否则造成冗余。直接说“follow you”即可。
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遵守规则
You must follow the rules of the game.
你必须遵守游戏规则。
遵循指示
Please follow the instructions carefully.
请仔细遵循指示。
跟随趋势
Many companies follow the trend of going digital.
许多公司跟随数字化趋势。
跟随领袖
The team decided to follow their leader.
团队决定跟随他们的领袖。
沿着一条路走
We followed a narrow path through the forest.
我们沿着一条狭窄的小路穿过森林。
仿效，跟着做
When one company lowered prices, others followed suit.
当一家公司降价时，其他公司也效仿。
效仿，跟着做
After the first company lowered its prices, the others quickly followed suit.
第一家降价后，其他公司迅速效仿。
步某人的后尘，效仿某人
She decided to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a doctor.
她决定步母亲的后尘，成为一名医生。
坚持完成，贯彻到底
He always starts projects but rarely follows through.
他总是开始项目，但很少坚持完成。
跟着白兔走。
Follow the white rabbit.
跟着白兔走。
跟着蜘蛛走。
Follow the spiders.
跟着蜘蛛走。
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Follow 中含有 low（低），可联想：跟随别人时要放低姿态。
通常用于正式或半正式场合，表示按照规则、指导或建议行事，如follow the rules（遵守规则）。在口语中也可用于表示跟随或理解。
All listed words share the same ending 'ow' pronounced /oʊ/ and rhyme with 'follow' (stressed syllable /fɑː/ or /fɒ/ + /loʊ/). No lookalikes to warn about.
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