following 音标拼音: [f'ɑloɪŋ]
n . 下列各项,部下,党羽
a . 下列的,其次的
下列各项,部下,党羽下列的,其次的
following 跟随 跟踪
following adj 1 :
about to be mentioned or specified ; "
the following items "
[
synonym : {
following (
a )}, {
undermentioned }]
2 :
immediately following in time or order ; "
the following day ";
"
next in line "; "
the next president "; "
the next item on the list " [
synonym : {
following }, {
next }]
3 :
going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction ;
"
the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade "; "
tried to outrun the following footsteps " [
ant :
{
leading }]
4 :
in the desired direction ; "
a following wind "
n 1 :
a group of followers or enthusiasts [
synonym : {
following },
{
followers }]
2 :
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture ; "
the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit " [
synonym :
{
pursuit }, {
chase }, {
pursual }, {
following }]
Follow \
Fol "
low \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Followed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Following }.][
OE .
foluwen ,
folwen ,
folgen ,
AS .
folgian ,
fylgean ,
fylgan ;
akin to D .
volgen ,
OHG .
folg [=
e ]
n ,
G .
folgen ,
Icel .
fylgja ,
Sw .
f ["
o ]
lja ,
Dan .
f ["
o ]
lge ,
and perh .
to E .
folk .]
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 .
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It waves me forth again ;
I '
ll follow it . --
Shak .
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2 .
To endeavor to overtake ;
to go in pursuit of ;
to chase ;
to pursue ;
to prosecute .
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I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians ,
and they shall follow them . --
Ex .
xiv .
17 .
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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 .
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Approve the best ,
and follow what I approve .
--
Milton .
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Follow peace with all men . --
Heb .
xii .
14 .
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It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason ;
and to others to follow their appetites .
--
J .
Edwards .
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4 .
To copy after ;
to take as an example .
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We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not ,
than in defects resemble them whom we love . --
Hooker .
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5 .
To succeed in order of time ,
rank ,
or office .
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6 .
To result from ,
as an effect from a cause ,
or an inference from a premise .
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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 .
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He followed with his eyes the flitting shade .
--
Dryden .
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8 .
To walk in ,
as a road or course ;
to attend upon closely ,
as a profession or calling .
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O ,
had I but followed the arts ! --
Shak .
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O Antony !
I have followed thee to this . --
Shak .
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{
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 :
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 .
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Following \
Fol "
low *
ing \,
n .
1 .
One '
s followers ,
adherents ,
or dependents ,
collectively .
--
Macaulay .
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2 .
Vocation ;
business ;
profession .
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Following \
Fol "
low *
ing \,
a .
1 .
Next after ;
succeeding ;
ensuing ;
as ,
the assembly was held on the following day .
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2 . (
Astron .) (
In the field of a telescope )
In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (
in consequence of the earth '
s rotation );
as ,
a small star ,
north following or south following .
In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding .
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Note :
The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north ,
south ,
following ,
preceding .
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208 Moby Thesaurus words for "
following ":
adherent ,
after ,
afterlife ,
alike ,
aped ,
appendage ,
appendant ,
attendance ,
attendant ,
audience ,
behind ,
below ,
body of retainers ,
buff ,
bugging ,
cadet ,
cavaliere servente ,
chase ,
clientage ,
clientele ,
cloak -
and -
dagger work ,
cohort ,
coming ,
coming after ,
consecution ,
consecutive ,
consecutiveness ,
consequent ,
consequential ,
consimilar ,
continuation ,
continuity ,
copied ,
copying ,
cortege ,
counterespionage ,
counterfeit ,
counterfeiting ,
counterintelligence ,
court ,
courtier ,
cynegetic ,
dangler ,
deducible ,
dependent ,
derivable ,
derivational ,
derivative ,
descent ,
disciple ,
dogging ,
electronic surveillance ,
emulation ,
ensuing ,
entourage ,
ersatz ,
espial ,
espionage ,
extension ,
fake ,
fakery ,
fan ,
favoring ,
final ,
fishing ,
flunky ,
follow ,
follow -
up ,
follower ,
forgery ,
future time ,
halieutic ,
hanger -
on ,
hangover ,
henchman ,
hit -
off ,
homme de cour ,
homogeneous ,
hue and cry ,
hunting ,
identical ,
imitated ,
imitation ,
impersonation ,
imposture ,
impression ,
in full cry ,
in hot pursuit ,
in pursuit ,
infenible ,
intelligence ,
intelligence work ,
junior ,
lateness ,
later ,
like ,
line ,
lineage ,
lineal ,
logical sequence ,
military intelligence ,
mimesis ,
mimicked ,
mirroring ,
mock ,
nearly reproduced ,
next ,
next life ,
not unlike ,
observation ,
onomatopoeia ,
order ,
order of succession ,
parasite ,
parody ,
partisan ,
phony ,
piscatorial ,
piscatory ,
plagiarism ,
plagiary ,
postdate ,
postdating ,
posterior ,
posteriority ,
postposition ,
postpositional ,
postpositive ,
procession ,
progression ,
prolongation ,
prosecution ,
provenience ,
proximate ,
public ,
puisne ,
pursuance ,
pursuant ,
pursuer ,
pursuing ,
pursuit ,
pursuivant ,
quest ,
questing ,
remainder ,
repetition ,
resembling ,
resultant ,
resulting ,
retinue ,
rotation ,
rout ,
satellite ,
searching ,
secret police ,
secret service ,
sectary ,
seeking ,
sequacious ,
sequence ,
sequent ,
sequential ,
series ,
shadow ,
shadowing ,
similar ,
simulated ,
simulation ,
since ,
smacking of ,
something like ,
spying ,
stakeout ,
stalking ,
stooge ,
subjunction ,
subsequence ,
subsequent ,
subsequent to ,
succeeding ,
succession ,
successive ,
successiveness ,
successor ,
suffixation ,
suffixed ,
suggestive of ,
suite ,
supervenience ,
supervention ,
supporter ,
surveillance ,
synthetic ,
tagtail ,
tail ,
tailing ,
takeoff ,
tracking ,
tracking down ,
trailing ,
train ,
trainbearer ,
uniform with ,
votary ,
ward heeler ,
wiretap ,
wiretapping ,
younger
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