followed 音标拼音: [f'ɑlod]
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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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