动词 follow:

1. to travel behind, go after, come after

2. be later in time

3. come as a logical consequence; follow logically

4. travel along a certain course

5. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

6. come after in time, as a result

7. behave in accordance or in agreement with

8. be next

9. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

10. to bring something about at a later time than

11. imitate in behavior; take as a model

12. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

13. follow with the eyes or the mind

14. be the successor (of)

15. perform an accompaniment to

16. keep informed

17. to be the product or result

18. accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

19. adhere to or practice

20. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

21. keep under surveillance

22. follow in or as if in pursuit

23. grasp the meaning

24. keep to

Wherever they went they were closely followed by security men.

不管上哪儿，保安人员都紧跟在他们身后。

From that it followed logically that he would not be meeting Hildegarde.

由此，他不去见希尔德加德便是顺理成章的事了。

Perhaps he'd followed her suggestion of a stroll to the river.

也许他已经听从了她的建议去河边散步了。

Ann's eyes followed a police car as it drove slowly past.

安注视着一辆缓缓驶过的警车。

There was a short sharp shower followed by a strengthening breeze.

一场短时强阵雨后风势渐长。

Kenworthy detected a certain flatness in the days that followed.

肯沃西在接下来的几天中感到有些平淡无趣。

Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.

马铃薯仍然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。

Many people were trampled in the panic that followed.

很多人在随后的恐慌中被踩伤。

He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit.

他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯，来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。

The troopers followed behind, every muscle tensed for the sudden gunfire.

骑兵尾随其后，精神高度紧张以防突袭。

Over the next 150 years, many others followed his lead.

随后150年，许多人效法于他。

He followed her, incensed that she'd dared to leave him alone.

他跟着她，对她竟敢对自己置之不理感到极其愤怒。

She followed the tracks as far as the road.

她走了一条小路又一条小路来到路边。

Eyewitnesses spoke of a noise followed by a huge red light.

目击者说响声过后出现了一道耀眼的红光。

An economic boom followed, especially in housing and construction.

接着出现了经济繁荣，尤其是在房地产业和建筑业。