a.[B]
- 接著的，其次的They were married in 1978 and had a daughter the following year.
他們於一九七八年結婚，第二年就生了個女兒。
- 下面的，下述的He did it for the following reasons.
他這樣做有下面幾個原因。
- 【美】（潮）順船向而流動的；（風）順船向而吹的
n.
- 一批追隨者（或擁護者、部下等）[S]The Prime Minister has a large following.
首相有一大批支持者。
- 下列事物（或人員）[the S]Will the following please come to the front -- John, Lisa, and David.
請下列人員到前面來——約翰、俐莎、大衛。
prep.
- 在……以後There will be a banquet following the conference.
會議過後將有一個宴會。
- follow的動詞現在分詞、動名詞
參見
follow
vt.
- 跟隨My dog follows me to school.
我的狗跟著我去上學。
- 接在……之後Night follows day.
黑夜接著白天。
- 沿著……行進Follow this road to the bridge.
沿這條路一直走到橋邊。
- 追趕；追逐；追求The dogs followed the fox.
這些狗一齊追趕著那狐狸。
- 注視；密切注意The cat followed every movement of the mouse.
貓注視著老鼠的每一個動作。
- 傾聽Millions of fans follow the TV soap operas devotedly.
千百萬觀眾非常忠實地收看這部電視連續劇。
- 聽懂；領會Do you follow me?
你聽懂我的話了嗎？
- 聽從；採用；仿傚；信奉Follow my advice.
聽我的勸告。
- 因……而產生Disease often follows malnutrition.
疾病常常起因於營養不良。
- 從事（職業等）
vi.
- 跟隨He leads; we follow.
他帶路；我們跟隨。
- 接著
- 聽懂；領會
- 結果產生He is wrong, but it does not follow that you are right.
他錯了，但並不能由此推斷你是對的。
辨析
同義:
n.徒眾
attendants retinue train suite entourage dependents clientele clientage coterien.崇拜者
adherents supporters advocates devotees admirers fans claque patronsa.下列的
next ensuing succeeding successive sequent sequential subsequent afterward coming反義:
a.「下面的；順次的」的反義字
previous同義參見:
second1 after later consequent consecutive consequential反義參見:
precedent