FOLLOW1 to follow someone2 to closely follow a person or animal in order to watch them3 to follow a person or animal quickly in order to catch themRELATED WORDShappening after something 在某事之后发生AFTERobey a law or someone's orders 遵守法律或听从某人的命令OBEYsee alsoESCAPECATCH1 to follow someone 跟随某人follow /ˈfɒləʊǁˈfɑː-/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to walk, drive, run etc behind someone else, going in the same direction as them, especially because you are going somewhere together 跟随；跟在…后面〔尤指同去某处〕 Follow me and I'll show you where the library is. 跟我来，我指给你看图书馆在哪儿。 You drive on ahead and I'll follow. 你在前面开车，我来跟着。follow somebody aroundto follow someone wherever they go, especially when this is annoying 到处跟着某人 My little brother's been following me around all day. 我的弟弟整天到处跟着我。followed by somebody The woman entered the room, followed by three young children. 那妇女进入房间，后面跟着三个小孩。follow somebody out/down/across etc She didn't notice that Jack had followed her into the kitchen. 她未注意到杰克跟着她进了厨房。follow on /ˌfɒləʊ ˈɒnǁˌfɑː-/ [intransitive phrasal verb]Britishto follow someone to the place where they are going but at a later time 【英】跟着来 You go ahead. I'll follow on later. 你先走，我稍后就来。follow on behind The bus set off first and we followed on behind in the car. 公共汽车先走，我们开着汽车跟在后面。2 to closely follow a person or animal in order to watch them 为监视而紧紧跟踪某人或某动物follow /ˈfɒləʊǁˈfɑː-/ [transitive verb] He followed her home to find out where she lived. 他跟踪她回家，想知道她住哪儿。 Did you make sure you weren't followed on the way over here? 你确定来这里的路上没被人跟踪吗？ She complained to the police officer that she was being followed by two strangers. 她向警察投诉说有两个陌生人在跟踪她。tail /teɪl/ [transitive verb]informalif someone such as a police officertails someone, they secretly follow that person to find out where they are going or what they are doing 【非正式】偷偷跟踪；盯…的稍〔以弄清其去向或所做的事〕 That police car has been tailing us for the last 5 miles. 在过去5英里路程中，那辆警车一直在跟踪我们。 A group of photographers tailed the couple all over London. 一群摄影师尾随着这对夫妇在伦敦到处跑。be/sit on somebody's tail /biː, ˌsɪt ɒn somebodyˈs ˈteɪl/ [verb phrase]to follow close behind someone, especially in order to watch or catch them 尾随〔跟踪〕某人 A police car was on their tail within seconds of the alarm going off. 警报响后几秒钟，一辆警车就跟上他们了。 We sat on their tail for about an hour until we lost them in traffic. 我们尾随了他们约一小时，直到他们在来往车辆中消失为止。shadow /ˈʃædəʊ/ [transitive verb]to follow someone or something very closely in order to watch all their movements without them realizing that they are being followed 紧紧地跟踪〔某人或某物，以监视其行动〕 I want you to shadow him for the next three days and find out who he hangs out with. 我要你随后的三天里紧紧跟踪他并查出他和谁混在一起。 Consumed with jealousy, he shadowed her for three days, hoping to catch her with her lover. 他妒火中烧，跟踪了她三天，希望捉住她和她情夫在一起。track/trail /træk, treɪl/ [transitive verb]to follow a person or animal closely, especially by looking for signs showing that they have gone in a particular direction 循迹追踪〔人或动物〕 Undercover agents have been tracking him for weeks. 密探已跟踪他几星期了。 It would be impossible to trail anyone across this type of ground. 在这种地面上跟踪人是不可能的。track/trail somebody to something The police trailed the gang to their hideout. 警察追踪匪徒到他们的藏身地。 Dogs are used to track the wolves to their lair in the forest. 用狗来追踪狼在林中的巢穴。hound /haʊnd/ [transitive verb usually in passive]to keep following someone and asking them questions about their activities, personal problems etc, in a way that is annoying or threatening 追逼；烦扰〔就私人活动、个人问题等进行追问〕 After the court case she was hounded relentlessly by the press. 那场官司之后，她不断受到新闻界的追逼。 The couple found themselves hounded by photographers as they left the church. 这对夫妇离开教堂时受到了摄影师们的纠缠。stalk /stɔːk/ [transitive verb]to follow a person or animal quietly in order to catch, injure, kill them 悄悄地追踪〔人或动物以将其捕捉、伤害或杀死〕 Polar bears stalk seals that are resting on the ice. 北极熊悄悄地逼近在冰上休息着的海豹。 The killer would stalk his victim, overpower her and then brutally murder her. 这个杀手会悄悄地跟着他的受害者，把她制伏，然后残忍地杀了她。stalker /ˈstɔːkəʳ/ [countable noun]a criminal or mentally ill person who continuously follows and watches someone in a threatening way, especially someone famous or someone they are attracted to 追踪者，跟踪者〔多指罪犯或精神病人，尤跟踪名人或迷恋者〕 Women's groups are demanding that Congress toughen the law against stalkers. 妇女团体要求国会针对跟踪者制定更为严厉的法律。 The stalker's reappearance has led to increased security around the actress. 这名跟踪者的再次出现使女演员加强了身边的保安措施。3 to follow a person or animal quickly in order to catch them 迅速跟踪人或动物以抓获他[它]run after /ˌrʌn ˈɑːftəʳǁ-ˈæf-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to run or walk quickly behind someone in order to catch them or talk to them, when they are going away from you 追赶，跟在身后 A group of little boys ran after him to ask for his autograph. 一群小男孩跟在他身后要求他签名。 She's left her briefcase. Quick! Run after her! 她忘记拿公文包了。快！追上她！chase /tʃeɪs/ [transitive verb]to run after someone in order to catch them, when they are trying to escape from you 追赶，追逐 I didn't have the energy to chase him any more. 我再也没有力气追赶他了。chase somebody across/up/down etc something The farmer chased the children across the field. 那个农民追赶着孩子们跑过田地。chase after We chased after him for about five blocks but then we lost him and had to turn back. 我们追了他大约有五个街区，后来就看不见他了，只得往回走。pursue /pəʳˈsjuːǁ-ˈsuː/ [transitive verb]especially writtento chase someone in a very determined way - used especially in stories and news reports 【尤书面】〔执意地〕追赶，追捕〔尤用于故事和新闻报道〕 Police pursued the gunman into an abandoned building. 警察追捕持枪歹徒进入一幢废弃的建筑内。 The ship was being pursued by enemy submarines. 这艘船正被敌人的潜水艇紧追不舍。in pursuit /ɪn pəʳˈsjuːtǁ-ˈsuːt/ [adverb]if you arein pursuit of someone, you chase them because you want to catch them -- used especially in stories and news reports 追赶〔尤用于故事或新闻报道中〕 The robbers sped off in a stolen car with three police vehicles in pursuit. 盗贼开着一辆偷来的汽车疾速离去，三辆警车在后面追赶。in pursuit of Cheng raced through a crowded shopping mall in pursuit of the man who had grabbed her purse. 程穿过拥挤的购物中心快速追赶那名抢了她钱包的男子。in hot pursuit A deer suddenly sprang across the road, with a pack of hunting dogs in hot pursuit. 一头鹿突然蹿过马路，后面一群猎狗紧追不舍。be on/at somebody's heels /biː ɒn, æt somebodyˈs ˈhiːlz/ [verb phrase]writtento follow very closely behind someone who is trying to escape from you, especially when you want to catch or attack them - used especially in stories 【书面】紧追不舍〔想抓住或攻击追赶的对象，尤用于故事〕 The rebels headed for the border but government troops were still at their heels. 叛军开往边境，可政府军仍紧追不舍。be hard/hot/close on somebody's heels Just 15 minutes into the race Lawson was already hot on the champion's heels. 比赛开始才15分钟，洛森已紧紧跟上了冠军。on/at somebody's heels He rushed out of the theatre with a pack of reporters at his heels. 他冲出剧院，一群记者紧跟其后。go after /ˌgəʊ ˈɑːftəʳǁ-ˈæf-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to follow someone quickly especially because you want to talk to them 赶快跟上〔尤因为想与某人说话〕 Don't go after him now. Let him calm down first. 现在别去跟着他，先让他平静下来。give chase /ˌgɪv ˈtʃeɪs/ [verb phrase]to start to chase someone who is trying to escape from you - used especially in stories and descriptions 开始追赶〔尤用于故事或描写〕 Police spotted the car speeding on Dumbarton Bridge and quickly gave chase. 警方发现那辆汽车在敦巴顿大桥上快速行驶，便迅速开始追赶。