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⇨ follow 1follow1 verb You lead, I'll follow. 你带路，我跟着。A news report will follow shortly. 接下来是新闻报道。follow instructions/sb's advice/the rules 遵循指示；听从某人的忠告；遵循规则follow the fashions/sb's example 追随潮流；以某人为榜样follow ♦︎ chase ♦︎ hunt ♦︎ pursue ♦︎ stalk ♦︎ tail ♦︎ trail ♦︎ trackThese words all mean to go after a person or animal because you have a particular reason to do so. 这些词均表示跟随、跟踪、追踪人或动物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to follow / chase / pursue sb / sth into sth◆to follow / chase / pursue / stalk / tail / trail / track a person◆to follow / chase / hunt / pursue / stalk / trail / track an animal◆to chase / hunt / pursue / stalk (its) prey◆to chase / hunt / pursue a criminal◆the police follow / chase / hunt / pursue / tail sb◆to follow / pursue sb / sth closely■ follow [transitive, intransitive] to come or go after or behind sb/sth 跟随；跟着◆Follow me, please. I'll show you the way.请跟我走，我来给你带路。◆I think we're being followed.我认为有人在跟踪我们。◆She walked in and we all followed.她走了进去，我们也都跟着进去了。OPP lead ⇨ take 2 ■ chase [transitive, intransitive] to run, drive, etc. fast after sb/sth in order to catch them 追赶；追逐；追捕◆My dog likes chasing rabbits.我的狗喜欢追兔子。◆The boys were chasing each other around the yard.男孩们正围着院子相互追逐嬉戏。◆They chased after the burglar but didn't catch him.他们追赶那个盗贼却没有抓住他。▸ chase [countable] ◆a high-speed car chase一场飙车追逐◆We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase.我们在狭窄的街道上被他甩掉，不得不放弃对他的追捕。■ hunt [intransitive, transitive] to chase wild animals or birds in order to catch or kill them for food, sport or to make money 打猎；猎取；猎杀◆Lions sometimes hunt alone.狮子有时单独猎食。◆The animals are hunted for their fur.人们为了获取这些动物的毛皮将其猎杀。◆It is now illegal to hunt otters.现在猎杀水獭是犯法的。◆ (BrE) They hunt (= chase and kill foxes as a sport, riding horses and using dogs) when they stay with friends in Ireland.他们去爱尔兰时会和那儿的朋友去猎狐。▸ hunt [countable] (often in compounds 常构成复合词) ◆a tiger / seal hunt猎虎；猎海豹▸ hunting noun [uncountable] ◆traditional country pursuits like hunting, shooting and fishing捕猎、射猎、钓鱼等的传统的乡村消遣活动■ pursue (formal or written) to follow sb/sth, because you want to catch them 追逐；跟踪；追赶◆She drove away, hotly pursued by the photographers.她驾车离开，摄影记者穷追不舍。◆Police pursued the car at high speed.警察高速追赶那辆汽车。▸ pursuit / /pəˈsjuːt; NAmE pərˈsuːt/ noun [uncountable] ◆We drove away with two police cars in pursuit (= following).我们驾车离开，后面有两辆警车追赶。■ stalk /stɔːk/ / [transitive, intransitive] to move slowly and quietly towards an animal or person in order to kill, catch or harm it/them; to illegally follow and watch sb over a long period of time, in a way that is annoying or frightening 偷偷接近，潜近（猎物或人）；（非法）跟踪，盯梢◆The lion was stalking a zebra.那只狮子偷偷接近一匹斑马。◆He stalked his victim as she walked home, and then attacked her.她步行回家时，他偷偷地跟随并袭击了她。◆He was arrested and accused of stalking the actor over a period of three years.他给抓了起来，被控三年来一直在盯那个演员的梢。▸ stalking noun [uncountable] ◆the deer stalking season追踪鹿的季节◆An undercover detective said, 'Stalking has become a problem that we must take seriously.'一名便衣侦探说：“非法跟踪已成为我们必须严肃对待的问题。”■ tail [transitive] to follow sb closely and secretly, especially in order to see where they go and what they do 跟踪，尾随，盯梢（尤指为掌握其动向）◆A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks.一名私人侦探几个星期来一直在跟踪他们。■ trail [transitive] to follow sb/sth by looking for signs that show you where they have been 追寻⋯的踪迹◆The police trailed Dale for years.警方多年来一直追踪戴尔的去向。◆Sharks were trailing the ship.鲨鱼正在追踪那艘船。 see also trail ⇨ trail noun ■ track [transitive, intransitive] to find sb/sth by following the marks, signs or information that they have left behind them （根据踪迹、线索等）追寻◆The men earned their living tracking and shooting bears.那些男人以追踪射猎熊为生。 see also track ⇨ trail noun |