following
形容词 adj.
1.其次的, 接着的
Answer the following questions.
回答下列问题。
The following is the full text.
全文如下。
2.下述的
The President has issued the following statement.
总统已经发表了下述声明。
名词 n.
1.一群追随者[拥护者]
She has a keen following among rock fans.
她在摇滚乐迷中拥有一批热心的追随者。
2.下述；下列；如下
介词 prep.
在（某事）以后；由于
ollowing
英 ['fɒləʊɪŋ] 美 [ˈfɑloɪŋ]
adj. 后面的，其次的；下列的；顺风的
n. 崇拜者，拥护者；下列，如下；跟随；随球
prep. 随后，在…以后
v. 跟随，接着(follow的现在分词)
以下； 下列； 下面； 下述的 复数：followings
介词在…之后;紧接着
Following a particular event means after that event.
In the centuries following Christ's death, Christians genuinely believed the world was about to end...
在耶稣死后的几个世纪里，基督徒们真的相信世界将要灭亡。
Following a day of medical research, the conference focused on educational practices.
在就医学研究专题讨论一天后，会议接下来的主题集中在教学实践上。
接下来的;之后的
The following day, week, or year is the day, week, or year after the one you have just mentioned.
The following day the picture appeared on the front pages of every newspaper in the world...
第二天照片出现在全世界所有报纸的头版。
We went to dinner the following Monday evening..
. 接下来那个周一的晚上，我们一起去吃了晚餐。
The following year she joined the Royal Opera House.
次年她加入了皇家歌剧院。
The following refers to the thing or things that you are about to mention.
接下来的;下面的
The following is a paraphrase of what was said...
下面是对刚才说过的话的阐释。
Do you use any of the following? Pager, Answering machine, Mobile phone, Car phone.
你使用下面的物品吗？传呼机、电话答录机、移动电话和车载电话。
We had sighted the vessel and were following it.
我们已看到那船并在跟随着它。
2. They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.
他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
3. The following evening a party was given for him by his parents.
第二天晚上他父母为他举行了一个派对。
4. The King came in, with all his servants following after him.
国王走了进来，所有侍从跟在他的后面。
5. Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals. 接二连三的丑闻使医生名誉扫地。
6. She had an uneasy feeling that they were still following her.
她有一种他们仍在跟踪她的不安感觉。
7. The mines had been closed down following a geological survey.
继一次地质调查之后，这些矿井已被关闭了。
8. Following the heavy rain, the storage tanks were filling up again.
那场暴雨过后，储水池又满了。
9. Her trainer paced her on a motorcar following her slowly.
她的教练骑着一辆摩托慢慢跟随着她为她测步速。
10. Police dogs have good noses for following criminals' trails. 警犬的嗅觉对罪犯留下来的痕迹特别敏锐。
11. She walked back to the bus stop,with him following her.
她走回到公共汽车站，他跟在她的后面。
12. She died of shock following an operation on the brain.
她死于脑手术之后的休克。
13. Top of the range Scotches attract a fanatical following among whisky buffs.
顶级苏格兰威士忌在威士忌酒酒迷中吸引了一批狂热的拥趸。
14. An agency has been opened at the following address.
一个分销处已在下述地点开始营业。
15. The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.
战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
16. He glanced back to see if they were following.
他回头看一下他们是否跟在后面。
17. The following few rules contain the secret of correct book-keeping.
以下几条规定包含了正确记账的秘诀。
18. This examination is divided into two parts and covers the following subjects.
这次考查分两个部分，包括下列科目。
19. Following the sea is the tradition of his family.
当海员是他家世代相传的职业。
20. In the following year he joined the Communist Party.
第二年他入了党。
可数名词(统称)支持者，拥护者
A person or organization that has a following has a group of people who support or admire their beliefs or actions.
Australian rugby league enjoys a huge following in New Zealand.
澳大利亚橄榄球联盟在新西兰有众多支持者。
5. ADJ 形容词(风向)顺的;顺风的
If a boat or vehicle has a following wind, the wind is moving in the same direction as the boat or vehicle.
The following wind and eastward running tide had given us a very pleasant, lazy sail.
顺风和向东的潮水使我们的航行很惬意、很省力。