1905, originally in the argot of sales and business, from verbal phrase follow up "pursue closely, act on energetically" (1794); see follow (v.) + up (adv.).
雙語例句
1. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."
“在那兒等著！”凱瑟琳站起身來，“不，我改主意了。跟我來?！?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句
2. He wants companies to follow the European model of social responsibility.
他希望各公司能夠以歐洲公司為榜樣，承擔社會責任。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.
他決定點烤雞配蔬菜，然后再要一份蘋果派。
來自柯林斯例句
4. A debriefing would follow this operation, to determine where it went wrong.