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'folk song noun 1 a song in the traditional style of a country or community Kffc; Kill 2 a type of song that became popular in the US in the 1960s, played on a guitar and often about political topics ( H

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folksy /'fauksi; NAmE 'fouksi/ adj. 1 (especially NAmE) simple, friendly and informal ^ lb A   ; lb A

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'folk tale noun a very old traditional story from a particular place that was originally passed on to people in a spoken form K\u\K|h]

follicle /’fDlikl; NAmE 'fail-/ noun one of the very small holes in the skin which hair grows from ( % ) H

fol-low On /'fulau; NAmE 'farlou/ verb

►                GO AFTER SIM 1 to come or go after or behind sb/sth SI M; SI#: [VN] He followed her into the house. #flMM

o Follow me please. I’ll show you the way. if Sia^o         0 I think we’re being followed.

AiAAXAm^AfL <> {figurative) She followed her mother into the medical profession.   Ik

♦ HEAXjf „ 0 [V] Wherever she led, they followed.

[ft Ji, fife ill ffl SI f ij  M o 0 Sam walked in, with the

rest of the boys following closely behind. iF&SXTiibX,

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►                HAPPEN/DO AFTER X-#A£ / M 2 to come after sth/sb else in time or order; to happen as a result of sth else

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first two classes are followed by a break of ten minutes. X^XMXil, A+A^blftil[HjfAiL 01 remember little of the days that followed the accident. IbXXA A/n (ft 0 XAiBXA^f^tTo o A period of unrest followed the president’s resignation. & <k SW Z ffi X — I& HM ^ Mo 0 [V] A detailed news report will follow shortly. Tffi 0 There followed a short silence.        'z^JL 0 The opening hours are as

follows ... ^ikNfftftTT 0 A new proposal followed on from the discussions, if-tfe# T—3 [VN] ~ sth (up) with sth to do sth after sth else &     Follow

your treatment with plenty of rest. o They follow up their March show with four UK dates next month. MlAX/mimM,

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►                BE RESULT 4 ~ (from sth) (not usually used in the

progressive tenses il'fitXflXittfrBf) to be the logical result of sth H •• • (ft      : [V] I don’t see how that

follows from what you’ve just said, H Is jifc WlfTffi ffL [ft,

o 0 [V that] If a = b and

b = c it follows that a = c. A a = b, b = c, |ij a = c0

►                OF PART OF MEAL Hlft n|$A 5 to come or be eaten after

another part        ilic [VN] The main

course was followed by fresh fruit.

This pattern is usually used in the passive. jlt£l ^i«^o [V] I’ll have soup and fish to follow.

►                ROAD/PATH itS&; A If. 6 [VN] to go along a road, path,

etc. ffrlr ( iSS&,   ) : Follow this road until you

get to the school, then turn left. '?&# j2^1i&£f!j^$t,

M      7 [VN] (of a road, path, etc.  Alf 4) to

go in the same direction as sth or parallel to sth ifr# ••• #; ftr • • Xlf: The lane follows the edge of a wood for about a mile.

►                ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS & # ; jg X 8 [VN] to accept advice, instructions, etc. and do what you have been told or shown to do tgg., MWi, frM. (. & nk IfX ^): to follow a diet/recipe It MMX A#;

#ti|f o He has trouble following simple instructions, ftj #. fft fa X life M $£      b Why didn’t you follow my

advice?

►                ACCEPT/COPY H 'x:: X ifj 9 [VN] to accept sb/sth as a guide, a leader or an example; to copy sb/sth -A

jf-t (  ®W) ; &M;  They

followed the teachings of Buddha, life {|j fg \%   „ o He

always followed the latest fashions (= dressed in fash­ionable clothes).    M Mo 0 1 don’t want

you to follow my example and rush into marriage, fy X o 0 The movie follows the

book faithfully. fcffPfclWf

►                UNDERSTAND JI ffl 10 to understand an explanation or

the meaning of sth MM, BJS ( iPJME® ) : [V, VN] Sorry, I don’t follow. 0 Sorry, I don’t

follow you.   Unit0 [VN] The plot is

almost impossible to follow.      AlrXifo

o note at understand

►                WATCH/LISTEN XII; It 11 [VN] to watch or listen to sb/sth very carefully # %J XIJS,; M off: The children were following every word of the story intently. i^Cl — ^ X M A Jl/ fl/T £ o <> Her eyes followed him every­where (= she was looking at him all the time), 11#

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►                BE INTERESTED IN )X$g 12 [VN] to take an active interest

in sth and be aware of what is happening A---XX'#cj¥ A W ^ X : Have you been following the basketball championships? o

Millions of people followed the trial on TV. JLH77 A^X

►                OF B00K/M0VIE X ; £ i 13 [VN] to be concerned

with the life or development of sb/sth  A ■ • • X IS; X

A ••• A H : The novel follows the fortunes of a village community in Scotland. /M&$0£7 A —

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►                PATTERN/COURSE H A ; |I 14 [VN] to develop or

happen in a particular way &••• A A () AM; IX • • A A A X: The day followed the usual pattern.       —•

IiMi follow in sb's ’footsteps to do the same job, have the same style of life, etc. as sb else, especially sb in your family      She works in television, following

in her father’s footsteps.

f£0 follow your 'nose 1 to be guided by your sense of

smell 2 to go straight forward        A:

The garage is a mile ahead up the hill—just follow your nose.    — -Mniij

XSfcoJ3\o 3 to act according to what seems right or reasonable, rather than following any particular rules follow 'suit i (in card games W A) to play a card of the same suit that has just been played £!)]$ ( £t#£'IAft [W]?£'fe&iJl$ ) 2 to act or behave in the way that sb else has just done g|#^A #; A^A; M## — more at act n. ECI39 .follow sb a'round/a'bout to keep going with sb wherever they go      $1!^ : Will you stop following me

around! ^Xlc#i!j&i:$llrflc7 ! .follow 'on to go somewhere after sb else has gone there SI # ^; H# A; M m A: You go to the beach with the kids and I’ll follow on when I’ve finished work, tfy ffl II All J A M M, A A % ♦ I® m Wt A „ .follow 'through (in tennis, golf, etc. ft] , ifij X A M ^) to complete a stroke by continuing to move the club, racket, etc. after hitting the ball ( #)      — related

noun follow-through(I) .follow through (with sth) | .follow sth^'through to finish sth that you have started IE -«IffiJM;         ( ATAW* ) —related

noun follow-through(2) .follow sth<-*'up i to add to sth that you have just done by doing sth else    • • • A

—      M S If : You should follow up your

phone call with an email or a letter.

2 to find out more about sth that sb has told you or suggested to you ill It If 000:1 investigate : The police are following up several leads after their TV appeal for information. WAX £11

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noun follow-up

fol-low-er /'fnlao0(r); NAmE 'failou-/ noun 1 a person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas      iiM#; ft®: the followers of Mahatma

Gandhi        2 a person who is very inter­

ested in a particular activity and follows all the recent news about it A A#: keen followers of football 0 a follower of fashion      3 a person who does

things after sb else has done them first   ^#; MM