following

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ adj. / prep.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

接着的；下列的；在……之后

释义与例句

adj. 接着的；下列的
coming immediately after something in time or order, or about to be mentioned
  1. The shop remained closed the following day while repairs were carried out.
    次日商店继续停业，以便进行维修。
  2. Please answer the following questions in complete sentences.
    请用完整的句子回答下列问题。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He resigned on the Friday and left the country the following week.
    他星期五辞职，随后一周离开了这个国家。
prep. 在……之后
after an event or as a result of something
  1. Following the meeting, the directors issued a brief statement.
    会议结束后，董事们发表了一份简短声明。
  2. The road was reopened following repairs to the bridge.
    桥梁修缮后，这条路重新开放了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Following several complaints, the council agreed to review the scheme.
    接到数起投诉后，地方议会同意审查该计划。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 the following + 名词可指“接下来的”或“下列的”；following + 事件名词作介词时意为“在该事件之后”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • follow 跟随；遵循
    following 的动词词根，可表示空间上的跟随、顺序上的承接或按规则行事。
  • follower 追随者；关注者
    由 follow 派生的可数名词，常用于支持者或社交媒体关注者。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • next 下一个的；紧接着的
    following 常指某一已知时间点之后的那天、那周等，也可引出下列内容；next 常指从当前或指定参照点看紧接着的下一个。following 还可作介词表示“在……之后”，next 没有这一介词用法。
    The next train to York leaves at ten past nine. 下一班开往约克的火车九点十分发车。
常见搭配
  • the following day 第二天；次日
    The samples were collected and analysed the following day. 样本采集后于次日进行了分析。
  • the following questions 下列问题
    The following questions are designed to assess your reading comprehension. 下列问题旨在评估你的阅读理解能力。
  • following the meeting 会后
    Following the meeting, staff were invited to submit written feedback. 会后，员工们受邀提交书面反馈。