英 [ˈfɒləʊɪŋ] 美 [ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ]
adj. 之后的，接下来的；下列的，以下的；顺风的
n. 追随者，拥护者
prep. 在……之后，紧接着
v. 跟随；沿行；（时间、顺序）排在……之后（follow 的现在分词形式）
复数followings
following /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ CET4 TEM4
介词 Following a particular event means after that event. 在…之后
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，基督徒们真地认为世界将要消亡。
形容词 The following day, week, or year is the day, week, or year after the one you have just mentioned. 其后的 (日、月、年等)
The following day the picture appeared on the front pages of every newspaper in the world.
次日，照片出现在世界各地报纸的头版。
We went to dinner the following Monday evening.
在接下来的那个周一晚上我们一起共进晚餐。
形容词 You use following to refer to something that you are about to mention. 以下的
Write down the following information: name of product, type, date purchased and price.
写下以下信息：产品名称、型号、购买日期和价格。
代词 The following refers to the thing or things that you are about to mention. 以下的事或物
The following is a paraphrase of what was said.
以下是对所说内容的解释。
可数名词 A person or organization that has a following has a group of people who support or admire their beliefs or actions. 支持者
Australian rugby league enjoys a huge following in New Zealand.
澳大利亚橄榄球队在新西兰有一大批支持者。
a group of followers or enthusiasts
同义词： followers
going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade ; tried to outrun the following footsteps
in the desired direction
a following wind
下列的
16、下列(Following)情形那些属于违例(Illegal)：
加拿大社会化媒体分析公司Sysomos今年6月对Twitter进行了研究，发现Twitter用户的信息发布和更新，追随(following)和追随者(follower)的比例在整体用户中只占到很小的比例。
... infer推论，揣度 following接着的，下列的 essential需要的，必不成少的，原质的，根基的 ...
6.5 用户均须对行使下列实质（或其各项(The)勾结）所实行的一切运动和业务担负（不管下述(Following)运用是否取得受权）： i.
The following is a summary of events.
现将重大事件综述如下。
Are the following statements true or false?
下面的说法对不对？
Profits fell sharply following the takeover.
接管后，利润突然大幅度降低。
And something did. The following winter, the winter of eighteen fifty-one, is still remembered for the heavy snows in the mountains.
VOA : special.2009.06.06
The act of preaching sermons for Puritans was becoming more important, actually, than following the ceremonial rituals of the Church of England.
训诫对于清教徒而言愈发的重要，实际上，甚至比英国教会的宗教仪式更为重要。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
And so what we do, in order to designate the identity of an atom, is the following.
所以，我们要做什么，为了标出原子的特性，这就是我们要做的。
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The Americans had planned to use the Infrared Telescope Facility on top of Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano the following night.
VOA : special.2009.08.25
Most of these men had stayed at a house One by one,in the days following Lincoln's death, these people were arrested.
VOA : special.2010.01.07
But, along with the need for more pools, the sport needs greater following and publicity.
The Mobile International segment covers the following sub segments: Germany, Belgium, and Rest of the World.
He launched Gear the following year, whose circulation crested at 500, 000 before folding in 2003.