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following adjective | noun | preposition
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fol·low·ing / 5fBloIN ; 5fRlEJIN /adjective
1. the following afternoon / month / page / chapter etc the next afternoon, month etc第二天下午/第二个月/下一页/下一章等;ANTpreceding
He was sick in the evening, but the following day he was better.那天晚上他生病了,但第二天就有所好转。
2. the following example / way etc the example, way etc that will be mentioned next以下的例子/方式等:
Payment may be made in any of the following ways: cheque, cash, or credit card.可用以下任何一种方式付款: 支票、现金或信用卡。
3. a following wind a wind that is blowing in the same direction as a ship, and helps it to move faster〔船航行时的〕顺风
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followingnoun C
1. usually singulara group of people who support or admire someone一批追随者(支持者,崇拜者):
The band has a big following in Europe.这支乐队在欧洲有一大批乐迷。
2. the following the people or things that you are going to mention下列人员; 下列事物:
The following have been selected to play in tomorrow's game: Louise Carus, Fiona Douglas…下列人员已被选中参加明天的比赛: 路易斯·卡勒斯、菲奥娜·道格拉斯…

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followingpreposition
1. after an event or as a result of it在…以后; 由于;ANTbefore
Following the president's speech, there will be a few minutes for questions.总统发表演讲之后将留出几分钟时间供提问。
Thousands of refugees left the country following the outbreak of civil war.内战爆发后,成千上万的难民逃离该国。

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