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.).
权威例句
1. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."
“在那儿等着!”凯瑟琳站起身来,“不,我改主意了。跟我来。”
2. He wants companies to follow the European model of social responsibility.
他希望各公司能够以欧洲公司为榜样,承担社会责任。
3. He decided on roast chicken and vegetables, with apple pie to follow.
他决定点烤鸡配蔬菜,然后再要一份苹果派。
4. A debriefing would follow this operation, to determine where it went wrong.