n.1. 下一个2. 一批拥护者The Republicans have quite a large following in the North.共和党人在北方有相当大的一批支持者。
He has a large following.他有很多追随者。
adj.1. 接着的；其次的The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.第二天，这个病人要了一床头电话机。
She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.第二天上午，她穿着一件毛皮大衣，一手拎着手提包，一手拿着长柄伞，又来到这家商店。
2. 下列的the following sentences下列句子
The following articles have been chosen to be the candidates for the prize.下列文章被选定作得奖的候选作品
The following students will stay.下列同学请留下。
3. 顺船方向的