follow through

释义

1. 牛津电影里 80%

   把…进行到底；完成（开了头的事）

   to finish sth that you have started

   They dropped it, didn't follow through.

2. 牛津电影里 20%

   （击球后球拍、球棒等）完成顺势动作

   to complete a stroke by continuing to move the club, racket, etc. after hitting the ball

   Square your shoulders. Don't forget to follow through!

电影里这样说 · 11 部

• They dropped it, didn't follow through.All the President's Men1976
• There's a lot of hard talk here and no follow-through.American History X1998
• Square your shoulders. Don't forget to follow through!Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018
• We follow throughJurassic World Dominion2022
• ... to follow through on our instincts, like Malkovich has...Being John Malkovich1999
• In case you didn't follow through. One man to kill the Chancellor,Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015
• You're not extending enough on your follow-through.The Aviator2004
• I'm gonna need your assurance you're gonna follow through with it.The Place Beyond the Pines2013

在完整场景里学

• 总统班底1976
  • 深夜闯民主党总部被捕：work the phones（挨个打电话找线索）
  • 电话一路追到白宫：under adjudication（正在审理中）
  • 新人拼抢水门选题：bust one's ass（拼了老命干活）
• 美国X档案1998
  • 逼学生写哥哥的论文：here's the drill（规矩是这样的）
  • 简报会上放仇恨录像：pin something on someone（栽赃）
  • 球场上打赌抢地盘：make ends meet（勉强维持生计）

同一词条的短语

• follow in footsteps
• follow your nose
• follow suit
• a hard act to follow
• follow around
• follow on
• follow up