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源自短语 'follow up'(跟进),后合并为单一词汇,20世纪中期开始广泛使用。
❶ 后续行动或措施,指为了确认、补充或继续之前的工作而采取的行动。常用于商业、医疗或日常沟通中。
“The doctor scheduled a followup to check the patient's progress.”
(医生安排了后续检查以了解病人的恢复情况。)
“After the meeting, we sent a followup email with the action items.”
(会议结束后,我们发送了一封包含行动项的后续邮件。)
❶ 后续的,指与之前事件或行动相关的,常用于描述会议、检查或行动等。
“The followup meeting will be held next Monday.”
(后续会议将于下周一举行。)
“He received a followup questionnaire after the survey.”
(他在调查后收到了一份后续问卷。)
followup on — 对某事进行跟进或采取后续行动,通常用于工作或正式沟通中。
“I will followup on your request and get back to you soon.”
(我会跟进您的请求并尽快给您回复。)