1. copy: to do the same things that
someone else does, especially in order to look like them or be like them
例：
Children learn swearing from copying their
parents and siblings. （小孩說臟話都是從父母和兄弟姐妹那兒學來的。）
Martin often claimed he copied Bing
Crosby's singing style, but there was much more to his music than that. （馬丁經常說，自己的演唱風格確實是模仿平·克勞斯貝，但是自己的音樂還有更多其他特色。）
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2. ape: to imitate someone's
behavior, in a way that other people think is stupid or silly
例：
His music attempts to ape classical styles,
but the results are not very original. （他想模仿古典樂，最后出來的結果沒什么原創(chuàng)性。）
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3. follow the crowd/go (along) with the crowd: to do the same as the rest of a group of people because you have
not really thought about what you want or because you do not want to disagree
with what most people think
例：
That experience taught me never to follow
the crowd blindly. （我的經驗告訴我，不要盲目跟風。）
It's hard, as an investor, to resist the
urge to go along with the crowd, but that isn't where the money is. （投資者很難做到不跟風，但是如果跟風，就賺不到錢了。）
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4. jump on the bandwagon: to do the
same as a lot of other people are doing because you think there will be some
advantage for you or because it is fashionable
備注：也可寫作''climb/get
on the bandwagon''。
例：
When they realized there was money to be
made from games such as snooker, sportswear advertisers soon jumped on the
bandwagon. （一發(fā)現像斯諾克之類的運動很賺錢，運動服廣告商便蜂擁而至。）
I don't want to look as if I'm jumping on the
bandwagon. （我不想做出趕潮流、人云亦云的樣子。）
Many companies are getting on the bandwagon
and offering flexible schedules to their employees. （很多公司追趕潮流，實行彈性工作制。）
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5. do what somebody does: to do the
same things as someone else, especially in order to learn from them
備注：''do what
somebody does''是非正式的用法。
例：
Just watch and do what I do. It's pretty
easy. （看好了，跟著我這樣做，非常簡單。）
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6. follow somebody's example: to
copy what someone else has done because you think that their behavior or
actions were a good idea
例：
Brian persuaded his brothers to follow his
example and join the navy. （布萊恩勸他弟弟學自己的榜樣，也去參軍。）
Following the example of Nixon, a
politician he greatly admired, he decided to try to make himself more appealing
to voters. （他一向崇拜尼克松，他決定像尼克松一樣贏得更多選民的青睞。）
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7. follow in somebody's footsteps:
to do the same job or to work or live in the same way as someone else before
you, especially someone in your family
例：
My father was always disappointed that Joey
didn't follow in his footsteps and take over the farm. (喬伊沒有子承父業(yè)接手農場，令我爸很失望。）
He is a doctor and expects his son to
follow in his footsteps. （他是醫(yī)生，希望他兒子子承父業(yè)也當醫(yī)生。）
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8. follow suit/follow somebody's lead: to do what someone else has just done because it seems the correct
thing to do
例：
We're hoping that Europe will follow the
US's lead and ban all use of these poisonous gases. （我們希望歐洲可以效仿美國，禁止使用這些有毒氣體。）
Other countries are likely to follow the
U.S.'s lead. （其他國家可能會效仿美國。）
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