as follows主要用于介绍或列举事项,意为“如下”,其中的 follows必须带有词尾 –s,在句子可以用作以下成分:

1. 用作表语。如:

My main objections fire as follows: First of all no proper budget has been drawn up. Secondly, there is no guarantee that... 我主要的反对意见如下:首先,没有制订适当的预算;其次,没有保证……

The main events were as follows: first, the president’s speech, secondly the secretary’s reply and thirdly, the chairman’s summing-up. 主要活动如下:第1项,总裁讲话;第2项,秘书做解答;第3项,主席做总结。

The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh

优胜者分别是:E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.盖茨和A.麦金托什。

2. 用作状语。如:

Just before the battle the general addressed his army as follows. 就在战斗打响之前,将军对部队讲了下面这番话。

Expenditure on the project breaks down as follows: wages 10m, plant 4m, raw materials 5m. 该工程费用开支可分成如下几部分:工资1,000万英镑,厂房设备400万英镑,原料500万英镑。

比较下面的同义句:

His explanation is as follows.=He explains it as follows. 他的解释如下。

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