名詞 follow-up:

1. a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
   同義詞：followup
2. an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done
   同義詞：followup
3. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
   同義詞：followup, reexamination, review

動詞 follow-up:

1. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
   同義詞：follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
2. increase the effectiveness or success of by further action
   同義詞：follow up

1. As a follow-up to the television series the BBC is publishing a book.
   英國廣播公司在播放那部電視連續(xù)劇以後，即將出版一部有關(guān)的書。

follow-up 或 fol.low.up

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of following up, as to further an end or review new developments:
追蹤調(diào)查：追蹤的行動或?qū)嵗?，如為進一步探究結(jié)果或查看新的發(fā)展：
例句：
The follow-up is often as important as the initial contact in gaining new clients. The social worker`s emphasis on followup reassured her clients.
為贏得新顧客，追蹤調(diào)查和最初的接觸一樣重要。社會工作者的追蹤調(diào)查使委托人放心

One that follows so as to further an end or increase effectiveness:
后續(xù)產(chǎn)品：隨后的產(chǎn)品，目的是為了深入到結(jié)果或提高效力：
例句：
The software was a successful follow-up to the original product.
軟件是對最初產(chǎn)品成功的后續(xù)產(chǎn)品

An article or a report giving further information on a previously reported item of news.
追蹤報道：一篇文章或報導，用來給先前報道過的新聞提供進一步的信息
adj.（形容詞）
Intended to follow up, as to reinforce or evaluate previous action:
后續(xù)的，追蹤的：為了加強或評價先前的行動而試圖繼續(xù)探究的：
例句：
follow-up services that are provided by the sales department; a followup examination after the surgery.
銷售部門提供的售后服務；外科手術(shù)后的追蹤調(diào)查