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。
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。
