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单词 obey
释义
obeyo‧bey /əʊˈbeɪ, ə- $ oʊ-, ə-/ ●●● W3 verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINobey
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from audire ‘to hear’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
obey
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyobey
he, she, itobeys
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyobeyed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave obeyed
he, she, ithas obeyed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad obeyed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill obey
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have obeyed
Continuous Form
PresentIam obeying
he, she, itis obeying
you, we, theyare obeying
PastI, he, she, itwas obeying
you, we, theywere obeying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been obeying
he, she, ithas been obeying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been obeying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be obeying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been obeying
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • All citizens must obey the law and be loyal to the Constitution.
  • Drivers obey speed laws only when they think the police are near.
  • I expect my students to obey me.
  • I knew that if I didn't obey, I would be shot.
  • Look how well their dog obeys.
  • She was one of those people who obeyed the rules and was never irresponsible.
  • Soldiers must always obey their commanding officer.
  • War criminals tried to justify their actions by saying that they were only obeying orders.
  • You can teach most dogs to obey simple commands.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But an obligation to obey the law as it is understood in political writings today is a mere primafacie obligation.
  • Girls of her day were taught to obey their in-laws and husbands.
  • He fought to make his fingers remain closed on the dagger, but they would not obey him.
  • None of them actually obey the formal theory which suggests that altruism towards kin in human societies is directly in proportion to shared genes.
  • The basic limitation on the obligation to obey the state arose from the fundamental purpose of the state.
  • The mere recognition of a duty to obey achieves for the government what an overwhelming application of violence would not satisfactorily achieve.
  • You've got to obey instructions - to the letter.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a law or rule says you must do: · You must obey a senior officer at all times.· If everyone obeys the rules of the road, safety is much improved.
especially spoken to do what someone has advised or ordered you to do. In informal and everyday situations, people usually say do what somebody says rather than obey: · I did what you said but the car still hasn’t started.· My husband never does what I say.
to do what your parent or teacher says you must do – used especially about children: · At school, we expect the pupils to do what they are told.· Do as you’re told and sit down.
to do what someone says you should do, or advises you to do: · You must follow your doctor’s orders.· I followed the manufacturer’s instructions.· I hope she’ll follow my advice.
formal to accept and obey a rule, law, agreement etc: · Players have to abide by the rules of the game.
formal to obey the law or customs of a place, even when you do not agree with them, because this is a necessary part of living in a society: · Smokers should respect the law, and only smoke in the privacy of their own homes.
Longman Language Activatorto obey someone
to do what someone in authority tells you to do: · Soldiers must always obey their commanding officer.· I knew that if I didn't obey, I would be shot.obey an order/command/instruction: · You can teach most dogs to obey simple commands.· War criminals tried to justify their actions by saying that they were only obeying orders.
to do what someone tells you to do, wants you to do, or thinks you should do: follow orders/instructions: · He was a military man, and therefore used to following orders.· I have followed your instructions exactly.follow somebody's advice: · Visitors to the city should follow police advice and not resist muggers.follow somebody's orders/instructions etc to the letter (=do exactly what someone tells you): · You will not make a mistake if you follow these instructions to the letter.
especially spoken to do what someone has advised or ordered you to do: · I did what you said and took half a pill instead of a whole one.· "Sit down and listen," Matt said. I did as he said.do as I say (=used by adults to tell children to do something): · I'm your father, and you'll do as I say.
especially spoken to obey someone and not do anything different - used by parents or teachers to tell children to do something: · If she doesn't do as she's told, send her to her room.
if a politician is on-message he or she is always publicly willing to support the ideas and aims of their party and to do what their leaders want them to do - used especially in newspapers: · The party leadership is desperately trying to get several senior members of the government back on-message.· Those who were firmly on-message dutifully defended the prime minister's actions to the media.
to obey a law, rule, or custom
to do what a law or rule says you must do: · Drivers obey speed laws only when they think the police are near.obey the law: · All citizens must obey the law and be loyal to the Constitution.obey the rules: · She was one of those people who obeyed the rules and was never irresponsible.
formal if you comply with a law or a decision, you do what it says you must do: · Companies must comply with European employment laws.· Failure to comply with these conditions could result in prosecution.
to accept and obey a decision, rule, agreement etc, even though you may not agree with it: · Those are the rules and regulations -- we don't make them but we have to abide by them.· Players have to abide by the referee's decision.· Generally, journalists abide by an agreed code of practice.
to always obey the law or rules closely and not ignore them: · If you keep to the rules nothing can go wrong.· Keep to the law, but apart from that, do whatever you have to do to find this man.· Do you always keep to the speed limit when you're driving?
informal to do something exactly as it should be done, especially so that there is no chance of anything going wrong: · Everyone in the party has a responsibility to stick to the rules agreed by the party conference.· Failure to stick to the safety rules could result in disaster.
to be correct according to a rule or regulation: · British meat products now have to conform to strict hygiene regulations.· Many classroom interactions do not conform to the rules of normal conversation.
formal to take notice of and obey rules, laws, customs etc: · You can avoid danger by observing these simple rules.· Too many accidents are occurring at work because employers are not observing safety regulations.· We try to observe the local customs so that we don't offend people.
formal to obey the law or customs of a place, especially because you believe it is important to obey them: · The President is expected to respect the constitution.· He's an honest, responsible citizen who respects the law and is dedicated to his family.
to obey the rules and behave in an acceptable way in your job or in an organization, even if you do not want to, do not agree etc: · They didn't agree, but as government employees they had to toe the line.· Gail realized that she had to toe the line if she wanted to keep her job.
to do something exactly according to the rules or instructions, rather than in your own way: · Police must always go completely by the book when making arrests.· My financial advisor is very straight - he does everything by the book.
always doing what you are told to do
someone who is obedient always does what their parents, teachers, or people in authority tell them to do - use this especially about children: · Bruno was a quiet and obedient little boy.· Research shows that pupils who are good at maths tend to be more conformist and obedient than other pupils. obedient to: · The majority of people were obedient to the King, not questioning his government.
obedient behaviour: obedience to: · Young children are expected to show obedience to their parents.absolute/complete/total obedience: · The General demanded absolute obedience from his men.
always obeying the law because you think this is the right thing to do: · These men are all decent, tax-paying, law-abiding people.· There is a tendency to look back at a time when people were more peaceful and law-abiding.
always doing what you are expected to do and always behaving in a loyal and obedient way: · Tom Campbell has been a loyal and dutiful employee of this firm for 25 years.· She rejected the traditional female roles of docile daughter and dutiful wife.
a group of people that is disciplined has developed obedience or has been trained to be obedient: · They are a well-trained, disciplined and efficient fighting force.well-disciplined: · The workforce is well-disciplined and eager to work.
too willing to do what you are told to do
always willing to do what someone tells you to do even if it is unpleasant or they ask you in an unpleasant way: · My father was a violent, demanding man, who expected my mother to be completely submissive.· If you constantly try to make someone happy, you end up becoming submissive, saying yes when you don't really mean it.
informal someone who always agrees with and obeys their employer or leader etc: · It's no good applying for a job with him unless you're happy being a yes-man.· She packed the committees with yes-men and then did just what she liked.
obeying someone too eagerly and showing them too much respect: · The driver asked in a servile tone for more instructions.· He was young and hard-working, though annoyingly servile.
someone who is subservient is always willing to do what people tell them to do and behaves as if they expect to be told what to do: · The waiter had an excessively subservient manner that made us very uncomfortable.subservient to: · What she hated about being a nurse was having to be so subservient to doctors.
: slavish obedience/compliance/conformity etc obeying much too easily without thinking or asking questions: · The women's slavish obedience disgusted me.· He was able to manipulate their slavish willingness to serve in the name of patriotism.
too obedient because you are used to obeying people or because you are afraid not to obey: · It's depressing to see an intelligent, spirited young woman like her turning into a meek and compliant wife.· Patients who are less compliant may be forced to take medication against their will.
when someone does whatever someone else tells them to do, without thinking for themselves about whether it is right or wrong: · With blind obedience, I allowed Victor to organize my life.
someone who is always too willing to do what someone else, especially someone in authority, tells them to do, even when this is wrong: · Many employees regarded Human Resources staff as little more than management lackeys.· Some poeple in the UK were worried that their country might be regarded as simply being a lackey of the US.
when you have to do whatever someone tells you to do
spoken say this when you feel you have to do whatever someone says, even if you disagree: · Personally, I don't like dark-coloured wallpaper, but you're the boss.· If he tells you to do something, you do it, no questions, because he's the boss.
to be so strongly influenced by someone so that they control you completely and you do anything that they want you to do: · The President, senators, and deputies are all under the thumb of the military.have somebody under your thumb: · It was widely known that the mafia had the union under their thumb.
if you are at someone's beck and call , they are always telling you to do things for them, and you always have to be ready to do things for them: · I have never liked to be at anybody's beck and call.· She was always rushing around at her mother's beck and call.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYnouns
· She’s the sort of person who always obeys the rules.
· The first duty of a soldier is to obey orders.
(=to have a duty to do something)· Citizens have an obligation to obey the law.
verbs
· She felt she had to obey her father, even though she thought he was wrong.
· Many people felt the law was unfair, and refused to obey it.
adverbs
(=to obey without asking any questions)· He looked terrified, but blindly obeyed.
· He expected his orders to be obeyed instantly.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· Your dog will soon learn to obey your commands.
formal (also yield to an impulse literary) (=do something because you have a sudden very strong desire to do it)· Yielding to an impulse, she called him on her mobile phone.
(=do what your instinct tells you to do)· You should obey your instincts when dealing with strangers.
· Citizens have a duty to obey the law.
· He refused to obey this order.
· She wasn’t going to obey their silly rules.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· But where servility and not obedience is called for, then the command to obey clearly does not apply.
· But would she obey her husband?· That meant obeying my husband and that his decisions were final.· Within marriage a wife was generally expected to obey her husband.· But it was a wife's duty to obey her husband in all that was not sin.· Girls of her day were taught to obey their in-laws and husbands.· You get married and the Bible says you are to obey your husband.
· You've got to obey instructions - to the letter.· People are supposed to observe the sign-posts and obey the instructions.· Aggrieved, she refused to obey instructions to sit and watch the dancers and took a side door into the cloisters.· First, some accept its authority and obey its instructions because they are binding on them.· You are obliged to obey a reasonable instruction given by an authorised superior.
· The first great law is to obey...
· Citizens have an obligation to obey law by virtue of the fact that it is made in accordance with established procedures.· There is no social obligation to obey the law.· The basic limitation on the obligation to obey the state arose from the fundamental purpose of the state.· It has, in fact, been argued that he has greater obligation to obey because of his participation.· But an obligation to obey the law as it is understood in political writings today is a mere primafacie obligation.· Is there a primafacie obligation to obey the law which transcends the limits of the state's authority?· It may entail an obligation to obey certain of the more politically sensitive laws.· I will postpone consideration of the obligation to obey the law until the last section of this chapter.
· Sometimes your questions were stray snipes over no-man's-land, bringing sharp hands and the order you had to obey.· Review the multiplicity of language-games in the following examples, and in others: Giving orders, and obeying them.· And, since he seems to attach importance to the language-game of giving orders and obeying them, let us begin there.
· But Gary liked an orderly life and believed that chil-dren should obey their parents.· Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleasing to the Lord...
· In this modern world we must both see that people obey the law and also be compassionate.· For the most part, they are honorable people who obey the law and behave reasonably well.
· It seemed that she might sit anywhere she chose, that there were no rules to obey.
VERB
· What turning-point of history will I decline, refuse, obey?· Upon regaining consciousness, he'd panicked when his limbs, leaden and numb, had refused to obey him.· She made a little moan, her head refusing to obey her and tilting back in pleasure at the touch of his hands.· When the order was repeated, he refused to obey and later resigned.· Aggrieved, she refused to obey instructions to sit and watch the dancers and took a side door into the cloisters.· The deputy commander reportedly has twice refused to obey the commander's direct orders on troop deployment.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounobedience ≠ disobedienceadjectiveobedient ≠ disobedientverbobey ≠ disobeyadverbobediently ≠ disobediently
 to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a law or rule says you must do OPP  disobey:  The little boy made no effort to obey. ‘Sit!’ he said, and the dog obeyed him instantly.obey an order/command Soldiers are expected to obey orders without questioning them.obey the law/rules Failure to obey the law can lead to a large fine. ► Don’t say ‘obey to someone/something’. Say obey someone/something: He refused to obey their orders (NOT obey to their orders).RegisterObey is used especially when talking about doing what laws or people in authority tell you to do. In everyday situations, people usually say do what somebody says:· My husband never does what I say.COLLOCATIONSnounsobey the law/rules· She’s the sort of person who always obeys the rules.obey an order/command/instruction· The first duty of a soldier is to obey orders.an obligation to obey (=to have a duty to do something)· Citizens have an obligation to obey the law.verbsmust obey/have to obey· She felt she had to obey her father, even though she thought he was wrong.refuse to obey· Many people felt the law was unfair, and refused to obey it.adverbsblindly obey (=to obey without asking any questions)· He looked terrified, but blindly obeyed.obey instantly/immediately· He expected his orders to be obeyed instantly.THESAURUSobey to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a law or rule says you must do: · You must obey a senior officer at all times.· If everyone obeys the rules of the road, safety is much improved.do what somebody says especially spoken to do what someone has advised or ordered you to do. In informal and everyday situations, people usually say do what somebody says rather than obey: · I did what you said but the car still hasn’t started.· My husband never does what I say.do what you are told/do as you are told to do what your parent or teacher says you must do – used especially about children: · At school, we expect the pupils to do what they are told.· Do as you’re told and sit down.follow somebody’s orders/instructions/advice to do what someone says you should do, or advises you to do: · You must follow your doctor’s orders.· I followed the manufacturer’s instructions.· I hope she’ll follow my advice.abide by something formal to accept and obey a rule, law, agreement etc: · Players have to abide by the rules of the game.respect formal to obey the law or customs of a place, even when you do not agree with them, because this is a necessary part of living in a society: · Smokers should respect the law, and only smoke in the privacy of their own homes.
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