单词 | obey |
释义 | obey (once / 106 pages) v When you obey, you follow someone's rules or instructions. In the old days, all of a monarchy's citizens were expected to obey the commands of their king or queen. You might be expected to obey the rules your strict parents lay down, or to obey the guidelines of a group or club you belong to. Religious Christians obey God, and soldiers obey the direct orders their commanding officers give them. To obey is to be obedient, and both words come from the Latin obedire, which literally means "listen to," but is used to mean "pay attention to." WORD FAMILYobey: disobey, obeyed, obeying, obeys+/disobey: disobeyed, disobeying, disobeys USAGE EXAMPLESGorman cited the victim’s decision to rush Wright, which apparently led to the shooting, instead of obeying Wright’s request for money. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Officers ordered Hall to drop the knife but he did not obey and was shot, the report said. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) The DMV noted that 20 companies are currently approved to operate 130 test vehicles, and they are “obeying the law.” Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) v be obedient to Ant|Hypo|Hyper disobey refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient abide by, comply, follow act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes take ordersreceive and be expected to follow directions or commands heed, listen, mindpay close attention to; give heed to accommodate, obligeprovide a service or favor for someone toe the linedo what is expected conform toobserve adapt, adjust, conform adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
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