| 单词 | conform |
| 释义 | conform (once / 359 pages) v To conform means to adapt to fit in with new conditions. So if you travel to Morocco, you should conform to the local custom and adjust your usual wardrobe to one that is more modest. Sometimes conform gets a bad rap, carrying with it the sense of compromising one’s individuality to fit in or please others. But take note that it doesn’t always have to carry such a negative charge. For example, the manager of a factory that produces bouncy balls would want each ball that came off his conveyor belts to conform to a high standard of durability, bounciness, and roundness. WORD FAMILYconform: conformable, conformance, conformation, conformed, conforming, conformism, conformity, conforms+/Nonconformist: Nonconformists/conformable: conformably, unconformable/conformance: nonconformance/conformation: conformations/conforming: nonconforming/conformism: conformist, nonconformism/conformist: conformists, unconformist/conformity: conformities, nonconformity/nonconformism: Nonconformist, nonconformist/nonconformist: nonconformists/nonconformity: nonconformities/unconformable: unconformably USAGE EXAMPLESConforming to no stereotype — they were health-food enthusiasts and hippie-bashers — they were each, in their way, sympathetic to visual art. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) McCully, however, refused to back down, telling Netanyahu: “This resolution conforms to our policy and we will move it forward.” The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) The measures “conform to the expectations of the masses,” Xinhua said in a commentary on Saturday. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1v be similar, be in line with Ant|Hypo depart, deviate, diverge, vary be at variance with; be out of line with scan conform to a metrical pattern 2v adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions Syn|Hypo|Hyper adapt, adjust readapt, readjust adjust anew readaptadapt anew assimilatebecome similar to one's environment focalise, focalize, focusbecome focussed or come into focus acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatizeget used to a certain climate matchbe equal or harmonize obeybe obedient to squarecause to match, as of ideas or acts acculturateassimilate culturally abide by, comply, followact 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 change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature |
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