obey
verb /əˈbeɪ/
/əˈbeɪ/
[transitive, intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they obey | /əˈbeɪ/ /əˈbeɪ/ |
| he / she / it obeys | /əˈbeɪz/ /əˈbeɪz/ |
| past simple obeyed | /əˈbeɪd/ /əˈbeɪd/ |
| past participle obeyed | /əˈbeɪd/ /əˈbeɪd/ |
| -ing form obeying | /əˈbeɪɪŋ/ /əˈbeɪɪŋ/ |
- to do what you are told or expected to do
服从；遵守；顺从 - obey something to obey a command/an order/rules/the law
服从指挥／命令；遵守规章／法律 - He was arrested when he failed to obey a police instruction to stop.
他因未能服从警方的制止指令而被捕。 - He has turned into an efficient soldier, blindly obeying orders (= without questioning them).
他变成了一名高效的士兵，盲目服从命令。 - obey somebody He had always obeyed his parents without question.
他对父母一向绝对服从。 - (figurative) I tried to run but my legs just wouldn't obey me.
我试着跑，但我的腿就是不听我的。 - ‘Sit down!’ Meekly, she obeyed.
“坐下！” 她乖乖地顺从了。
Topics War and conflictb2- He refuses to obey the rules.
他拒绝遵守规则。 - The driver refused to obey police instructions.
司机拒绝服从警察的指示。 - The soldiers were punished for failing to obey orders.
士兵因不服从命令而受到惩罚。 - People have a moral duty to obey the law.
遵纪守法是人们道德上的义务。 - She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.
她习惯于别人对她言听计从。 - She's being punished for failure to obey a court order.
她因未遵守庭谕正在受惩罚。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- instantly
- quickly
- …
- have to
- must
- refuse to
- …
- be only obeying orders
- a duty to obey
- an obligation to obey
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’. - obey something to obey a command/an order/rules/the law