conform
verb /kənˈfɔːm/
/kənˈfɔːrm/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they conform | /kənˈfɔːm/ /kənˈfɔːrm/ |
he / she / it conforms | /kənˈfɔːmz/ /kənˈfɔːrmz/ |
past simple conformed | /kənˈfɔːmd/ /kənˈfɔːrmd/ |
past participle conformed | /kənˈfɔːmd/ /kənˈfɔːrmd/ |
-ing form conforming | /kənˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /kənˈfɔːrmɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society
顺从,顺应(大多数人或社会);随潮流 - There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform.
青少年被大力要求守规矩。 - conform to something He refused to conform to the local customs.
他拒绝遵从当地的风俗习惯。
Wordfinder- action
- approach
- attitude
- behaviour
- conform
- eccentric
- etiquette
- habit
- manners
- morality
Wordfinder- civil rights
- class
- conform
- convention
- culture
- custom
- elite
- equality
- outsider
- society
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- exactly
- fully
- …
- be expected to
- be forced to
- be required to
- …
- to
- with
- There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform.
- [intransitive] conform to/with something to obey a rule, law, etc.
synonym comply遵守,遵从,服从(规则、法律等) - The building does not conform with safety regulations.
这座建筑物不符合安全条例。
Topics Permission and obligationc1- This equipment conforms fully with the latest safety regulations.
这一设备完全符合最新安全规定。 - The toys fail to conform to current safety standards.
这些玩具不符合现行的安全标准。 - The accountant's reports appear to conform with the requirements of professional standards.
会计师的报告看起来符合专业标准。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- exactly
- fully
- …
- be expected to
- be forced to
- be required to
- …
- to
- with
- The building does not conform with safety regulations.
- [intransitive] to agree with or match something
相一致;相符合;相吻合 - conform to something It did not conform to the usual stereotype of an industrial city.
这和工业城市那种千篇一律的格局不一样。 - conform with something Wordsworth changed the ideas of his poem to conform with his later religious and political opinions.
华兹华斯改变了他的诗歌思想,以符合他后来的宗教和政治观点。 - the attempt to force science to conform with a political or social ideology
迫使科学与政治或社会意识形态保持一致的企图
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- exactly
- fully
- …
- be expected to
- be forced to
- be required to
- …
- to
- with
- conform to something It did not conform to the usual stereotype of an industrial city.
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘make (something) like another thing’): from Old French conformer, from Latin conformare, from con- ‘together’ + formare ‘to form’.