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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- obey
[ə'beɪ]
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1.
vt.
[+person]
[ orders]
听从
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2.
vt.
[+law]
[ regulations]
服从
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3.
vi.
服从
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- obey
[əʊˈbeɪ]
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1.
verb
顺从，服从，听话
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2.
vt.
遵守，遵照，按……执行
Collins English-English Dictionary
- obey
[ə'beɪ]
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1.
vb
to carry out (instructions or orders); comply with (demands)
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2.
vb
to behave or act in accordance with (one's feelings, whims, etc)
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3.
vb
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French obéir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- to, towards + audire to hear
Examples
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He must needs obey.
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他必须服从。
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You shall obey.
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你必须服从。
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Her kids never obey her orders.
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她的几个孩子从不忤逆她。
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The system could not work if he could pick and chose the orders he would obey.
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如果他选择了自己应该服从的指令，系统就不会运行了。
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不服指导
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refuse to obey instructions
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闹独立性
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assert one's "independence"—refuse to obey the leadership
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