abide
verb In sense 2 abode is also used for the past tense and past participle.Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they abide | |
he / she / it abides | |
past simple abided | |
past participle abided | |
-ing form abiding |
- [transitive] cannot/could not abide somebody/something
to dislike somebody/something so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them synonym bear, stand(十分厌恶而)不能容忍,无法容忍 I can't abide people with no sense of humour. 我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。 He couldn't abide the thought of being cooped up in an office. 一想到关在办公室里工作,他就觉得受不了。 I can’t abide people who look down on others. 我不能忍受看不起别人的人。
- (also bide)[intransitive] + adv./prep. (old use or formal)
to stay or live in a place 逗留;停留;居留;居住
Word OriginOld English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan, of Germanic origin.