obey
verb [transitive, intransitive]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。
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2He 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- instantly
- quickly
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- have to
- must
- refuse to
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- be only obeying orders
- a duty to obey
- an obligation to obey
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’.- obey something