intransitive (for reflexive). To act in accordance with an example or pattern; to act conformably or in conformity to; to yield or show compliance.
| 单词 | θ92277 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > conform (11) conform1393 intransitive (for reflexive). To act in accordance with an example or pattern; to act conformably or in conformity to; to yield or show compliance. to swim with or down the stream or the tide1592 to swim withor down the streamor the tide, to act in conformity with prevailing opinion or tendency (see stream, n. 2f); so, in opposite sense, to… symbolize1605 intransitive. To agree in belief or practice (esp. religious); to hold the same opinions or principles; to comply, conform. Frequent in 17th cent… comply1655 To countenance; to conform to (opinions customs, etc.). Obsolete (except as blended with 5, as if = To fulfil the requirements of custom, etc.) to fall in (also into) line1837 To conform or align (with); esp. to conform to prevailing or expected thinking or behaviour. to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1895 To touch or reach with the toes; chiefly in to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig) (trig, n.2), to stand with the tips of one's… Subcategories:— though with disapproval (1) — politically or religiously (1) — conform to social conventions (1) — conform to native habits (2) |
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