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单词 obey
释义

obey

UK /əˈbeɪ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyobey
he/she/itobeys
present participleobeying
past tenseobeyed
past participleobeyed

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to do what a law or a person says that you must do

    He called the dog off and it immediately obeyed.

    Officers expect their troops to obey them without question.

    obey an order/command/instruction:

    The soldiers were used to obeying orders.

    obey the law/rules:

    Drivers are not obeying the new traffic laws.

    Synonyms and related words

    To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone’s authority
  2. 2
    to behave in an expected way in relation to something

    Molecules obey the laws of physics.

    Synonyms and related words

    To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone’s authority
  3. 3
    informalto do what is expected or is usual

    My hair’s still sticking up – I just can’t get it to obey me.

    Synonyms and related words

    To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone’s authority

obey

US /oʊˈbeɪ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyobey
he/she/itobeys
present participleobeying
past tenseobeyed
past participleobeyed

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to do what a law or a person says that you must do

    He told the dog to sit and it immediately obeyed.

    Officers expect their troops to obey them without question.

    obey an order/command/instruction:

    The commandos were used to obeying orders.

    obey the law/rules:

    Drivers are not obeying the new traffic laws.

    Synonyms and related words

    To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone’s authority
  2. 2
    to behave in an expected way in relation to something

    Molecules obey the laws of physics.

    Synonyms and related words

    To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone’s authority
  3. 3
    informalto do what is expected or is usual
    Synonyms and related words

    To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone’s authority
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