Old English abidan, gebidan "remain, wait, delay, remain behind," from ge- completive prefix (denoting onward motion; see a- (1)) + bidan "bide, remain, wait, dwell" (see bide). Originally intransitive (with genitive of the object: we abidon his "we waited for him"); transitive sense emerged in Middle English. Meaning "to put up with" (now usually negative) first recorded 1520s. Related: Abided; abiding. The historical conjugation is abide, abode, abidden, but the modern formation is now generally weak.
权威例句
1. She couldn't abide his success.
她见不得他成功。
2. Miss Furniss could not abide sloppiness.
弗尼斯小姐受不了马马虎虎的作风。
3. I can't abide people with no sense of humour.
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
4. You must abide by the results of your mistakes.
你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果.
5. If you join the club, you have to abide by its rules.
如果你参加俱乐部, 你就得遵守它的规章.
词语辨析
【conform, comply, abide, adhere】
这组词都有“遵守”的意思,其区别是:
conform: v.后接to表示“遵守,符合”。
• All individuals are required to conform to the laws made by their governments. 每个人都应该遵守政府制订的法律。
comply: v.后接with表示“遵守,服从”,用于正式的场合。
• Our company complies with governmental regulations on paying taxes. 我们公司遵守政府有关纳税的规定。
abide: v.后接by表示“遵守,同意”。
• I will abide by the director' decision. 我将遵从主任的决定。
adhere: v.后接to表示“遵守”。(当然adhere一词的其它意思如“坚持;粘附”也经常被考到。)
• Car drivers must adhere to the rules of driving. 汽车司机必须遵守驾驶规则。