obey UK [əʊ'beɪ] US [oʊ-] verb IMPROVER intransitive or transitive ■to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority or to behave according to a rule, law or instruction 服从,顺从;遵守,遵循•The soldiers refused to obey (orders).士兵们拒不服从(命令)。 •to obey the rules of international law遵守国际法的规定 •Falling objects obey the law of gravity.自由落体遵循引力定律。 ⇒ See also obedient transitive ■If your body or part of your body does not obey you, it does not work in the way it should (身体或身体某部位)不听使唤•She was so tired her legs just wouldn't obey her any longer.她疲惫不堪,再也迈不动腿了。 |