a·bide
verb/əˈbaɪd/
/əˈbaɪd/
In sense 2 abode /əˈbəʊd/
/əˈbəʊd/
is also used for the past tense and past participle.Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they abide | /əˈbaɪd/ /əˈbaɪd/ |
| he / she / it abides | /əˈbaɪdz/ /əˈbaɪdz/ |
| past simple abided | /əˈbaɪdɪd/ /əˈbaɪdɪd/ |
| past participle abided | /əˈbaɪdɪd/ /əˈbaɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form abiding | /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] cannot/could not abide somebody/somethingto dislike somebody/something so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them
（十分厌恶而）不能容忍，无法容忍 - I can't abide people with no sense of humour.
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。 - He couldn't abide the thought of being cooped up in an office.
一想到关在办公室里工作，他就觉得受不了。 - I can’t abide people who look down on others.
我不能容忍那些看不起别人的人。
- I can't abide people with no sense of humour.
- (also bide)[intransitive] + adv./prep. (old use or formal) to stay or live in a place
逗留；停留；居留；居住 - May joy and peace abide in us all.
愿我们大家都欢乐平安。
- May joy and peace abide in us all.
Word OriginOld English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan, of Germanic origin.