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| /əˈbeɪ/ |
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| 1 | to do what a law or person says you must do 遵守；服从；顺从 |
| He called the dog off and it immediately obeyed. 他叫狗离开，狗听话地马上就跑开了。 |
| Officers expect their troops to obey them without question. 军官们要求他们的部队毫无异议地服从自己。 |
| obey an order/command/instruction The soldiers were used to obeying orders. 这些士兵习惯于服从命令。 |
| obey the law/rules Motorists are not obeying the new traffic laws. 开车的人不遵守新的交通法规。 |
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| 2 | to behave in an expected way in relation to something 按…行动 |
| Molecules obey the laws of physics. 分子按物理定律运动。 |
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| 3 | informal to do what is expected or usual 顺…的意；按…的通常情况行事 |
| My hair’ s still sticking up – I just can’ t get it to obey me. 我的头发依旧往上翘，我就是没办法让它服帖。 |
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