a·bide /əˈbaɪd/ verb 1 somebody can’t abide somebody/something STAND/BEARused to say that someone dislikes someone or something very much 某人不能容忍某人/某事物 I can’t abide that man – he’s so self-satisfied. 我受不了那个人,他太自满了。
somebody can’t abide somebody/something• I can't abide the idea of them getting married. 2. LIVE SOMEWHERE (past tensepst abode /əˈbəʊd $ əˈboʊd/) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] old use to live somewhere 居住
3 abide by something phrasal verbphr v OBEYto accept and obey a decision, rule, agreement etc, even though you may not agree with it 遵从〔决定〕;遵守〔法规〕;信守〔协议等〕 You have to abide by the referee’s decision. 你必须服从裁判的决定。
abide by • Companies wishing to join will have to abide by a code of conduct.• He had remarked that she was unusual but, as long as things went well, he would abide by her wishes.• But he had made his choice and he had to abide by it.• A teacher who does not abide by its terms also breaches a contract.• His generosity does not abide by our rules.• He had expected everybody to abide by the rules he had applied to his own life.• I felt it wise to abide by this.