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有关Obedtence“顺从”的词群
allegiance
n. 忠诚
Every school day, millions of children "pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. "
每个上学日,数百万儿童“宣誓效忠美国国旗和它代表的合众国”。
acquiesce
vi. 默许;顺从;同意
Though I wasn't enthusiastic about Tom's plan to go fishing, I acquiesced in it because there seemed nothing else to do.
虽然我不怎么热衷汤姆的钓鱼计划,但是我同意了,因为似乎没什么别的事做。
defer
vi. 顺从
Husbands as a rule do not decide on the colors of home furnishings but defer to their wives in these matters.
丈夫一般都不决定家具的颇色,而在这些事上顺从他们的妻子。
discipline
vi. 训练
Mr. Walker, who had been told that he was getting a disciplined class, was surprised to find it unruly.
别人告诉沃克先生他将带个训练有素的班级,他很惊奇地发现它难以控制。
submit
vi. 屈服 反:resist抵抗, 反抗, withstand 对抗
Though he boasted he would never be taken alive, the outlaw submitted without a struggle when the police arrived.
虽然他夸口绝不会给活捉,但是警察来的时候,这歹徒毫不反抗就屈服了。
docile
adj. 听话的;温顺的
Dan is easy to teach, but his brother is not so docile.
丹很容易教,但是他弟弟就不这么温顺了。
meek
adj. 沮顺的 反:arrogant傲慢的, 自大的
Only two of the girls protested when they were ordered off the field. The rest were too meek to complain.
那些女孩被判离场时,其中只有两个人提出抗议,其余的太温顺而不会抱怨。
pliable
adj. 易曲的;易受影响的 反:obstinate固执的, 倔强的, 不易屈服的
We tried to get Joe to change his mind, but he was not pliable. Perhaps you can influence him.
我们试着要乔改变主意,但是他不容易受影响。或许你可以影响他。
tractable
adj. 易驾驭的 反:intractable不听话的, 倔强的, unruly难控制的
For his cabinet, the dictator wanted tractable men. Therefore, he appointed no one whom he could not control.
这独裁者想要用易驾驭的人来组成他的内阁,因此他没有任命任何他无法控制的人。