Phrase
abided by
遵守；遵从
abided by is the past of abide by.
to accept and act in accordance with a law, rule, or decision
宾语常为法律、规则、决定等
- 1.
To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law).
接受(决定或法律)并遵照执行；遵守；顺从
- 2.
To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan).
忠于(某事或某人)；坚持(想法或计划)
信守；坚持；接受(决定或法律)并遵照执行；遵守；顺从；忠于(某事或某人)；坚持(想法或计划)；遵守; 信守; 忠于(某人); 接受
In use
All participants must abide by the competition rules.
He promised to abide by the terms of the contract.
We should abide by the laws of the country.
abide by + noun phrase
abide by 后接名词或名词短语，表示遵守规则、法律、决定等。
You must abide by the school rules.
你必须遵守学校的规定。
abide by + wh-clause
We will abide by what the judge decides.
我们将遵守法官的决定。
Verb forms
base abide by · third person abides by · -ing abiding by · past abided by · past participle abided by
abide by 意为“遵守”，按规则动词变化。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- abide by the rules
- 遵守规则
- All players must abide by the rules of the game.所有选手都必须遵守比赛规则。
- abide by the law
- 遵守法律
- Citizens are expected to abide by the law.公民理应遵守法律。
- abide by the decision
- 遵从决定
- The losing party agreed to abide by the court's decision.败诉方同意遵从法院的裁决。
- abide by the terms
- 遵守条款
- You must abide by the terms of the contract.你必须遵守合同条款。
- abide by the agreement
- 恪守协议
- Both sides promised to abide by the agreement.双方承诺恪守协议。
- abide by one's promise
Learner notes
Memory Tip
abide 中含有 bid（投标），投标后当然要遵守规则；把 abide by 记成“遵守、信守”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、official rules and policies、formal statements of commitment 该短语属于较正式的表达，多用于书面或正式场合，表示遵守法律/规则、服从决定，或信守承诺/计划；日常口语中通常更常说 follow、obey 或 keep。
Grammar Note
后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.