"obeying" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 服从
• 遵守

Definition

遵从有权威的人的规则、指令或命令，意思是按照要求或期望去做。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或中性语境，常与规则、法律、家长、老师或命令连用。常与“disobeying”（不服从）对比。经常以进行时出现，如“not obeying”。

Examples

The students are obeying the teacher's instructions.

学生们正在**服从**老师的指示。

Dogs are good at obeying simple commands.

狗很擅长**服从**简单的指令。

Children should practice obeying traffic rules.

孩子们应该练习**遵守**交通规则。

I'm having trouble obeying my new boss—she's very strict.

我很难**服从**我的新老板——她非常严格。

He left because he was tired of always obeying orders.

他离开了，因为他厌倦了一直**服从**命令。

Even though it was hard, she kept obeying her parents' wishes.

即使很难，她还是一直**遵从**父母的意愿。