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abide 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/əˈbīd/,
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abided, past participle; abided, past tense; abiding, present participle; abides, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation)
    • - I said I would abide by their decision
  2. Be unable to tolerate (someone or something)
    • - if there is one thing I cannot abide it is a lack of discipline
  3. (of a feeling or a memory) Continue without fading or being lost

  4. Live; dwell

  1. bide: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
  2. digest: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
  3. unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"
  4. To wait; to pause; to delay; To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place; To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain; To wait for, to be prepared for, to ...
  5. (abiding) Continuing; lasting
  6. To stand firm, remain as one is. Not abandoning principles or qualities of character even in the face of difficulties.