obedient
adj
1 doing what one is told to do; willing to obey 服从的; 顺从的; 听话的
obedient children 听话的孩子
His dog is very obedient. 他的狗很顺从. Cf 参看 disobedient.
2 (idm 习语) your obedient `servant (dated fml 旧, 文) (used as a very formal ending to an official letter, before the signature 用作公函的结尾套语, 置於签名之前).
🎯 考研助记
obey(v.服从)-obedient(adj.服从的)
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'bi:djәnt]a. 服从的, 顺从的, 孝顺的【法】 服从的, 顺从的, 忠顺的相关词组: be obedient to
I insist on taking proper food for this expedition. The men often fall ill and suffer fever, so I have decided to take live animals.
我坚持认为,这次探险要携带合适的食物。水手经常生病发烧,因此我决定带活的动物。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.