1、abide,adhere,conform,comply"遵守"的意思
abide v.后接 by 表示“遵守,同意”。
I will abide by the director' decision.
我将遵从主任的决定。
adhere v.后接 to 表示“遵守”“坚持;粘附”
Car drivers must adhere to the rules of driving.
汽车司机必须遵守驾驶规则。
The team will adhere to the original plan.
这团队将坚持原计划。
conform v.后接 to 表示“遵守,符合”。(区分 reform,inform,transform)
All individuals are required to conform to the laws made by their governments.
每个人都应该遵守政府制订的法律。
comply v.后接 with 表示“遵守,服从”,用于正式的场合。
Our company complies with governmental regulations on paying taxes.
我们公司遵守政府有关纳税的规定。
2、abolish,cancel,eliminate,dispose,erase,exclude,extinguish 都有"取消,除掉"的意思
abolish v.指对法律、习俗、制度的废除;完全破坏。
The government abolished the tax on alcohol.
政府取消了酒税。
cancel v.对预先安排的某种活动(如旅行、计划、会议等)的取消;删去(字、句)。
The meeting has been cancelled because of the flu.
会议由于流感而取消了。
eliminate v.指消除、淘汰已经存在但是现在不需要的东西。
The losing team was eliminated from further competition.
失利的那个队被淘汰了,不能参加下一阶段的比赛。
dispose v.处理,处置;表示“除掉、扔掉”时常与 of 连用。(这一点做题时需要注意。)
please dispose of household waste.
请清除掉家中垃圾。
(联想 pose,expose,impose)
erase v.除去,擦掉,指有意识地除去字迹、声音等。(于是有了小学的 eraser)
I erased the music on the tape before recording on the tape again.
我在往磁带上录音之前先消掉了上面的音乐。
exclude v.排斥;排除,不包括在内,与 include 互为反义词。
The restaurant excludes anyone who is not properly dressed from entering.
衣冠不整者不得进入该餐馆。
extinguish v.熄灭,扑灭(火);使沉默,使暗淡。