英语专业八级高频词汇详解：abide by

■基本用法

abide by是一个很用的短语，其意为“忠于”“遵守”，大致相当于be faithful to或obey。如：

We must abide by the rules. 我们必须遵守规定。

Please feel assured that we will abide by our promise. 请放心我们一定遵守诺言。

■易错说明

abide表示“遵守”“忠于”时，是不及物的，所以千万不省略其后的介词by，但是如果表示“容忍”，它则是及物的。如：

She can’t abide watching horror films. 她不能看恐怖电影。

I can’t abide that man. 我对那个人忍无可忍。

How could you abide such conditions? 这种环境你怎么受得了呢?

■易混说明

以下三个短语都有“遵守”的意思，但所搭配的介词不同：

abide by

She will abide by her promise. 她将遵守她的诺言。

You’ll have to abide by the referee’s decision. 你得遵从裁判的决定。

adhere to

adhere to one’s principles, a treaty, a schedule, the rules 坚持自己的原则、遵守一条约、遵照一时间表、依照规则

She adhered to her plan to leave early. 她坚持自己的计划要早点动身。

I will adhere to this opinion until contrary facts appear. 如果没有相反的事实，我将坚持我的意见。

comply with

She must be made to comply with the rules. 必须强迫她遵守这些规则。

All the citizens must comply with the law. 一切公民都必须遵守法律。

You must comply with the library rules. 遵守图书馆的规则。