[no obj.](abide by)accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation) 接受,遵照(规则,决定,劝告) I said I would abide by their decision. 我说了我会服从他们的决定的。
[with obj.](can/could not abide)(informal)be unable to tolerate (someone or something) (非正式)无法忍受(某人,某事) if there is one thing I cannot abide it is a lack of discipline. 若有什么我不能容忍的事,那就是缺乏纪律。
[no obj.](of a feeling or a memory) continue without fading or being lost (感情,记忆)始终不渝 ■(archaic)live; dwell (古)生活,居住
派生 abidance noun
(archaic)(古)
语源
Old English ābīdan 'wait', from ā.- 'onwards' + bīdan (see bide)