comply
comply
[kəmˈplʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
[kəmˈplʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
- [no obj.](of a person or group) act in accordance with a wish or command
（人，团体）依从，顺从；遵从；服从
we are unable to comply with your request.
我们无法满足你的要求。
■(of an article) meet specified standards
（商品）符合特定标准
all second-hand furniture must comply with the new regulations.
所有的二手家具都必须符合新规定。
- late 16th cent.: from Italian complire, Catalan complir, Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere 'fill up, fulfil' (see complete). The original sense was 'fulfil, accomplish', later 'fulfil the requirements of courtesy', hence 'to be agreeable, to oblige or obey'. Compare with compliment
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