conform 英 [kənˈfɔ:m]   美 [kənˈfɔrm]

conform

conform  英 [kənˈfɔ:m] 美 [kənˈfɔrm]

v. 尊从,顺从;相一致  adj. 一致的;顺从的 

进行时:conforming  过去式:conformed  过去分词:conformed  第三人称单数:conforms 

There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform. 青少年承受着相当大的社会压力。
He refused to conform to the local customs. 他拒绝遵从当地的风俗习惯。

  • To conform means to adapt to fit in with new conditions. So if you travel to Morocco, you should conform to the local custom and adjust your usual wardrobe to one that is more modest.
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  • v. 尊从,顺从;相一致
  • adj. 一致的;顺从的
  • 1. There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform.

    青少年承受着相当大的社会压力。

  • 2. He refused to conform to the local customs.

    他拒绝遵从当地的风俗习惯。

  • 3. The building does not conform with safety regulations.

    这座建筑物不符合安全条例。

  • conform (v.) mid-14c., confourmen, "be obedient (to God), comply," from Old French conformer "conform (to), agree (to), make or be similar, be agreeable" (13c.) and directly from Latin conformare "to fashion, to form, to shape; educate; modify," from assimilated form of com "together" (see con-) + formare "to form" (see form (v.)).
con·form AWL / kənˈfɔːm ; NAmE kənˈfɔːrm / verb 1 [intransitive ] to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society 顺从,顺应(大多数人或社会);随潮流 There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform. 青少年承受着相当大的社会压力。 conformto sth He refused to conform to the local customs. 他拒绝遵从当地的风俗习惯。 2 [intransitive ] conformto/with sth to obey a rule, law, etc. 遵守,遵从,服从(规则、法律等) SYN comply The building does not conform with safety regulations. 这座建筑物不符合安全条例。 3 [intransitive ] conformto sth to agree with or match sth 相一致;相符合;相吻合 It did not conform to the usual stereotype of an industrial city. 这和工业城市那种千篇一律的格局不一样。 conform conforms conformed conforming con·form / kənˈfɔːm ; NAmE kənˈfɔːrm /
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