conform

• vi. 符合；遵照；适应环境
• vt. 使遵守；使一致；使顺从
• adj. 一致的；顺从的

con-, 强调。-form, 形状。即形成同一形状的，相一致的。

conform (v.)

mid-14c., confourmen, from Old French conformer "conform (to), agree (to), make or be similar, be agreeable" (13c.), from Latin conformare "to fashion, to form, to shape; educate; modify," from com- "together" (see com-) + formare "to form" (see form (v.)).

Sense of "to comply with the usages of the Church of England" is from 1610s; hence conformist (1630s), opposed to non-conformist or dissenter. Related: Conformance; conformed; conforming.

1. Taxis must conform to the rigorous standards laid down by the police.

出租车必须遵守警方的严格规定。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Like most "peacetime wars" it did not conform to preconceived ideas.

如同大多数“和平时代的战争”一样，这与我们的预想不同。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Many children who can't or don't conform are often bullied.

很多不能或不按规矩行事的小孩常常被人欺负。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Does your electric blanket conform to BS 3456?

你们的电热毯达到英国的3456标准了吗？

来自柯林斯例句

5. There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform.

年轻人被大力要求守规矩。

来自《权威词典》