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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·form /kənˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/ ●○○ AWL verb [intransitive] 1 OBEYto behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave 从众，像大多数人那样行事 → conformist the pressure on schoolchildren to conform 小学生要顺应社会的压力conform to/with people who do not conform to traditional standards of behaviour 不遵守传统行为准则的人2 OBEYto obey a law, rule etc 遵守，遵从〔法律、规定等〕conform to/with Students can be expelled for refusing to conform to school rules. 学生不遵守校规可能会被开除。 All new buildings must conform with the regional development plan. 所有新建房屋都必须遵从地方上的开发规划。 products which conform to international safety standards 符合国际安全标准的产品3 conform to a pattern/model/ideal etc to be similar to what people expect or think is usual 遵照某种模式/范例/理想等 Joseph does not conform to the stereotype of a policeman. 约瑟夫不同于人们一般印象中的警察形象。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
conform• Getting everyone on the team to conform has taken a long time.• Techniques such as object oriented design and structured programming will have to be followed to conform to engineering practice.• His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, for example, represents an attempt to conform to one of them.• Neither of them conforms to the default format, but they both work.• Indeed, few files seem in practice to conform to this requirement.• They do not conform well to national polls.conform to/with• Celie strived not to conform to a stereotyped henpecked housebound wife.• Writing also has to conform to an idea.• And multinationals must conform to national laws and regulations on additives, flavourings, colourings and artificial low-calorie sweeteners.• All flights in these conditions must conform with published procedures and traffic patterns.• The solution offered might not conform to the dogma of either political party.• Hall describes the negotiated reading as one which only partly conforms to the intended, dominant meaning.• In the congressional debates, the battle lines closely conformed to the resolutions passed in the states.• These were varied in each group to conform to the subject and its natural rate of movement.conform to/with• Celie strived not to conform to a stereotyped henpecked housebound wife.• Writing also has to conform to an idea.• And multinationals must conform to national laws and regulations on additives, flavourings, colourings and artificial low-calorie sweeteners.• All flights in these conditions must conform with published procedures and traffic patterns.• The solution offered might not conform to the dogma of either political party.• Hall describes the negotiated reading as one which only partly conforms to the intended, dominant meaning.• In the congressional debates, the battle lines closely conformed to the resolutions passed in the states.• These were varied in each group to conform to the subject and its natural rate of movement.From Longman Business Dictionaryconformcon‧form /kənˈfɔːrm/ verb [intransitive] to obey a law or ruleThe website owner must conform with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.The property conformed to all the latest building regulations.→ See Verb tableOrigin conform (1300-1400) Old French conformer, from Latin, from com- ( → COM-) + formare “to form”con·form verbChineseSyllable
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con‧form AC /kənˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/
verb [intransitive]
the pressure on schoolchildren to conform
conform to/with
people who do not conform to traditional standards of behaviour
2. to obey a law, rule etc
conform to/with
Students can be expelled for refusing to conform to school rules.
All new buildings must conform with the regional development plan.
products which conform to international safety standards
3. conform to a pattern/model/ideal etc to be similar to what people expect or think is usual:
Joseph does not conform to the stereotype of a policeman.
▪ behave to do and say things that are good, bad, normal, strange etc: His teacher said he’d been behaving badly at school. | I’m not going to talk to her until she starts behaving reasonably. | Oh, be quiet! You’re behaving like a two-year-old.
▪act to behave in a particular way, especially in a way that seems unusual, surprising, or annoying to other people: Tina’s been acting very strangely lately. | What makes grown people act like that?
▪treat to behave towards someone or deal with someone in a particular way: She said that he’d treated her really badly throughout their two-year marriage. | I’m sick of my parents treating me like a child.
▪conform to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave: Young people sometimes want to rebel and therefore they refuse to conform. | Society typically brings pressure on individuals and groups to conform to civilised norms.
▪conduct yourself formal to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people will notice and judge the way you behave: Public figures have a duty to conduct themselves responsibly, even in their private lives. | By the end of the course, you should be able to conduct yourself with confidence in any meeting.
con‧form AC /kənˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: conformer, from Latin, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + formare 'to form'
1. to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave ⇨ conformist:Language: Old French
Origin: conformer, from Latin, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + formare 'to form'
conform to/with
2. to obey a law, rule etc
conform to/with
3. conform to a pattern/model/ideal etc to be similar to what people expect or think is usual:
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