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Abide Means Live ə'Baɪd V.居住 Child Abided Grandparents

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Pron [ə'baɪd]
Back 【abide】
v.居住
The child abided with his grandparents for three years before being returned to his parents.
那孩子被送回父母身边前,跟祖父母同住了三年。
Vocab
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Abide means to be able to live with, or stand. If you can't abide with something, it means you can't stand it. If you can abide it, it means you can live with it.

An old definition of abide is 'to live'––think of abode, as in dwelling. If you abide by the rules, it means you live with them, and you will follow them. If you can't abide your sister's shrill violin playing, it means you can't live with it, you can't be in the house when she's practicing. You abide something you don't like, like your teacher's long stories about math. It's not a pleasant experience, but what choice do you have?

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