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conform vt.使一致,使遵守,使顺从 vi.符合,相似,适应环境 adj.一致的,顺从的 Sometimes conform gets a bad rap, carrying with it the sense of compromising one’s individuality to fit in or please others. But take note that it doesn’t always have to carry such a negative charge. For example, the manager of a factory that produces bouncy balls would want each ball that came off his conveyor belts to conform to a high standard of durability, bounciness, and roundness. ★★☆☆☆ 1999.6

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[kən'fɔ:m] 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 usually skin-bearing wardrobe to one that is more modest. While there are almost as many definitions of history as there are historians, modern practice most closely conforms to one that sees history as the attempt to recreate and explain the significant events of the past. 1[VERB 动词]遵守，遵从，符合(法律、意愿等) If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.   [V to/with n]The Night Rider lamp has been designed to conform to new British Standard safety requirements...“夜行者”灯的设计符合新的英国安全标准的要求。The meat market can continue only if it is radically overhauled to conform with strict European standards.肉类市场只有经过彻底的大检查，严格遵守欧洲标准，才能继续营业。2[VERB 动词]按规矩行事；顺从；随潮流 If you conform, you behave in the way that you are expected or supposed to behave.   [V]  [V to/with n]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。He did not feel obliged to conform to the rules that applied to ordinary men...他觉得自己不必遵守那些适用于普通人的规定。We conformed with social and family expectations.我们遵从社会和家庭的期望行事。3[VERB 动词](与样式、类型等)非常相似，一致，相吻合 If someone or something conforms to a pattern or type, they are very similar to it.   [V to n]I am well aware that we all conform to one stereotype or another...我们所有人都能找到某种与自己相似的模式化形象，这一点我很清楚。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。

英语单词	conform
英美音标	[kən'fɔ:m]
中文释义	vt.使一致,使遵守,使顺从 vi.符合,相似,适应环境 adj.一致的,顺从的
vocab简明	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 usually skin-bearing wardrobe to one that is more modest.
vocab扩展	Sometimes conform gets a bad rap, carrying with it the sense of compromising one’s individuality to fit in or please others. But take note that it doesn’t always have to carry such a negative charge. For example, the manager of a factory that produces bouncy balls would want each ball that came off his conveyor belts to conform to a high standard of durability, bounciness, and roundness.
真题原句	While there are almost as many definitions of history as there are historians, modern practice most closely conforms to one that sees history as the attempt to recreate and explain the significant events of the past.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]遵守，遵从，符合(法律、意愿等) If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality. [V to/with n] The Night Rider lamp has been designed to conform to new British Standard safety requirements... “夜行者”灯的设计符合新的英国安全标准的要求。 The meat market can continue only if it is radically overhauled to conform with strict European standards. 肉类市场只有经过彻底的大检查，严格遵守欧洲标准，才能继续营业。 2 [VERB 动词]按规矩行事；顺从；随潮流 If you conform, you behave in the way that you are expected or supposed to behave. [V] [V to/with n] 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。 He did not feel obliged to conform to the rules that applied to ordinary men... 他觉得自己不必遵守那些适用于普通人的规定。 We conformed with social and family expectations. 我们遵从社会和家庭的期望行事。 3 [VERB 动词](与样式、类型等)非常相似，一致，相吻合 If someone or something conforms to a pattern or type, they are very similar to it. [V to n] I am well aware that we all conform to one stereotype or another... 我们所有人都能找到某种与自己相似的模式化形象，这一点我很清楚。 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。
来源	1999.6

Conform Verb 动词 [V N Fit Standard History