abide

IPA/əˈbaɪd/
KK[əbˈaɪd]IPA/əˈbaɪd/

abide — 動詞

  • abidepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • abideshe / she / it
  • abidedpast simple
  • abiding-ing form

1. to feel such strong dislike for a person or a thing that you will not allow them

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

厭惡；受不了

極度厭惡某人或某事，無法容忍

to feel such strong dislike for a person or a thing that you will not allow them near you — used only with 'can't' or 'cannot' in negative statements

例句

Layla can't abide people who play loud music from their phones on the train.

Layla 無法忍受有人在火車上用手機大聲播放音樂。

can't abide + noun phrase (people who...)

Elena cannot abide cigarette smoke, so she always chooses a seat in the non-smoking area.

Elena 受不了香菸味，所以她總是選禁煙區的座位。

常見搭配
  • can't abide
  • cannot abide
同義詞
  • can't stand

    more common and neutral in register

  • can't bear

    suggests emotional distress or pain

  • detest

    stronger and more formal (C1)

  • loathe

    the strongest option, implying disgust (C1/C2)

反義詞
  • tolerate

    to accept something unpleasant without complaint

  • like

    mild opposite, neutral register

文法句型

can't abide + noun phrase

can't abide + -ing form

用法筆記

Almost always appears in negative constructions with 'can't' or 'cannot'. The affirmative form ('I abide...') is archaic and not used in modern English with this meaning. Takes a noun phrase or an -ing form as its object, never a to-infinitive.

常見錯誤

I can't abide to wait for the bus.
I can't abide waiting for the bus.
'abide' in this sense takes an -ing form, not a to-infinitive.
I can abide laziness.
I can't abide laziness.
using this sense without a negative auxiliary sounds archaic and incorrect in modern English.

2. to make a place your home or to remain in a location for an extended period, esp

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

居住；停留

在某一地方長期居住或停留

to make a place your home or to remain in a location for an extended period, especially in stories or formal writing

例句

For centuries the monks abided in a mountain monastery, far from worldly noise.

幾個世紀以來，僧侶們一直住在山中的修道院，遠離世俗喧囂。

abided in [place] — formal/literary register

The old fisherman had long abided beside the same stretch of river.

那位老漁夫長久住在同一段河岸旁。

常見搭配
  • abide in
  • abide among
  • abide beside
同義詞
  • dwell

    similar literary/formal register

  • reside

    formal, common in legal contexts

  • live

    neutral and most common in everyday speech

反義詞

文法句型

abide + in/at/among + place

用法筆記

Subject is typically a person or a group. The verb is intransitive and usually takes a place phrase, especially with 'in' or 'among'. In modern everyday English, 'live' or 'stay' are far more common; this sense belongs to formal, literary, or historical registers.

常見錯誤

We abided the town for three days.
We abided in the town for three days.
this sense is intransitive and needs a preposition before the location.
I abided at my friend's house last night.
I stayed at my friend's house last night.
using 'abide' for a short casual visit sounds unnatural and overly formal.
片語動詞

abide by

phrasal verb

to obey a rule, an agreement, or a decision and act according to it

遵守

All residents must abide by the building's fire-safety rules.

Nadia agreed to abide by the judge's final decision.

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