allegiance /əˈli:dʒəns/

He swore full allegiance to his nation.

 

-- loyalty; devotion; faithfulnaess; fidelity

 

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n. 忠诚

他宣誓赤胆效忠祖国。

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acquiesce /ˌækwɪ'es/

Though I wasn't enthusiastic about Tom's plan to go fishing,

I acquiesce in it because there seemed nothing else to do.

 

-- (used with in) accepted by keeping silent; submit quietly; comply

 

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vi. 默许；顺从；同意

虽然我不怎么热衷于汤姆钓鱼的计划，但我还是同意了，

因为似乎没什么别的事可做。

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defer /dɪ'fɜ:(r)/

Husbands as a rule do not decide on the colors of home furnishings 

but defer to their wives in these matters.

 

-- yield to another out of respect, authority; courtesy; submit quietly

 

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vi. 顺从

丈夫一般都不决定家具的颜色，而是在这些事上顺从他们的妻子。

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discipline /ˈdisiplin/

Mr. Walker, who had been told that he was getting a disciplined class,

was surprised to find it unruly(难控制的).

 

-- train in obedience; bring under control

 

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vt. 训练

别人告诉沃克先生他将会带一个训练有素的班级，

但他很惊奇地发现这个班级难以控制。

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submit /səbˈmit/

Though he boasted he would never be taken alive, 

the outlaw(歹徒) submitted without a struggle when the police arrived.

 

-- yield to another's will, authority or power; yield; surrender

 

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vi. 屈服

虽然这名歹徒夸口绝不会被活捉，但是警察来的时候，

他却没有反抗就屈服了。

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docile /'dəʊsaɪl/

Dan is easy to teach, but his brother is not so docile.

 

-- easily taught; obedient; tractable; submissive

 

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adj. 听话的；温顺的

丹很容易教，但他弟弟就不这么听话了。

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meek /mi:k/

Only two of the girls protested when they were ordered off the field.

The rest were too meek to complain.

 

-- submissive; yielding without resentment when 

ordered about or hurt by others; acquiescent

 

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adj. 温顺的

那些女孩被判离场时，只有两个人提出抗议，

其他人都太温顺而不会抱怨。

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pliable /ˈplaɪəbl/

We tried to get Joe to change his mind, but he was not pliable.

Perhaps you can influence him.

 

-- easily bent or influenced; yielding; adaptable

 

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adj. 易曲的；易受影响的

我们试着让乔改变主意，但是他不容易受影响。

或许你可以影响他。

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tractable /ˈtræktəbl/

For his cabinet, the dictator wanted tractable men. 

Therefore, he appointed no one whom he could not control.

 

-- easily controlled, led or taught; docile

 

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adj. 易驾驭的

这个独裁者想要用容易驾驭的人来组成他的内阁，

因此他没有任命任何他无法控制的人。

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