v.使一致；遵從

His ideas do not conform to mine. 他的想法和我的不一致。

He doesn't conform to the usual stereotype of the city businessman with a dark suit and rolled umbrella. 他不像典型的城市商人那樣，穿一身深色的套服、 帶一把收好的雨傘。

She refused to conform to the normal social conventions. 她拒絕遵從正常的社會(huì)習(xí)俗。

She left home to escape the pressure to conform to her family's way of life. 她離家出走以求擺脫她家生活方式對(duì)她的束縛。

Students are required to conform to the rules. 學(xué)生被要求遵守規(guī)則。

conform的基本意思是“使…與…相符合或一致”,多指人的行為與規(guī)則、規(guī)章、指令等一致,也可指理論、狀態(tài)、習(xí)俗、思想等“與…相符合”,引申可表示為“遵守”“順從”等。

conform既可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,常與介詞to或with連用,表示“順應(yīng)”“相符”等。