complying
present participle ofcomply
| 单词 | complying |
| 释义 | complying present participle ofcomply comply verb[I] formaluk/kəmˈplaɪ/us/kəmˈplaɪ/C1 toactaccordingto anorder, set ofrules, orrequest: He's beenorderedto have thedogdestroyedbecause it'sdangerous, but herefusesto comply. There areseriouspenaltiesforfailuretocomply withtheregulations. Synonym follow to obey someone or something
Obeying & breaking the law
Examplesofcomplyingcomplying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This raises the obvious question of what the motives of thecomplyingmen were. From theCambridge English Corpus Actors belong to a social world by accepting common norms and by establishing legitimate interpersonal relationscomplyingwith these norms. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, a parent may feel strongly that a preschooler should begincomplyingwith demands for simple, familiar tasks. From theCambridge English Corpus The other studies all identified factors involved in older people participating orcomplyingwith falls-prevention programmes. From theCambridge English Corpus They appear to have no qualms about policy evaluatorscomplyingwith this strategy of regulation. From theCambridge English Corpus First, it must satisfy the judge bycomplyingwith evidence law. From theCambridge English Corpus However, while the pass-through is high,complyingwith this objective implies achieving a stable exchange rate. From theCambridge English Corpus If civil servants are protected under the law, there is a greater possibility that they will resistcomplyingwith elected politicians' policy preferences. From theCambridge English Corpus Then it seems that the teller is culpable forcomplyingwith the threat. From theCambridge English Corpus During the actual sampling period, research staff repeatedly called the subjects to assess whether they werecomplyingwith the instructions. From theCambridge English Corpus The adults' greater ability lies in their capacity to act according to their own advantage, whilstcomplyingwith the limits set by the situation. From theCambridge English Corpus The cost ofcomplyingwith government regulations is lower enabling the firm to provide higher benefits for the same cost. From theCambridge English Corpus Being a soldier, seemingly, above all, entailed being disciplined andcomplyingwith the hierarchical organisational structure of the military. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather,complyingwith the rules whose internalization has the greatest expected value will sometimes require doing what act-consequentialism condemns. From theCambridge English Corpus If differences in the cost ofcomplyingwith environmental policy are small, then their effects may not be measurable empirically. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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