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Meaning of 听命

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听 tīng 命 mìng (Trad.: 聽命)
to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs
Related Words
Antonyms: 命令
Example Sentences
1
他们仍旧会听命于旧有的压迫集团成员
。
They' ll still obey what the oppressing group says.
2
人们不敢对我有所存疑
,
只有乖乖听命的份
。
People do not question me! They listen and obey.
3
一个独立的司法系统不听命于民选官员的意志
。
An independent judiciary is one that is not subject to the whims of elected officials.
4
内阁成员是总统的行政下属而不是总统的同事
,
听命于总统
。
The members of his cabinet are not his colleagues, they are his administrative subordinates. They are subject to his orders.
5
埃及是一个由机构治理的国家
,
但所有的政权机构一直都听命于总统
。
Egypt is a state of institutions -- but those institutions have all been accountable to the presidency.