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obedient

/oʊbidiənt/

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1 · adjective

dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

顺从的；听话的

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The obedient dog waited beside its owner.
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那只听话的狗在主人身边等着。
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