tremble and obey

短语

词形变化

trembled and obeyed trembles and obeys 三单 trembles and obeys trembling and obeying trembling and obeying 现在分词 trembled and obeyed 过去式 trembled and obeyed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To unthinkingly obey or pander to authorities, especially the Chinese government.

    习语
  2. 2.

    Phrase promulgating a decree of the Chinese imperial government or the early British colonial administration in Hong Kong.

    历史

词源

Calque from Chinese 凜遵／凛遵 (lǐn zūn), a phrase historically used in Chinese imperial edicts.

来源：wiktionary