allegiance（反义词：sedition）
英 [əˈliːdʒəns] 美 [əˈliːdʒəns]
（对政党、宗教、统治者的）忠诚，效忠，拥戴
- Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the Crown/the King.
士兵必须宣誓效忠国王。 - In many American schools, the students pledge allegiance (to the flag) at the beginning of the school day.
在很多美国学校里，学生每天上课前要（向国旗）进行宣誓。 - As an Englishman who'd lived for a long time in France, he felt a certain conflict of allegiances when the two countries played soccer.
作为一个在法国生活了很长时间的英国人，当两国足球队比赛时，对于要支持哪一方，他的内心会有一番思想斗争。
acquiesce
英 [ˌækwiˈes] 美 [ˌækwiˈes]
默然接受；默认；默许；顺从
- 政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up. - 为了安抚暴民，软弱的总统默许了他们的要求。
In order to placate the mob, the feeble president acquiesced to their demands.
（拓展学习：小词详解 | acquiesce）
defer
英 [dɪˈfɜː(r)] 美 [dɪˈfɜːr]
推迟、延缓、展期；遵从、听从、顺从
- My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan.
银行同意让我延缓偿还贷款。 - Can we defer making a decision until next week?
我们可以推迟到下周再决定吗？
- I have to defer to my boss on important decisions.
在重大决策上，我必须听从老板的意见。 - I defer to (= accept) your judgment.
我同意你的判断。 - We will defer to whatever the committee decides.
我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。
discipline
英 [ˈdɪsəplɪn] 美 [ˈdɪsəplɪn]
训练、训导、管教
- a guide to the best ways of disciplining your child
管教子女最佳方法指南 - a disciplined army/team
纪律严明的军队 / 团队 - a disciplined approach to work
严格的工作态度
docile
英 [ˈdəʊsaɪl] 美 [ˈdɑːsl]
驯服的、易驾驭的、易控制的
- a docile child/horse
听话的孩子；温驯的马 - They wanted a low-cost, docile workforce.
他们想要廉价的、听话的劳动力。 - Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.
马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
meek（反义词：arrogant）
英 [miːk] 美 [miːk]
温顺的、谦恭的、驯服的
- They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild.
他们称她为“鼠小姐”，因为她总是那么懦弱谦和。 - He was a meek, mild-mannered fellow.
他是一个温顺随和的人。 - She played the role of a meek, innocent, shy girl. I don't know who she was trying to kid.
她装作一个温顺、天真、害羞的女孩。真不知道她想骗谁。
pliable（反义词：obstinate）
英 [ˈplaɪəbl] 美 [ˈplaɪəbl]
易弯曲的、柔韧的；易受影响的、可塑的、容易摆布的
- Some kinds of plastic become pliable if they're heated.
有些塑料遇热会变软。 - As your baby grows bigger, his bones become less pliable.
随着宝宝的成长，其骨骼的柔韧性会降低。
- He wanted a sweet, pliable, obedient wife.
他想找一个温柔、听话、顺从的妻子。 - If we go on expecting our daughters to be decorative and pliable and empty-headed, they'll be inadequately prepared for the future.
如果我们继续期望自己的女儿只重外表、毫无主见、头脑空空的话，她们就会对未来准备不足。
submit
英 [səbˈmɪt] 美 [səbˈmɪt]
顺从；屈服；投降；不得已接受
- She refused to submit to threats.
她面对威胁，拒不低头。 - He submitted himself to a search by the guards.
他只好让卫兵搜查。 - We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit.
我们对这些变动抗议了很长时间，但最终不得不屈服。 - She decided to resign from the party rather than submit herself to the new rules.
她不愿遵守新的规定，决定退党。
tractable（反义词：intractable，unruly）
英 [ˈtræktəbl] 美 [ˈtræktəbl]
易处理的；易驾驭的
- The problem turned out to be less tractable than I had expected.
这个问题最后处理起来远比我预期的棘手。 - He could easily manage his tractable and worshipping younger brother.
他能轻而易举地管住听话并且崇拜自己的弟弟。
