To ensure safety in the laboratory, all students must obey the strict protocols for handling hazardous chemicals.
为确保实验室安全，所有学生必须遵守处理危险化学品的严格规程。
Which choice best defines “obey”?
D — Follow orders. “obey” means follow orders.
Which word means “follow orders”?
C — obey. “obey” means follow orders.
obey — follow orders. In Chinese: 遵守，服从.
obey is pronounced /oʊˈbeɪ/.
To ensure safety in the laboratory, all students must obey the strict protocols for handling hazardous chemicals. (为确保实验室安全，所有学生必须遵守处理危险化学品的严格规程。)
comply, follow, conform — all close in meaning to obey (follow orders).
defy, disobey — each the opposite of obey (follow orders).
Yes. obey is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
obey (comply with)