唯命是从 meaning in English
do sb.'s bidding; accept sb.'s instructions without a murmur; be absolutely obedient; be at sb.'s beck and call; be at sb.'s disposal; be at sb.'s service; be guided entirely by the orders of ...; be under sb.'s thumb; dance [pipe] to sb.'s tune; do everything as one is told; follow the dictates of others; listen to and attend to sb.'s every order
Examples
- The strong men must have their stooges .
铁腕人物手下一定有唯命是从的人。 - Mrs. roberts lived very much under her husband's thumb .
罗伯茨夫人对她的丈夫唯命是从。 - He therefore rode along with an air of dutiful submission .
因此，他一路唯命是从地跟在后面。 - He went about very quiet, and in a way, submissive .
他默默无声地走来走去，一副唯命是从的样子。 - The officer was militarily severe, the soldier obedient .
这个军官是军纪森严，这个士兵则唯命是从。