【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 画线短语abide by为动词短语，意为“服从，遵守”，与A项adhere to(遵循，依附)意思相近；例：He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚决坚持他在会上所说的话。B项abandon意为“放弃，遗弃”；例：He despairingly abandoned his search. 他绝望地放弃了寻找。C项apply意为“应用”；例：The goverment is applying polttical pressure. 政府正在施加政治压力。D项adopt意为“收养，采用”；例：Finally they adopted the suggestion. 最后他们采纳了这个建议。