【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 画线词组的原形abide by为动词词组，意为“服从，遵守”，与A项的原形adhere to(遵循，依附)意思相近；例：He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting.他坚持他在会上所说的话。B项的原形abandon意为“放弃，遗弃”；例：He despairingly abandoned his search.他绝望地放弃了寻找。C项的原形apply意为“应用”；例：He plans to put more money into applied research.他打算将更多资金投入应用研究的计划。D项的原形adopt意为“收养，采用”；例：Finally they adopted the suggestion.最后他们采纳了这个建议。