汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 言听计从
言听计从 (言聽計從)
to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice / to take sb at his word
听 obey / Follow everything and adopt any ideas / Describes trust in someone
说的话出的主意都采纳照办。形容对某个人非常信任。
yán () tīng () jì () cóng/cōng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他似乎对我言听计从

He seemed most amenable to my idea.

人们从不会质疑我,他们言听计从

People do not question me, they listen and obey.

这个“妻管严”的丈夫对他的妻子言听计从

Eg: The henpecked husband carried out everything to his wife's letter.

我开始装出尊敬她、对她言听计从的样子。

I began faking the respect and authority she wanted.

相反,他俩的结合成了众所周知的美谈。因为事无巨细,方方面面,她都对她的丈夫言听计从

To the contrary, it became proverbial how fine that marriage was and how obedient the wife was to her husband in all respects.

他对宠爱的妃子言听计从,营造“酒池肉林”以供享乐,发明才酷的刑罚来残害臣民,甚至还曾活活挖出劝诫他的大臣的心脏。

For instance, he had a "pond of wine and a forest of meat" constructed only to please his favorite concubine. He devised horrible tortures to maim people.