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单词 according to
释义

according topreposition

uk/əˈkɔː.dɪŋ ˌtuː/us/əˈkɔːr.dɪŋ ˌtuː/

according to preposition (OPINION)

B1 as stated by:

According to Sarah they're not getting on very well at the moment.
According to our records you owe us $130.

More examples

  • An agreement is looking decidedly difficult according to the newspapers.
  • the Gospel according to St Mark
  • According to Ella, it was the first time they had met.
  • According to these documents, you still owe us £2,000.
  • You've been very rude, according to your mother.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Quoting & making references

  • aforementioned
  • allusive
  • bandy sth around
  • bring
  • come up
  • cross-reference
  • direct speech
  • drag
  • misquote
  • passing
  • pursuant
  • quotation
  • quote
  • quote... unquote idiom
  • reference
  • referent
  • said
  • touch
  • touch on/upon sth
  • undermentioned

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according to preposition (METHOD)

B2 in a way that agrees with:

Students are all put in different groups according to their ability.
according to plan

Something that happens according to plan happens in the way it was intended to:

Did it all go according to plan?

More examples

  • The books in the library are classified by/according to subject.
  • Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
  • The books are graded according to the difficulty of the language.
  • I grouped the children according to age.
  • The books were organized on the shelves according to their size.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Obedient and compliant

  • accordance
  • acquiescent
  • adherence
  • answer to sb
  • be (like) sheep idiom
  • clean up your act idiom
  • compliant
  • creature
  • dutiful
  • easy
  • follower
  • I'm easy idiom
  • obedience
  • pursuant
  • sheep
  • slavish
  • slavishly
  • subservient
  • tie
  • tied to your mother's/wife's apron strings idiom

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Planning, expecting and arranging
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