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1. N-COUNT （国家、团体之间的正式）协定，协议，条约
   An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
   1. ...a fitting way to celebrate the peace accord.
      庆祝和平协定的恰当的方式
2. VERB 使受到，给予（某种待遇）
   If you are accorded a particular kind of treatment, people act towards you or treat you in that way.
   1. His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome...
      他的前任受到了同样热烈的欢迎。
   2. The government accorded him the rank of Colonel...
      政府授予他上校军衔。
   3. The treatment accorded to a United Nations official was little short of insulting.
      联合国官员所受到的这种待遇几近羞辱。
3. VERB （与…）一致，符合
   If one fact, idea, or condition accords with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them.
   1. Such an approach accords with the principles of socialist ideology.
      这种方法与社会主义意识形态的原则相符。
   2. ...scientific evidence that did not fully accord with the facts uncovered by the police.
      与警方所掌握的情况不完全一致的科学证据
4. See also: according to
5. PHRASE （与…）一致；（与…）相符
   If one person, action, or fact is in accord with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them. You can also say that two people or things are in accord.
   1. ...this military action, taken in accord with United Nations resolutions...
      依据联合国决议而采取的本次军事行动
   2. Old enemies can become new friends even if all their national interests are not in complete accord.
      即使国家利益不尽相同，他们也可以化敌为友。
6. PHRASE 自动地;不借助外力地
   If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
   1. In many cases the disease will clear up of its own accord.
      这种病很多情况下会自愈。
7. PHRASE 自愿地；主动地
   If you do something of your own accord, you do it because you want to, without being asked or forced.
   1. He did not quit as France's prime minister of his own accord.
      他辞去法国总理职务并非出于自愿。
8. PHRASE 一致地；一致同意地
   If a number of people do something with one accord, they do it together or at the same time, because they agree about what should be done.
   1. With one accord they turned and walked back over the grass.
      他们步调一致地转身走过草坪。

1. He and his father, according to local gossip, haven't been in touch for years.
   当地风传，他和父亲已多年未联系了。
2. Prices vary according to the quantity ordered
   价格随订购数量不同而有所变化。
3. The route that the boatmen choose varies according to the water level.
   船夫选择的路线会随水位的变化而有所不同。
4. If all goes according to plan, the first concert will be Tuesday evening.
   如果一切都按计划进行的话，第一场音乐会将在星期二晚上举行。
5. According to an article in The Economist the drug could have side effects.
   《经济学家》杂志上的一篇文章讲到这种药可能有副作用。
6. According to the best available information, the facts are these.
   根据最可靠的消息，事实如下。
7. Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin
   可以根据岩石的成因对其进行分类。
8. The American economy, and its ability to compete abroad, was slowing down according to the report.
   根据这项报告，美国经济及其海外竞争能力发展的速度开始放缓。
9. According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.
   根据这项研究，女性以牺牲男性的利益为代价而获得了显著的收益。
10. Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer
    防尘口罩根据它们的防护效果分等级。
11. According to the air force, the missile merely impacted with the ground prematurely
    根据空军提供的消息，导弹只是提前撞向了地面。
12. They can get on with running the school system according to their own lights and in their own interests.
    他们可以继续按照自己的想法，依据自己的利益来管理学校系统。
13. According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story
    根据控方意见，官员们精心编造了事情经过。
14. According to the Home Office, your brother died of natural causes
    根据内政部的调查，你哥哥属正常死亡。
15. According to psychologist Martin Lloyd-Elliott, 90 per cent of communication between people is non-verbal.
    根据心理学家马丁·劳埃德·埃利奥特的研究，人们之间90%的交流是非语言的。
16. According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution
    根据官方数字，1,000多人在这场革命中丧生。
17. According to protocol, he first reported to the Director of the hospital
    根据礼节，他先向医院院长报到。
18. Heart disease is reversible in some cases, according to a study published last summer.
    根据去年夏天公布的一项研究，心脏病在某些情况下是可以治愈的。
19. They will swap posts in a year's time, according to new party rules which rotate the leadership.
    根据轮流担任领导的新政党章程，他们在一年后会轮换职位。
20. Quantities will vary according to how many servings of soup you want to prepare
    量的多少根据你想准备的汤的份数而定。
21. Each capsule contains between 30 and 100 pellets of morphine sulphate according to the strength of dose required
    根据所需剂量的浓度不同，每颗胶囊里含有30至100个吗啡硫酸盐颗粒。
22. According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
    根据这项调查，世界贸易整体上也有所放慢。
23. The exhibits were arranged according to schools.
    展品是依照流派陈列的。
24. Men in the post office classify mail according to places it is to go.
    邮局里的人员将信件按寄送地点分类。
25. The man who murdered his wife was executed according to law.
    那个杀妻犯被依法处决了。
26. Influenced by old ideas, some units assign posts according to seniority.
    由于受旧观念的影响，有些单位分配工作按资排辈。
27. According to what I have learnt, we are going to have an outing next week.
    据我所知，下周将进行一次郊游。
28. Both sides have to act according to the provisions of the agreement.
    双方都应按照协议条款办事。
29. We should apply advanced experience according to local conditions and shouldn't apply it mechanically.
    对先进的经验我们应该因地制宜，不应生搬硬套。
30. The murderer was executed according to law.
    那个杀人犯已经依法镇压了。

adj

1. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
   1. according to historians

2. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
   1. according to instructions