PREP-PHRASE 据…所说;按…所载 If someone says that something is true according to a particular person, book, or other source of information, they are indicating where they got their information.
Philip stayed at the hotel, according to Mr Hemming... 据亨明先生所说,菲利普住在旅馆里。
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。
PREP-PHRASE 依据,根据,依照 (原则等) If something is done according to a particular set of principles, these principles are used as a basis for the way it is done.
They both played the game according to the rules... 他们俩都依章行事。
They must take their own decision according to their own legal advice. 他们必须根据各自律师的意见自行决定。
PREP-PHRASE 取决于;以…为转移 If something varies according to a changing factor, it varies in a way that is determined by this factor.
Prices vary according to the quantity ordered... 价格随订购数量不同而有所变化。
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。
PHRASE 按照计划;如同料想的那样 If something happens according to plan, it happens in exactly the way that it was intended to happen.
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。