according to
preposition OPAL WOPAL S
/əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə/, before vowels /əˈkɔːdɪŋ tu/
/əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tə/, before vowels /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tu/
Idioms - as stated or reported by somebody/something
据（…所说）；按（…所报道） - According to Mick, it's a great movie.
据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。 - You've been absent six times according to our records.
根据我们的记录，你已经缺席六次了。
Language Bank according toaccording toReporting someone’s opinion陈述某人的观点 - Photography is, according to Vidal, the art form of untalented people.
据维达尔所言，摄影是没有天赋的人的艺术形式。
- Photography is, according to Vidal, the art form of untalented people.
- For Vidal, photography is the art form of untalented people.
对维达尔来说，摄影是没有天赋的人的艺术形式。
- For Vidal, photography is the art form of untalented people.
- His view is that photography is not art but merely the mechanical reproduction of images.
他的观点是摄影不是艺术，而只是机械地复制图像。
- His view is that photography is not art but merely the mechanical reproduction of images.
- Smith takes the view that photography is both an art and a science.
史密斯所持的观点是：摄影既是一门艺术也是一门科学。
- Smith takes the view that photography is both an art and a science.
- In Brown’s view, photography should be treated as a legitimate art in its own right.
在布朗看来，摄影本身就应该被视为一种正当的艺术。
- In Brown’s view, photography should be treated as a legitimate art in its own right.
- James is of the opinion that a good painter can always be a good photographer if he or she so decides.
詹姆斯认为一个好的画家定能成为一个好的摄影师，只要他／她一心这样做。
- James is of the opinion that a good painter can always be a good photographer if he or she so decides.
- Emerson believed that a photograph should only reflect what the human eye can see.
埃默森认为照片应该只是反映人们肉眼所能见到的东西。
- Emerson believed that a photograph should only reflect what the human eye can see.
Language Bank illustrateillustrateReferring to a chart, graph or tableTopics Opinion and argumenta2描述图或表 - This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。
- This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
- This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。
- This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
- The results are shown in the chart below.
结果显示在下面的图表中。
- The results are shown in the chart below.
- In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
在这个饼分图中，调查结果按年龄划分。
- In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
- This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。
- This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
- As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
从结果可以看出，年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。
- As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
从这些数字看，乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
- From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
从上图的数据明显看出：公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。
- From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
- According to Mick, it's a great movie.
- following, agreeing with or depending on something
依照；按照；根据 - The work was done according to her instructions.
这项工作是依照她的指示办的。 - Everything went according to plan.
一切均按照计划进行。 - The salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.
薪金将依资历和经验而定。
- The work was done according to her instructions.
Idioms
cut your coat according to your cloth
- (saying) to do only what you have enough money to do and no more
量入为出 - We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.
我们想买一栋比这更大的房子，但这是一种量入为出的做法。
- We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.