according to CET4

• 1. 

  PHRASE 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. 根据

  例：

  The van raced away, according to police reports, and police gave chase.

  根据警方的报告，这辆货车飞驰而去，警方进行了追赶。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If something is done according to a particular set of principles, these principles are used as a basis for the way it is done. 按照

  例：

  They both played the game according to the rules.

  他们两个都按照那些规则进行了这场游戏。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If something varies according to a changing factor, it varies in a way that is determined by this factor. 根据… (变化)

  例：

  Prices vary according to the quantity ordered.

  价格根据所订数量而变化。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If something happens according to plan, it happens in exactly the way that it was intended to happen. 按照计划

  例：

  If all goes according to plan, the first concert will be Tuesday evening.

  如果一切按照计划进行，首场音乐会将是在周二晚上。