单词 | agree |
释义 | agreeagree /əˈgri/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1SAME OPINION [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to have the same opinion about something as someone else OPP disagree: Teenagers and their parents rarely agree.agree with I understand what he’s saying, but I don’t agree with it.agree (that) Most scientists agree that global warming is a serious problem.agree on/about Mike and I don’t agree on how to spend our money.THESAURUSbe in agreement formal – to agree: Are we all in agreement that we will spend $6,000 on the project?concur formal – to agree: Most modern historians would concur with this view.be of the same opinion/view formal – to agree with another person’s opinion: The two men are of the same opinion on many issues.share somebody’s views/concerns – to agree with another person’s opinion: Her teachers shared her parents’ concerns about her behavior.2SAY YES [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to say yes to an idea, plan, suggestion, etc. OPP refuse: I suggested we move to Chicago, and she agreed.agree to do something Bryan finally agreed to help us.agree to something My sister won’t agree to selling the house.THESAURUSconsent formal – to agree to do something or say that you will allow something to be done: The actress rarely consents to do interviews.approve – to officially agree to a plan or idea: Congress voted to approve the new law.3DECIDE TOGETHER [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to make a decision with someone after a discussion with him or her: agree to do something We agreed to meet again next Monday.agree that The leaders agreed that missile production would be reduced.agree on It’s a budget that the president and Congress can agree on.agree to Both sides have agreed to a ceasefire.THESAURUSreach an agreement – to agree after discussing something until everyone is satisfied – used especially in business and politics: The two countries reached an agreement to end the fighting.compromise – to agree after each side has accepted something slightly different from what they originally wanted: I asked for $75 per hour, and she wanted to pay me $50. We compromised at $65.be unanimous – if a group of people are unanimous about something, they all agree about it after discussing it: The jury was unanimous.4BE THE SAME [intransitive not in progressive] if two pieces of information agree, they say the same thing: agree with Your story doesn’t agree with what the police told us.5agree to disagree to accept that you do not have the same opinions as someone else and agree not to argue about it[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French agréer, from gré will, pleasure, from Latin gratus pleasing]agree with somebody/something phrasal verb1to believe that a decision, action, or suggestion is correct or right: I don’t agree with hitting children.2not agree with you if a type of food does not agree with you, it makes you feel sick: Green peppers don’t agree with me.3eng. lang. arts if an adjective, verb, etc. agrees with a word, it matches that word by being plural if the subject is plural, etc.USAGE: agree with/about/on/to• You use agree with to say that someone has the same opinion as another person: I completely agree with you.• You also use agree with when someone approves of an idea, plan, rule, principle, etc.: Do you agree with the new gun control law?• You use agree about or agree on to say that people have the same opinion about a particular person or thing: Experts agree about the importance of families to children. We agree on this issue.• You can also use agree on to say that a group decides on something after discussing it: We finally agreed on a plan/a date/a solution/a deal.• You use agree to to say that someone accepts something that someone else suggests: She agreed to the plan/the date/the solution/the deal.• You use agree to do something to say that someone will do something he or she was asked to do: They agreed to pay. |
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