Dreye权威释义 | according to

根据；按照
They divided themselves into three groups according to age.
他们按年龄分成三组。
Please arrange the books according to size.
请按大小将书分类。
取决于
He will be punished according to the seriousness of his crime.
他将据其罪行的轻重受到处罚。
We will go or we won't, according to circumstances.
我们或去或不去，都将视情况而定。
据……所载；据……所说
According to the Bible, Adam was the first man.
据《圣经》记载，亚当是人类始祖。
According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说，祖父在中午打来电话。

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以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

以上来源于：《英汉法律词典》