accede

verb
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[intransitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they accede
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he / she / it accedes
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past simple acceded
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past participle acceded
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-ing form acceding
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  1. accede (to something) to agree to a request, proposal, etc.同意(请求、建议等)
    • He acceded to demands for his resignation.他同意要他辞职的要求。🔊🔊
    • Japan had little choice but to accede.日本别无选择,只能加入。
    • The Planning Committee has finally acceded to growing pressure.计划委员会终于接受了越来越大的压力。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
  2. accede (to something) to achieve a high position, especially to become king or queen就任;就职;(尤指君主)即位
    • Queen Victoria acceded to the throne in 1837.维多利亚女王于 1837 年即位。🔊🔊
    Topics Successc2, Historyc2
  3. accede (to something) to become a member of an organization同意(请求、建议等)
    • Croatia acceded to the EU in 2013.克罗地亚于2013年加入欧盟。
  4. see also accession
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the general sense ‘come forward, approach’): from Latin accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’.