
according to
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.
The van raced away, according to police reports, and police gave chase.
根据警方的报告,这辆厢式货车飞驰而去,警方进行了追赶。
According to current theory, novae are close double stars.
根据目前的理论,新星是紧密靠近的双星。
If something is done according to a particular set of principles, these principles are used as a basis for the way it is done.
based on
They both played the game according to the rules.
他们两个都按照规则进行了这场比赛。
Coal is usually classified according to a scale of hardness and purity.
煤炭一般根据其硬度和纯度进行分级。
If something varies according to a changing factor, it varies in a way that is determined by this factor.
depending on
Prices vary according to the quantity ordered.
价格根据所订数量而变化。
according to plan
If something happens according to plan, it happens in exactly the way that it was intended to happen.
If all goes according to plan, the first concert will be on Tuesday evening.
如果一切按照计划进行,首场音乐会将在周二晚上举行。