agree
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they agree | |
| he / she / it agrees | |
| past simple agreed | |
| past participle agreed | |
| -ing form agreeing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to have the same opinion as somebody; to say that you have the same opinion 同意；贊成 When he said that, I had to agree. 他說了那話，我只好同意。 - + speech
‘That's true’, she agreed. “是這樣的。” 她贊同道。 - agree with somebody
I totally agree with you! 我完全同意你的看法。 - agree about/on something
You can't expect them to agree on everything. 你不能指望他們什麽都同意。 - agree with somebody about/on something
He agreed with them about the need for change. 他同意他們需要變革的意見。 - agree with something
Many experts agree wholeheartedly with this statement. 許多專家完全同意這一說法。 I tend to agree with her political views. 我傾向於同意她的政治觀點。 - agree (that)…
All parties agree (that) urgent action is required. 各方都同意需要采取緊急行動。 We agreed (that) the proposal was a good one. 我們一致認爲這個建議不錯。 ‘It's terrible.’ ‘I couldn't agree more!’ (= I completely agree) “太糟糕了。” “可不是嘛！”
Express Yourself AgreeingAgreeing 表示贊同 In a discussion, people may say certain things which you want to support. (In addition, before you make a negative comment, you may want to say first that there are points that you agree with.) 在討論中可以對某些觀點表示支持（另外，在說出負面評價前也可以先對某些觀點表示贊同）： Yes, that's true. 對，的確如此。
That's right. On the other hand, there are some drawbacks to the plan… 沒錯，但另一方面，這個計劃也有一些弊端…
Exactly. 一點不錯。
Absolutely. 對極了。
Definitely. 當然。
Yes, I suppose/guess so. 是的，我想是這樣。
I agree. It's definitely the best idea. 我同意。這絕對是最好的主意。
I think you're right. We should listen to what they have to say. 我想你是對的。我們應該聽聽他們有什麽話要說。
Sue is absolutely right. It's too early to make a decision now. 休絕對正確。現在就做決定太早了。
I would go along with the idea that we should change the logo. 我贊成更改徽標這個想法。
We are in agreement on the best way to proceed, but we need to discuss the timing. 我們就如何推進的最佳方式達成了一致，但還需要討論時機問題。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta1I agree with her analysis of the situation. 我贊成她對形勢的分析。 I don't agree, for reasons I will explain later. 我不同意，原因我稍後會解釋。 They said she didn't look well and I had to agree. 他們說她看起來身體不太好，我不能不同意。 I very much agree with the prime minister. 我非常贊同首相的觀點。 I agree entirely with what you have said. 我完全同意你的說法。 Do you agree with me that the plan won't work? 這個計劃行不通，你同意我的觀點嗎？ I agree with that analysis of the situation. 我贊成對形勢那樣分析。 We don't always agree about everything. 我們並不總是在所有事上都意見一致。 Historians have not always agreed about the exact date. 歷史學家並不總是對確切的日期達成一致。 They all agree (that) the research is hard work. 他們一致認爲，研究工作很艱苦。 I'm inclined to agree there's nothing we can do. 我傾向於認爲我們無能爲力。 I'm sure you'll agree that this issue is vitally important to the success of the company. 這個問題對公司的成功至關重要，我相信你也會同意這個觀點。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- emphatically
- heartily
- strongly
- …
- cannot
- have to
- be inclined to
- …
- about
- on
- upon
- …
- I couldn’t agree more
- I quite agree
- I’m sure you will agree
- …
- [intransitive]
(used especially in negative sentences 尤用於否定句 to approve of something because you think it is morally right （與…）相符，一致 - agree with doing something
I don't agree with hitting children as a punishment. 我不同意把打孩子作爲一種懲罰。 - agree with something
I'm not sure I agree with the government's policy on this. 我不確定我是否同意政府在這方面的政策。
- agree with doing something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to say ‘yes’; to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen 應允；答應；同意 I asked for a pay rise and she agreed. 我要求提高工資，她答應了。 - agree to something
The government has finally agreed in principle (= agreed in general but not in detail) to the terms of the deal. 政府最終原則上同意了交易條款。 Do you think he'll agree to their proposal? 你認爲他會同意他們的建議嗎？ - agree (that)…
She agreed (that) I could go early. 她允許我早走。 - agree to do something
He reluctantly agreed to pay for the damage. 他勉強同意賠償損失。 She agreed to let me go early. 她容許我早走。
Synonyms agreeagree- accept
- approve
- go along with somebody/something
- consent
- agree to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen:
He agreed to let me go early. 他容許我早走。
- accept to be satisfied with something that has been done, decided or suggested:
They accepted the court’s decision. 他們接受法院的判決。
- approve to officially agree to a plan, suggestion or request:
The committee unanimously approved the plan. 委員會一致通過了計劃。
- go along with somebody/something (rather informal
) to agree to something that somebody else has decided; to agree with somebody else’s ideas: 指贊同某事，同意某人的觀點： She just goes along with everything he suggests. 他的一切建議她都贊同。
- consent (rather formal
) to agree to something or give your permission for something: 指同意、準許、允許： She finally consented to answer our questions. 她最終同意回答我們的問題。
- to agree/consent to something
- to agree/consent to do something
- to agree to/accept/approve/go along with/consent to a plan/proposal
- to agree to/accept/approve a request
Extra ExamplesShe suggested a walk in the open air and he readily agreed. 她提議到戶外散散步，他欣然表示同意。 Edith Harlow has kindly agreed to help. 伊迪絲·哈洛已表示樂於幫忙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- voluntarily
- …
- be unable to
- fail to
- to
- agree to differ
- agree to disagree
- (be) mutually agreed
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- [intransitive, transitive]
to decide with somebody else to do something or to have something 商定；約定 - agree on/upon something
Can we agree on a date? 我們能否約定一個日期？ The new plan was agreed upon between the two sides. 新計劃是雙方商定的。 - agree something
They met at the agreed time. 他們在約定的時間見面了。 Can we agree a price? 我們可不可以商定一個價格？ - agree to do something
We agreed to meet on Thursday. 我們約定在星期四見面。 - agree what, where, etc…
We couldn't agree what to do. 關於應該怎麽辦我們各執己見。 - as agreed
They left at ten, as agreed. 他們按照約好的時間在十點鐘離去。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementa2The two sides failed to agree on any of the proposals. 雙方沒能就任何提議達成一致。 The two countries were unable to agree on a common strategy. 兩國未能達成共同的行動計劃。 We are working toward mutually agreed goals. 我們正朝着共同商定的目標努力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- voluntarily
- …
- be unable to
- fail to
- to
- agree to differ
- agree to disagree
- (be) mutually agreed
- …
- agree on/upon something
- [transitive] agree something
to officially accept a plan, request, etc. 批準，認可（計劃、要求等） The company agreed a deal worth $100 million. 該公司同意了一筆價值1億美元的交易。 Next year's budget has been agreed. 明年的預算已獲批準。 We arranged to meet a few days later and agree terms. 我們安排了幾天後見面，並商定了條件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- voluntarily
- …
- be unable to
- fail to
- to
- agree to differ
- agree to disagree
- (be) mutually agreed
- …
- [intransitive]
to be the same as something （與…）相符，一致 The figures do not agree. 這些數字不相符。 - agree with something
Your account of the accident does not agree with hers. 你對事故的叙述與她的叙述不一致。
opposite disagree - [intransitive] agree (with something)
to match a word or phrase in number, gender or person （在數、性或人稱上與…）一致 In ‘Tom likes jazz’, the singular verb ‘likes’ agrees with the subject ‘Tom’. 在 Tom likes jazz 一句中，動詞單數形式 likes 與主語 Tom 一致。
share opinion同意
approve of something
say yes應允
decide決定
accept認可
be the same相符
grammar語法
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French agreer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’.
Idioms
agree to differ/disagree
if two people agree to differ/disagree, they accept that they have different opinions about something, but they decide not to discuss it any longer 同意各自保留不同意見 We must just agree to differ on this. 我們必須在這個問題上達成一致。 In the end we agreed to disagree. 最後我們同意不同意。 I think you're wrong. Let's just agree to differ. 我認爲你是錯的。咱們還是各自保留不同意見吧。