accede
[ək'si:d] verb
Phrasal Verbs accede to sth formal
■to agree to do what people have asked you to do 同意，应允•He graciously acceded to our request.他很通情达理，同意了我们的请求。 •It is doubtful whether the government will ever accede to the nationalists' demands for independence.难以预料政府是否会同意民族主义者的独立要求。 accede to the throne/accede to power
■to become king or queen, or to take a position of power 即位，登基／就任，任职•The diaries were written in 1837 when Queen Victoria acceded to the throne.日记写于1837年，时值维多利亚女王即位。 |