【accord音标】 英[əˈkɔ:d] 美[əˈkɔ:rd]
【单词释义】 accord是什么意思：
n.协议；条约；（色彩的）协调；和解协议
vt.给予；使和谐一致；使符合；使适合
vi.符合；一致
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[第三人称单数] accords
[单词现在分词] according
[单词过去式] accorded
[单词过去分词] accorded
【关联词/派生词】
accordingly adv.照着；因此
accordance n.一致；和谐；给予
according v.给予(accord的现在分词) adj.相符的，相应的
【accord形近词/近似词】
discord n.不和；不调和；不一致 v.不一致；[乐]不谐和，发乱音
record n.记录，记载；唱片；最高纪录 v. 记录，记载；录音
concord n.和谐；和睦；一致；协调
【近义词解析】
◇ 符合，一致
accord (v. [正式]相符，一致)：常指行为、观点、性格、质量等方面一致，常后接介词 with。
agree (v. 符合，一致)：普通用词，指两条信息等相符或一致，常后接介词 with。
coincide (v. 一致，符合)：多指想法、观点等一致或相符，常后接介词 with。
concur (v. [正式]一致，同意)：强调意见一致，一般用于正式场合，常后接介词 with。
conform (v. 符合，遵从)：强调一致性，也指遵照已确立的规则或模式行事，常后接介词 to。
correspond (v. 符合，一致)：指两个事物或观点在某一方面或内容上互相匹配一致，常后接介词 with/to。
【单词例句】
◇ According to Greek mythology,Leto was driven by Hera from land to land at last Poseidon took pity on her and brought the island of Delos out of water for her to live on.
据希腊神话记载,雷托被天后赫拉驱赶得四处流浪。最终是海神波塞冬怜悯她并从海中捞起提落岛让她居住。
---- Apollo
◇ People usually lose about a centimeter in height every 10 years after age 40, according to Medline Plus, and that pace of height loss speeds up after age 70. Overall, you can lose between 1 to 3 inches in height as you age, per Medline Plus.
医学网站Medline Plus称，在40岁后每过十年人的身高通常会缩水1厘米左右，70岁后身高缩水速度会加快。总体来看，人在年老后身高会缩水1到3英寸。
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ We spend more than a third of our lives in bed - but that place can quickly blossom into a "botanical park" of bacteria and fungus, according to New York University microbiologist Philip Tierno.
纽约大学的微生物学家菲利普•缇艾诺指出，我们有超过三分之一的人生都是在床上度过的，而我们的床可以迅速发展成细菌和真菌的“植物园”。
---- How often you should wash your bed sheets?
◇ Zeniths for employee hustle and productivity are Mondays before 11am in October, according to a study by California-based project management platform Redbooth published in November. The firm analysed project data from hundreds of thousands of users who used the service to plan and track their work.
根据加州项目管理平台Redbooth去年11月发布的一项研究，员工最忙碌、工作效率最高的时间是10月份每个周一上午11点之前。这一结论是该公司分析了来自数十万使用该平台计划并跟进工作的用户项目数据后得出的。
---- Is this the best time to be productive?
◇ Sneezes are powerful, travelling up to 200 mph, according to MIT scientists, with the power to eject debris up to 25 feet.
麻省理工学院的科学家指出，喷嚏的力量是强大的，时速可达200英里（约合322公里），可以将碎片射出25英尺（7.6米）远。
---- Don't hold in a sneeze, It could be the death of you
◇ According to Wetherspoons CEO John Hutson, the move will save 70 million plastic straws a year and the reaction from patrons has been "very positive."
Wetherspoons公司的首席执行官约翰•哈特森表示，此举每年将节省7000万根塑料吸管，从客户那里得到的反馈也“非常积极”。
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ For years, couples have dedicated a single "ring" finger to romance when any other digit would do. A case of left side, strong side? Not according to history.
多年来，情人们都是把象征爱情的戒指戴在左手的无名指上，虽然其他任何手指也可以履行这一职责。难道左手是更好的那只手吗？历史上可不是这样说的。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ According to Barnes, some employees have found the reduced time to complete their work stressful. "People were really positive going in, then a bit negative, then positive again," says Barnes. "In general terms, people are more positive because they are suddenly able to do things that they otherwise couldn't do."
巴恩斯说，一些员工因为完成工作的时间变短而感到压力重重。他说：“刚开始人们真的很积极，然后会有点消极，接着又会变得积极。普遍来说，人们变得更积极了，因为他们突然能够做那些本来做不了的事了。”
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ The nasal cycle happens, according to the US National Library of Medicine, several times during the day, and is only brought to your attention if your nose is clogged up more than usual.
据《美国国家医学图书馆》透露，鼻子循环一天会出现好几次。只有当你的鼻子比平时更堵的时候，你才会注意到这一点。
---- Only One Side of Your Nose Gets Blocked at a Time
◇ And according to marketing company WebPageFX, nearly 85% of consumers say the main reason they choose one product over the other is color. Another 80% said that colors are what give brands that memorable stamp of recognition.
根据营销公司WebPageFX的调查，近85%的消费者表示他们在两种相似产品中做出选择的主要原因是颜色。还有80%的消费者表示品牌标志最让人印象深刻的是颜色。