| 词组 | accede to |
| 释义 | accede to 1. accede to pressure/sb's demands/request/wishes etc formal to agree to do what someone demands or asks you to do, especially when you do not want to do it: ▪ The King was forced to accede to pressure for major political reforms. ▪ Prison authorities have so far refused to accede to any of the prisoners' demands. ▪ If a doctor accedes to a patient's request to withdraw treatment, he or she may find himself in trouble with the law. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bow to 2. accede to sth formal to officially become the leader of a country and be in charge of the government accede to power ▪ General Abacha acceded to power after a military coup. accede to the throne (=become king or queen) ▪ Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne in 1953. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come to 3. accede to sth formal if a country or leader accedes to an agreement or law, they sign it and officially agree to it: ▪ India has announced that it will accede to the Montreal Protocol on controlling CFCs. ▪ Hungary was the first Eastern European country to accede to the UN Convention on Refugees. |
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