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；赞成 When he said that, I had to agree. 他说了那话，我只好同意。 - + speech
‘That's true’, she agreed. “是这样的。” 她赞同道。 - 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. 你不能指望他们什么都同意。 - agree with somebody about/on something
He agreed with them about the need for change. 他同意他们需要变革的意见。 - agree with something
Many experts agree wholeheartedly with this statement. 许多专家完全同意这一说法。 I tend to agree with her political views. 我倾向于同意她的政治观点。 - agree (that)…
All parties agree (that) urgent action is required. 各方都同意需要采取紧急行动。 We agreed (that) the proposal was a good one. 我们一致认为这个建议不错。 ‘It's terrible.’ ‘I couldn't agree more!’ (= I completely agree) “太糟糕了。” “可不是嘛！”
Express Yourself AgreeingAgreeing 表示赞同 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.) 在讨论中可以对某些观点表示支持（另外，在说出负面评价前也可以先对某些观点表示赞同）： Yes, that's true. 对，的确如此。
That's right. On the other hand, there are some drawbacks to the plan… 没错，但另一方面，这个计划也有一些弊端…
Exactly. 一点不错。
Absolutely. 对极了。
Definitely. 当然。
Yes, I suppose/guess so. 是的，我想是这样。
I agree. It's definitely the best idea. 我同意。这绝对是最好的主意。
I think you're right. We should listen to what they have to say. 我想你是对的。我们应该听听他们有什么话要说。
Sue is absolutely right. It's too early to make a decision now. 休绝对正确。现在就做决定太早了。
I would go along with the idea that we should change the logo. 我赞成更改徽标这个想法。
We are in agreement on the best way to proceed, but we need to discuss the timing. 我们就如何推进的最佳方式达成了一致，但还需要讨论时机问题。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta1I agree with her analysis of the situation. 我赞成她对形势的分析。 I don't agree, for reasons I will explain later. 我不同意，原因我稍后会解释。 They said she didn't look well and I had to agree. 他们说她看起来身体不太好，我不能不同意。 I very much agree with the prime minister. 我非常赞同首相的观点。 I agree entirely with what you have said. 我完全同意你的说法。 Do you agree with me that the plan won't work? 这个计划行不通，你同意我的观点吗？ I agree with that analysis of the situation. 我赞成对形势那样分析。 We don't always agree about everything. 我们并不总是在所有事上都意见一致。 Historians have not always agreed about the exact date. 历史学家并不总是对确切的日期达成一致。 They all agree (that) the research is hard work. 他们一致认为，研究工作很艰苦。 I'm inclined to agree there's nothing we can do. 我倾向于认为我们无能为力。 I'm sure you'll agree that this issue is vitally important to the success of the company. 这个问题对公司的成功至关重要，我相信你也会同意这个观点。
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 尤用于否定句 to approve of something because you think it is morally right （与…）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为一种惩罚。 - agree with something
I'm not sure I agree with the government's policy on this. 我不确定我是否同意政府在这方面的政策。
- 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 应允；答应；同意 I asked for a pay rise and she agreed. 我要求提高工资，她答应了。 - agree to something
The government has finally agreed in principle (= agreed in general but not in detail) to the terms of the deal. 政府最终原则上同意了交易条款。 Do you think he'll agree to their proposal? 你认为他会同意他们的建议吗？ - agree (that)…
She agreed (that) I could go early. 她允许我早走。 - agree to do something
He reluctantly agreed to pay for the damage. 他勉强同意赔偿损失。 She agreed to let me go early. 她容许我早走。
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. 他容许我早走。
- accept to be satisfied with something that has been done, decided or suggested:
They accepted the court’s decision. 他们接受法院的判决。
- approve to officially agree to a plan, suggestion or request:
The committee unanimously approved the plan. 委员会一致通过了计划。
- go along with somebody/something (rather informal
) to agree to something that somebody else has decided; to agree with somebody else’s ideas: 指赞同某事，同意某人的观点： She just goes along with everything he suggests. 他的一切建议她都赞同。
- consent (rather formal
) to agree to something or give your permission for something: 指同意、准许、允许： She finally consented to answer our questions. 她最终同意回答我们的问题。
- 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. 她提议到户外散散步，他欣然表示同意。 Edith Harlow has kindly agreed to help. 伊迪丝·哈洛已表示乐于帮忙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- voluntarily
- …
- be unable to
- fail to
- to
- agree to differ
- agree to disagree
- (be) mutually agreed
- …
- [intransitive, transitive]
to decide with somebody else to do something or to have something 商定；约定 - agree on/upon something
Can we agree on a date? 我们能否约定一个日期？ The new plan was agreed upon between the two sides. 新计划是双方商定的。 - agree something
They met at the agreed time. 他们在约定的时间见面了。 Can we agree a price? 我们可不可以商定一个价格？ - agree to do something
We agreed to meet on Thursday. 我们约定在星期四见面。 - agree what, where, etc…
We couldn't agree what to do. 关于应该怎么办我们各执己见。 - as agreed
They left at ten, as agreed. 他们按照约好的时间在十点钟离去。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementa2The two sides failed to agree on any of the proposals. 双方没能就任何提议达成一致。 The two countries were unable to agree on a common strategy. 两国未能达成共同的行动计划。 We are working toward mutually agreed goals. 我们正朝着共同商定的目标努力。
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. 批准，认可（计划、要求等） The company agreed a deal worth $100 million. 该公司同意了一笔价值1亿美元的交易。 Next year's budget has been agreed. 明年的预算已获批准。 We arranged to meet a few days later and agree terms. 我们安排了几天后见面，并商定了条件。
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 （与…）相符，一致 The figures do not agree. 这些数字不相符。 - agree with something
Your account of the accident does not agree with hers. 你对事故的叙述与她的叙述不一致。
opposite disagree - [intransitive] agree (with something)
to match a word or phrase in number, gender or person （在数、性或人称上与…）一致 In ‘Tom likes jazz’, the singular verb ‘likes’ agrees with the subject ‘Tom’. 在 Tom likes jazz 一句中，动词单数形式 likes 与主语 Tom 一致。
share opinion同意
approve of something
say yes应允
decide决定
accept认可
be the same相符
grammar语法
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见 We must just agree to differ on this. 我们必须在这个问题上达成一致。 In the end we agreed to disagree. 最后我们同意不同意。 I think you're wrong. Let's just agree to differ. 我认为你是错的。咱们还是各自保留不同意见吧。