acquiesce

英 [ˌækwiˈes]

美 [ˌækwiˈes]

v.  默然接受; 默认; 默许; 顺从

过去分词：acquiesced　过去式：acquiesced　现在分词：acquiescing　第三人称单数：acquiesces　

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BNC.14893 / COCA.15179

牛津词典

verb

• 默然接受；默认；默许；顺从
  to accept sth without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it
  1. Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up.
     政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 同意；默认；默许；顺从
  If youacquiesce insomething, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
  1. Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision...
     史蒂夫好像默认了这个决定。
  2. He has gradually acquiesced to the demands of the opposition...
     他渐渐顺从了反对派的要求。
  3. When her mother suggested that she stay, Alice willingly acquiesced.
     当母亲建议她留下时，艾丽斯欣然允之。

英英释义

verb

• to agree or express agreement
  1. The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
  Synonym:assentaccede

双语例句

• Her parents will never acquiesce in such an unsuitablemarriage.
  她的父母决不会答应这门不相宜的婚事。
• Keep in mind that it may be smarter to acquiesce and save the real battle for something more important.
  记住，有时接受他人意见会比较好，这样可以省下时间去做更重要的事情。
• Though he thought otherwise, he had to acquiesce in the plan made by the majority.
  虽然他的想法与人家的不同，他对多数人提出的计划还是默认了。
• He is so independent that he will never acquiesce.
  他很有主见，所以绝不会顺从（同意）。
• But that does not mean that Europe should simply acquiesce.
  但是，这并不意味着欧洲就得默默承受。
• If the minority will not acquiesce, the majority must, or the Government must cease.
  即使少数派不愿支持政府，多数派也必须支持，否则政府就必须停止工作。
• When her mother suggested that she stay, Alice willingly acquiesced.
  当母亲建议她留下时，艾丽斯欣然允之。
• Thus, until empirical evidence favors one view or the other, egoism must acquiesce to uncertainty.
  因此，直到实证主张一种看法或其他，利己主义，必须默许的不确定性。
• Elizabeth said no more, but her mind could not acquiesce.
  伊丽莎白不做声了，可是她心里依旧不敢赞同。
• Future generations will judge us by what we do, or fail to do: whether we lay the foundations for a sound future, or shirk our responsibility and acquiesce in decline.
  我们的后代会依据我们的所作所为或不作为对我们做出评价：无论我们是奠定了一个可靠的未来，还是逃避责任、听任欧洲的衰落。