acquiesced
past simple and past participle ofacquiesce
| 单词 | acquiesced |
| 释义 | acquiesced past simple and past participle ofacquiesce acquiesce verb[I] formaluk/ˌæk.wiˈes/us/ˌæk.wiˈes/toacceptoragreeto something, oftenunwillingly: Reluctantly, he acquiescedto/intheplans. Synonym assentformal to say yes to a suggestion or idea
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
Examplesofacquiescedacquiesced In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Instead, itacquiescedin judicial reformist activity until legislation on the subject began in the 1920s. From theCambridge English Corpus Though they fought long and hard against segregated churches and parishes, they eventuallyacquiescedin order to have access to better schooling. From theCambridge English Corpus None of these changes was necessarily congenial to the commander-in-chief, for all that heacquiescedin, and even implemented, them. From theCambridge English Corpus Planters eventuallyacquiescedbecause they maintained control over crucial productive decisions : cotton is what they wanted, and cotton is what the sharecroppers grew. From theCambridge English Corpus There were, however, a few others concerned about the new system who, because of their particular circumstances,acquiescedprior to ratification. From theCambridge English Corpus In an effort to prevent controversy, the administration quietlyacquiescedin the new political reality. From theCambridge English Corpus The political leaders who forged oracquiescedin that alliance are either not aware of its importance or not willing to admit it. From theCambridge English Corpus However, theyacquiescedwith 'family' decisions to maintain non-working young adult women ascribing such decisions to the men in the family. From theCambridge English Corpus Even the defenseacquiescedto this fact. From theCambridge English Corpus A predominance of cooperative or neutral responses to dependent positioning by the staff would suggest that the residents haveacquiescedto being in a dependent role. From theCambridge English Corpus The skippers pleaded guilty andacquiescedin the fines imposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has apparentlyacquiescedin it and there is no guarantee that he will get any better results. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then how on earth can he ever haveacquiescedin it or otherwise? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it to be said that heacquiescedin them because he could not get his tenant to appeal against them? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Once again the worker shareholders, and sometimes their widows who still held the shares,acquiesced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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