据…所说；按…所记载；
According to Sarah they're not getting on very well at the moment.
据萨拉说，他们目前关系不是太好。
根据；按照；
Students are all put in different groups according to their ability.
所有的学生都按能力进行编组。
The books in the library are classified by/according to subject.
图书馆的书史按照主题来分类的。
attribute...to...
将（某种特质）归属于（某人）
I wouldn't dream of attributing such a lack of judgment to you.
我做梦都想不到你会如此缺乏判断力。
把…归因于…;认为…由…生产;认为…是…所为
The doctors have attributed the cause of the illness to an unknown virus.
医生们认为这种疾病是由一种未知的病毒引起的。
be composed of
phrasel verbs 短语动词
由…组成，由…构成
Air is composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
空气主要由氮和氧构成。
because of /bɪˈkɑːz ˌəv/
preposition 介词
因为，由于；
The flight was delayed because of bad weather.
这个航班因恶劣天气延误了。
depend on
phrasal verb 短语动词
相信，信任
You can always depend on Michael in a crisis.
危机时刻你总是可以相信迈克尔。
需要，依赖，依靠
The country depends heavily on foreign aid.
该国严重依赖外援。
取决于
Wage rates depend on levels of productivity.
工资水平取决于生产量的多少。
in any case
而且；再者
I don't want to go and in any case, I haven't been invited.
我不想去，再说，人家也没邀请我。
in case
以防万一
Bring a map in case you get lost.
带张地图吧，以防迷路。