| 释义 |
*ac·cept /ək`sɛpt; əkˈsept/
v
1 [I,T] to take something or say yes to something that someone offers you 接受〔别人给的东西〕:
Please accept this small gift. 请收下这份小小的礼物。
He's been offered the job but can't decide whether to accept. 有人请他做这份工作，但他决定不了接不接受。
accept an invitation We would be happy to accept your invitation. 我们很高兴接受您的邀请。
2 [I,T] to agree to do something or to allow something to happen 同意做〔某事〕; 允许〔某事〕发生:
The manager would not accept her resignation. 经理不会同意她辞职的。
accept advice/suggestions Jackie won't accept any advice. 杰姬不会接受任何意见。
3 [T] to agree or admit or believe that something is true, especially an unpleasant fact 承认; 相信〔某事，尤指不愉快的事情〕:
The teacher would not accept any excuses. 老师不会相信任何理由。
+ that I accept that we've made mistakes, but it's nothing we can't fix. 我承认我们犯了错，但没有解决不了的事情。
4 [T] to let someone join an organization, university course etc 接受〔某人加入某组织、大学课程等〕:
I've been accepted at Harvard. 我已被哈佛大学录取了。
5 [T] to let someone new become part of a group or society and treat them in the same way as other members 接纳〔某人成为新成员〕:
It was a long time before the other kids at school accepted him. 过了好长时间，学校里的其他孩子才接纳了他。
6 [T] to decide that there is nothing you can do to change an unpleasant situation 忍受〔不愉快的境况〕:
Even when he was imprisoned, the Emperor would not accept defeat. 皇帝即使被监禁起来也不会承认失败。
7 [T] to let customers pay for something in a particular way 接受〔某种付款方式〕:
We don't accept credit cards. 我们这里不接受信用卡。
8 accept responsibility/blame formal to admit that you are responsible for something bad that has happened 【正式】 承担责任/接受指责:
The company have accepted responsibility for the accident. 公司承担了这起事故的责任。
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