“accept”作为英语单词,基本意思是“接受;承认;接纳;认可”等,在句中主要作及物动词,可用于不同语境,表达接受各种事物、观点、情况等,同时还有一些常用搭配和固定用法。
接受:指对给予或提供的东西予以收下,例如接受礼物、邀请等。
例句:She accepted the gift with a big smile.(她微笑着接受了礼物。)
承认:表示对某种事实、观点、情况等的认可,不否认其存在或正确性。
例句:He had to accept that he was wrong.(他不得不承认自己错了。)
接纳:可用于表示接纳某人进入某个组织、群体、学校等,也可表示接纳某种观念、文化等。
例句:The club accepted him as a new member.(俱乐部接纳他为新成员。)
例句:The society gradually accepted the new ideas.(社会逐渐接受了这些新观念。)
认可:指对某事物的质量、价值、合法性等给予肯定。
例句:The court accepted the evidence presented by the prosecution.(法庭认可了控方提供的证据。)
及物动词:“accept”后面直接跟宾语,宾语可以是名词、代词、动名词等。
名词:I accept your apology.(我接受你的道歉。)
代词:Here's the book. You can accept it.(这是书。你可以收下它。)
动名词:She can't accept being treated like this.(她不能接受被这样对待。)
常用搭配
accept an invitation:接受邀请
例句:They accepted our invitation to the party.(他们接受了我们的派对邀请。)
accept a job offer:接受工作录用
例句:After much consideration, he decided to accept the job offer.(经过深思熟虑,他决定接受这份工作录用。)
accept responsibility:承担责任
例句:You should accept responsibility for your actions.(你应该为自己的行为承担责任。)
accept a challenge:接受挑战
例句:The athlete was ready to accept the challenge from his opponent.(这位运动员准备接受对手的挑战。)
固定用法
accept as:把……当作……接受
例句:We accepted her as our leader.(我们接受她作为我们的领导。)
accept that...:承认……
例句:I have to accept that I can't do everything.(我不得不承认我不能做所有事情。)