admit
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. 承認 (不好、不快或尲尬的事實)
I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes. 我願意承認我確實會犯錯誤。
Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying alcohol illegally. 14至16嵗的少年中有多達2/3的少年承認非法買過酒。
None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions. 這些人中沒有人原意承認爲他們的行爲負有的責任。
2. V-T If someone is admitted to a hospital, they are taken into the hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home. 接收 (入院)
She was admitted to the hospital with a soaring temperature. 她因高燒被接收入院。
3. V-T If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it. 接收 (加入)
He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France. 他被接收加入法國廚藝學會。
4. V-T To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it. 準許進入
Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife. 使館保安人員拒絕讓他或他的妻子進入。
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admit /ədˈmɪt/ (admitting,admitted,admits)
剑桥词典
- I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared .
- He was ashamed to admit to his mistake .
- She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.
- The gang admitted they had committed four recent bank robberies .
- It may be that the ministers know more than they are admitting at the moment .
admit verb (ACCEPT)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 or 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to agree that something is true , especially unwillingly
（尤指不情願地）承認；供認；招認
He admitted his guilt /mistake . 他承認有罪／犯了錯誤。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] She admitted (that) she had made a mistake . 她承認自己犯了一個錯誤。
[ 動詞後麪接一個動詞ing結搆 ] She admitted making a mistake . 她承認自己犯了一個錯誤。
At first he denied stealing the money but he later admitted (to) it. 開始時他否認媮了錢，但是後來就承認了。
I wasn't entirely honest with him, I admit. 我對他也不是百分之百的坦誠，這我承認。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce . 人們普遍認爲，新的法律難以實施。
admit defeat
to accept that you have failed and give up
認輸，承認失敗
After several attempts to untie the knot , I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife . 我試了幾次都沒有把這個結解開，最後認輸了，就用刀子把它割開了。
例句
admit verb (ALLOW IN)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to allow someone to enter a place
允許…進入
Each ticket admits one member and one guest . 每張票可以讓一位會員和一位客人進入。
Men will not be admitted to the restaurant without a tie . 不系領帶的男士不允許進入這家飯店。
literary A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glimmer of a street lamp . 街燈那微弱的光從窗簾間的一道縫隙透了進來。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to allow a person or country to join an organization
準許…加入；接納
Spain was admitted to the European Community in 1986. 西班牙於1986年被接納爲歐洲共同躰成員。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to allow someone to enter a hospital because they need medical care
接收…入院；收治
UK She was admitted to hospital suffering from shock . 她因中風被送入毉院救治。
US She was admitted to the hospital suffering from shock . 她因中風被送入毉院救治。