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a.填补一下相应单词的中文释义(有一词多义的其他词义也请给出),市场统一零售价5考元一个释义
b.每个单词下面的例句有兴趣有时间翻译的同学也可翻译一下方便他人,市场统一零售价10考元一个句子翻译
c.有任何想法烦请大家提出来,大家一起提高O(∩_∩)O admit • acknowledge • recognize • concede • confess • grant
These words all mean to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
► to admit/confess to sth
► to admit/concede/confess sth to sb
► to admit/acknowledge/recognize/concede/confess/grant that…
► It is/was (generally) admitted/acknowledged/recognized/conceded/granted that…
► to admit/acknowledge/recognize the truth
► to admit/confess your mistakes/ignorance
► you must admit/acknowledge/recognize/concede/confess/grant sth
► to admit/acknowledge/concede/confess/grant sth freely/readily
► to admit/acknowledge/concede/confess sth grudgingly/privately/reluctantly
admit [ I , T ]
to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true
The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake.
This pattern is only used in the passive.
Don't be afraid to admit (to) your mistakes. ◇ She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth. ◇ They freely admit (that) they still have a lot to learn. ◇ I couldn't admit to my parents that I was finding the course difficult. ◇ It was generally admitted that the government had acted too quickly. ◇ ‘I'm very nervous,’ she admitted reluctantly.
acknowledge [ T ] ( rather formal )
to accept that sth exists, is true or has happened
Are you prepared to acknowledge your responsibility?
recognize ( BrE also -ise ) [ T ]
to admit or be aware that sth exists or is true
It was recognized that this solution could only be temporary.
► recognition noun [ sing. , U ]: There is general recognition of the urgent need for reform.
concede [ T ] ( rather formal )
to admit, often unwillingly, that sth is true or logical
It must be conceded that different judges have different approaches to these cases.
NOTE admit or concede?
When sb admits sth, they are usually agreeing that sth which is generally considered bad or wrong is true or has happened, especially when it relates to their own actions. When sb concedes sth, they are usually accepting, unwillingly, that any particular fact or statement is true or logical.
confess [ T , I ] ( rather formal )
to admit sth that you feel ashamed or embarrassed about
She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.
I must confess to knowing nothing about computers.
( formal ) I confess myself bewildered by their explanation.
grant [ T ]
to admit that a statement or claim is true, usually while denying that a greater claim is also true
I'll grant you (that) it looks good, but it's not exactly practical.
Grant is most commonly used in the expressions I/I'll grant you (that)… and Granted… (at the beginning of a sentence). You often use but in the second part of a sentence containing grant . |