recognize
(UK usually recognise) ['rek.əg.naɪz] verb
KNOW 认识
ESSENTIAL transitive
■to know someone or something because you have seen, heard or experienced them before 认出，认识；识别•I hadn't seen her for 20 years, but I recognized her immediately.我20年没见她了，但我还是一眼就认出了她。 •"Do you recognize this song?"“你听出这首歌来了吗？” •Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of different diseases.医生受过训练可以辨识出不同疾病的症状。
(UK usually recognise) ['rek.əg.naɪz] verb
ACCEPT 接受
ESSENTIAL transitive
■to accept that something is legal, true or important 正式承认；认可；接受•The international community has refused to recognize (= officially accept the existence of) the newly independent nation state.国际社会拒绝承认这个新独立的国家。 •[+ (that)] He sadly recognized (that) he would die childless.他接受了这个悲哀的事实：他将无儿无女、孤苦伶仃地度过残生。 •You must recognize the seriousness of the problems we are facing.你必须认识到我们现在面临的问题有多严重。 ADVANCED transitive often passive
■If a person's achievements are recognized, official approval is shown for them 表彰；嘉奖；表扬•The Prime Minister recognized her services to her country by awarding her an MBE.首相授予她不列颠帝国勋章，以表彰她对国家的贡献。 |