admit
[əd'mɪt] verb (-tt-)
ACCEPT 接受
ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive
■to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly （尤指不情愿地）承认，供认，招认•He admitted his guilt/mistake.他承认有罪／犯了错误。 •[+ (that)] She admitted (that) she had made a mistake.她承认自己犯了一个错误。 •[+ -ing verb] She admitted making a mistake.她承认自己犯了一个错误。 •At first he denied stealing the money but he later admitted (to) it.初时他否认偷了钱，但是后来就承认了。 •I wasn't entirely honest with him, I admit, but I didn't actually tell him any lies.我对他也不是百分之百的坦诚，这我承认。可话说回来，我也没有对他撒过甚么谎。 •[+ to infinitive] The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce.人们普遍认为，新的法律难以实施。 admit defeat
■to accept that you have failed and give up 认输，承认失败•After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.我试了几次都没有把这个结解开，最后认输了，就用刀子把它割开了。
[əd'mɪt] verb (-tt-)
ALLOW IN 允许进入
transitive
■to allow someone to enter a place 允许…进入•Each ticket admits one member and one guest.每张票可以让一位会员和一位客人进入。 •Men will not be admitted to the restaurant without a tie.不系领带的男士不允许进入这家餐厅。 •literary A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glimmer of a street lamp.街灯那微弱的光从窗帘间的一道缝隙透了进来。 transitive
■to allow a person or country to join an organization 准许…加入；接收•Spain was admitted to the European Community in 1986.西班牙于1986年被接纳为欧洲共同体成员。 transitive
■to allow someone to enter a hospital because they need medical care 接收…入院；收治•She was admitted to hospital (US to the hospital)suffering from shock.她因中风被送入医院救治。
[əd'mɪt] verb (-tt-)
Phrasal Verbs admit of sth formal
■to allow something or make it possible 容许；给予…机会；为…留有余地•The present schedule does not admit of modification (= it cannot be changed).目前的时间表不容许变更。 •The latest events admit of several interpretations.对最近发生的事件可以作出多种解读。 |