accept
verb OPAL W
/əkˈsept/
/əkˈsept/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they accept | /əkˈsept/ /əkˈsept/ |
| he / she / it accepts | /əkˈsepts/ /əkˈsepts/ |
| past simple accepted | /əkˈseptɪd/ /əkˈseptɪd/ |
| past participle accepted | /əkˈseptɪd/ /əkˈseptɪd/ |
| -ing form accepting | /əkˈseptɪŋ/ /əkˈseptɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to take willingly something that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc.
收受；接受（建议、邀请等） - He asked me to marry him and I accepted.
他向我求婚，我答应了。 - accept something Please accept our sincere apologies.
请接受我们真诚的歉意。 - It was pouring with rain so I accepted his offer of a lift.
天正下着瓢泼大雨，所以我领了他的情，搭了他的便车。 - I am unfortunately unable to accept your kind invitation.
很遗憾，我不能接受您的盛情邀请。 - The board of directors accepted our proposal.
董事会接受了我们的提议。 - She's decided not to accept the job.
她决定不接受这项工作。 - Please accept this small token of my appreciation.
请接受我这小小的谢意。 - accept something from somebody He is charged with accepting bribes from a firm of suppliers.
他被控收受了一家供应商的贿赂。 - accept something for something She said she'd accept $15 for it.
她说她要 15 美元才卖。
Topics Businessa2- I accepted the gift from my sister.
我接受了姐姐的礼物。 - She graciously accepted my apology.
她很有风度地接受了我的道歉。 - She accepted a bribe from an undercover policeman.
她接受了一名秘密警察的贿赂。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- eagerly
- gladly
- graciously
- …
- be glad to
- be happy to
- be reluctant to
- …
- from
- He asked me to marry him and I accepted.
- [transitive] to agree to or approve of something
同意；认可 - accept something They accepted the court's decision.
他们接受法院的判决。 - The judge refused to accept his evidence.
法官拒绝接受他的证据。 - He accepted all the changes we proposed.
他同意我们提出的全部修改方案。 - Are you willing to accept the challenge?
你愿意接受挑战吗？ - accept something from somebody She won't accept advice from anyone.
她不会接受任何人的忠告。 - accept something for something My article has been accepted for publication.
我的文章已被采用准备发表。
Synonyms agreeagree- accept
- approve
- go along with somebody/something
- consent
- agree to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen:
- He agreed to let me go early.
他容许我早走。
- He agreed to let me go early.
- accept to be satisfied with something that has been done, decided or suggested:
- They accepted the court’s decision.
他们接受法院的判决。
- They accepted the court’s decision.
- approve to officially agree to a plan, suggestion or request:
- The committee unanimously approved the plan.
委员会一致通过了计划。
- The committee unanimously approved the plan.
- go along with somebody/something (rather informal) to agree to something that somebody else has decided; to agree with somebody else’s ideas:
指赞同某事，同意某人的观点： - She just goes along with everything he suggests.
他的一切建议她都赞同。
- She just goes along with everything he suggests.
- consent (rather formal) to agree to something or give your permission for something:
指同意、准许、允许： - She finally consented to answer our questions.
她最终同意回答我们的问题。
- She finally consented to answer our questions.
- to agree/consent to something
- to agree/consent to do something
- to agree to/accept/approve/go along with/consent to a plan/proposal
- to agree to/accept/approve a request
Topics Discussion and agreementb1- I had no choice but to accept the committee's decision.
我别无选择，只能接受委员会的决定。 - I was very unwilling to accept her resignation.
我非常不愿意接受她的辞职。 - He would not accept my advice.
他不会接受我的建议。 - These figures should not be accepted at face value.
不应该对这些数字信以为真。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- fully
- …
- be happy to
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- …
- be commonly accepted
- be generally accepted
- be universally accepted
- …
- accept something They accepted the court's decision.
- [transitive] accept something to take payment in a particular form
（认为合适或足够好而）接受 - This machine only accepts coins.
这台机器只收硬币。 - Credit cards are widely accepted.
信用卡被广为接受。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- eagerly
- gladly
- graciously
- …
- be glad to
- be happy to
- be reluctant to
- …
- from
- This machine only accepts coins.
- [transitive] accept something to admit that you are responsible or to blame for something
承认，承担（责任等） - He accepts full responsibility for what happened.
他承认对发生的事负全部责任。 - You have to accept the consequences of your actions.
你得对你的行为后果负责。
- The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters.
该公司对自然灾害造成的任何损失概不承担责任。 - The college cannot accept responsibility for items lost or stolen on its premises.
对在校园内丢失或被盗的物品，学院概不负责。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- fully
- …
- be happy to
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- …
- be commonly accepted
- be generally accepted
- be universally accepted
- …
- He accepts full responsibility for what happened.
- [transitive] to continue in a difficult situation without complaining, because you realize that you cannot change it
容忍，忍受（困境等） - accept something You just have to accept the fact that we're never going to be rich.
你只得接受我们永远也富不起来这个事实。 - to be willing/prepared to accept something
愿意/准备接受某事 - Nothing will change as long as the workers continue to accept these appalling conditions.
只要工人继续容忍这种恶劣的劳动条件，情况就不会有任何改变。 - accept something as something They accept the risks as part of the job.
他们甘冒风险，把这当成工作的一部分。 - accept that… He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there.
他就是不肯接受他父亲已不在的现实。
- Some people readily accept that they may have to pay for medical treatment.
一些人欣然同意自己承担医疗费用。 - He would not accept the fact that his father was dead.
他不愿接受他父亲已经去世的事实。
- accept something You just have to accept the fact that we're never going to be rich.
- [transitive] to make somebody feel welcome and part of a group
欢迎；接纳 - accept somebody It may take years to be completely accepted by the local community.
也许需要多年方能被当地居民完全接纳。 - accept somebody into something She had never been accepted into what was essentially a man's world.
她从未被这个基本上属于男人的世界所接受。 - accept somebody as something He never really accepted her as his own child.
他一直没有真正接纳她为自己的女儿。
- accept somebody It may take years to be completely accepted by the local community.
- [transitive] to believe that something is true
相信（某事属实） - accept something I don't accept his version of events.
我不相信他对事件的说法。 - accept something as something Can we accept his account as the true version?
我们能相信他说的是事实吗？ - accept that… I accept that this will not be popular.
我认为这是不会受欢迎的。 - I am not prepared to accept that this decision is final.
我不准备接受这个决定是最终的。 - it is accepted that… It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success.
普遍认为，成功催人奋进。 - something is accepted to be, have, etc. something Their workforce is widely accepted to have the best conditions in Europe.
他们的劳动力被广泛认为拥有欧洲最好的条件。
- It was true, but hard to accept.
这是真的，但很难接受。 - Most people had come to accept that war was inevitable.
大部分人渐渐认识到这场战争已不可避免。 - The government now accepts the need for change.
政府现在接受了变革的需要。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- fully
- …
- be happy to
- be prepared to
- be ready to
- …
- be commonly accepted
- be generally accepted
- be universally accepted
- …
- accept something I don't accept his version of events.
- [transitive] to allow somebody to join an organization, attend an institution, use a service, etc.
接纳，接受（为成员、会员等） - accept somebody The college he applied to has accepted him.
他申请的那所学院录取了他。 - accept somebody into something She was disappointed not to be accepted into the club.
她没有获准加入俱乐部，感到失望。 - accept somebody as something The landlord was willing to accept us as tenants.
房东愿意把房子租给我们住。 - accept somebody to do something She was accepted to study music.
她获录取学习音乐。
- accept somebody The college he applied to has accepted him.
offer/invitation建议；邀请
agree同意
payment
responsibility责任
difficult situation困境
welcome欢迎
believe相信
allow somebody to join准许加入
词源late Middle English: from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere ‘take something to oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’.