| 单词 | acknowledgment |
| 释义 | acknowledgment (æknɒlɪdʒmənt ) also acknowledgement Word forms: acknowledgments 1. singular noun [also no det] An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true. The president's resignation appears to be an acknowledgment that he has lost all hope of keeping the country together. 2. plural noun The acknowledgments in a book are the section in which the author thanks all the people who have helped him or her. ...two whole pages of acknowledgments. 3. uncountable noun [also a N] A gesture of acknowledgment, such as a smile, shows someone that you have seen and recognized them. Farling smiled in acknowledgment and gave a bow. Collocations: tacit acknowledgment It's his first and only tacit acknowledgment that he may not have for ever. Times, Sunday Times Just a humble turn and a resigned but dignified departure in the tacit acknowledgment that his time had come. Times, Sunday Times The cynical will view this feature as a tacit acknowledgment by the government that people are opting to renovate rather than pay large stamp duty bills. Times, Sunday Times |
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