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单词 accept
释义
acceptaccept /əkˈsɛpt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb Etymology
ETYMOLOGYaccept
Origin: 1300-1400 French accepter, from Latin accipere to receive, from ad- to + capere to take
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
accept
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyaccept
he, she, itaccepts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyaccepted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave accepted
he, she, ithas accepted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad accepted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill accept
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have accepted
Continuous Form
PresentIam accepting
he, she, itis accepting
you, we, theyare accepting
PastI, he, she, itwas accepting
you, we, theywere accepting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been accepting
he, she, ithas been accepting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been accepting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be accepting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been accepting
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 I’m always ready to accept a challenge (=agree to do something difficult).
 Rick accepted her offer of coffee.
 He accepted the invitation to stay with us.
 They invited Taylor to sing the national anthem, and she readily accepted (=quickly accepted).
 I find it hard to accept the fact that she’s left me.
 The president has accepted Lewis’s resignation.
 Please accept my sincere apologies.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto accept something bad or difficult, even though you do not like it
to accept something bad or difficult, even though you do not like it:  He could not tolerate prison life.
to agree or deal with a situation you do not like but cannot change:  It was very hard to accept my father’s death.
to be able to accept or deal well with a difficult situation:  It was so noisy in there that I could hardly stand it.
to accept someone’s annoying behavior, without trying to stop it or change it:  I don’t know how you put up with her constant complaining.
to accept a bad situation as a permanent part of your life that you cannot change:  Stress is just something you have to learn to live with in this job.
be sure something is true
to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth:  You can’t believe everything you read in the papers. Students weren’t sure who to believe.
to believe what someone says is true or right without asking questions:  His wife accepted his explanation for why he was late.
informal to accept something someone says:  You don’t have to take my word for it – go see for yourself.
to be sure that what someone says is true:  You can’t trust anything he says.
to be tricked into believing a story or explanation that is not true:  Many tourists were taken in by his stories and gave him their money.
informal be taken in by something:  I can’t believe she fell for that old excuse!
informal to believe something – used especially in spoken English:  I don’t buy it. He’d never make that kind of mistake.
informal to believe a story or explanation that is not actually true:  Did he really think we’d swallow that story?
formal to accept something as true:  The jurors gave credence to his testimony because of the details he remembered.
1GIFT/OFFER/INVITATION [intransitive, transitive] to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asked you to do OPP refuse:  Alice accepted the job of sales manager. Norton is in prison for accepting bribes.accept something from somebody Will you accept a collect phone call from Beverly Hillman? I’m always ready to accept a challenge (=agree to do something difficult). Rick accepted her offer of coffee. He accepted the invitation to stay with us. They invited Taylor to sing the national anthem, and she readily accepted (=quickly accepted).2SITUATION/PROBLEM ETC. [transitive] to decide that there is nothing you can do to change a difficult and bad situation or fact and continue with your normal life:  Starting at a new school is hard, but you have to try and accept it. I find it hard to accept the fact that she’s left me.► see thesaurus at tolerate3PLAN/SUGGESTION/ADVICE [transitive] to decide to do what someone advises or suggests OPP reject:  Yin’s proposal was accepted by the committee.4IDEA/STATEMENT/EXPLANATION [transitive] to agree that what someone says is right or true:  Owens refused to accept her explanation.accept that The jury accepted that the DNA evidence was flawed.► see thesaurus at believe5THINK somebody/something IS GOOD ENOUGH [transitive] to decide that someone has the necessary skill or intelligence for a particular job, course, etc., or that a piece of work is good enough OPP reject:  The program accepts only the very best applicants.be/get accepted to something Bob’s been accepted to Stanford!accept somebody/something for something Hsiu’s article was accepted for publication in “Science” magazine.6ALLOW somebody INTO A GROUP [transitive] to allow someone to become part of a group, society, or organization and to treat him or her in the same way as the other members OPP reject: accept somebody as something The other kids gradually began to accept Jennifer as one of the family.accept somebody into something It often takes years for immigrants to be accepted into the host community.7AGREE TO TAKE/DEAL WITH something [transitive] to agree to take or deal with something that someone gives you, or say that it is appropriate or good enough:  Do you accept travelers’ checks here? The office does not accept applications from nonresidents. The president has accepted Lewis’s resignation. Please accept my sincere apologies.8accept blame/responsibility to admit that you were responsible for something bad that happened:  The ship’s owners are refusing to accept any responsibility for the accident.[Origin: 1300–1400 French accepter, from Latin accipere to receive, from ad- to + capere to take]
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