英语词汇“acknowledge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

acknowledge

释义

acknowledgeacknowledge /əkˈnɑlɪdʒ/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYacknowledge

Origin: 1400-1500 ac- (as in accord) + knowledge

VERB TABLE

acknowledge

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	acknowledge
	he, she, it	acknowledges
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	acknowledged
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have acknowledged
	he, she, it	has acknowledged
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had acknowledged
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will acknowledge
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have acknowledged

Continuous Form
Present	I	am acknowledging
	he, she, it	is acknowledging
	you, we, they	are acknowledging
Past	I, he, she, it	was acknowledging
	you, we, they	were acknowledging
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been acknowledging
	he, she, it	has been acknowledging
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been acknowledging
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be acknowledging
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been acknowledging

THESAURUSaccept truth► admit

to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right: “I guess I was a little scared,” he admitted.

► confess

to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about: I must confess, I don’t like his wife at all.

► recognize

to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists: It is important to recognize that stress can affect your health.

► acknowledge

acknowledge means the same as recognize but sounds a little more formal: He acknowledges it’s going to be a tough job, but he’s going to try it anyway.

► concede

formal to admit that something is true in a discussion or an argument, even though you really do not want to: He conceded that Harrison might be right.

1ADMIT to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists: Cooke acknowledges receiving gifts that could be seen as bribes. Friends say he has privately acknowledged his wrongdoing.acknowledge that An industry spokesman acknowledged that toxic chemicals had been released into the river.► see thesaurus at admit2RECOGNIZE somebody'S/something'S IMPORTANCE [usually passive] if a large number of people acknowledge someone or something, they recognize how good or important that person or thing is: be acknowledged as something Lasalle is widely acknowledged as the world’s leading authority on Impressionist painting.be widely/generally acknowledged to be something The mill produces what is widely acknowledged to be the finest wool in the world.3ACCEPT somebody'S AUTHORITY to officially accept that a government, court, leader, etc. has legal or official authority: Both defendants refused to acknowledge the authority of the court.acknowledge somebody as something Many of the poor acknowledged him as their spiritual leader.4SHOW THANKS to publicly announce that you are grateful for the help that someone has given you: The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the Defense Department.5SAY YOU HAVE RECEIVED something to tell someone that you have received his or her message, letter, package, etc.: The paper never even acknowledged my letter or printed a correction.6SHOW YOU NOTICE somebody to show someone that you have seen him or her or heard what he or she has said: Callahan waved, acknowledging his fans.

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