英语词汇“accept”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	accept
释义	accept —accept /əkˈsept/ Ⅰ verb (TAKE) ↑Verb Endings for accept 1 B1 [T] to agree to take something: » Do you accept credit cards?» She was in London to accept an award for her latest novel.» I offered her an apology, but she wouldn't accept it.» I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.» The new coffee machines will accept coins of any denomination.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Accepting and agreeing , ↑Accepting and agreeing reluctantly , ↑Approving and approval 2 B1 [I or T] to say 'yes' to an offer or invitation: » We've offered her the job, but I don't know whether she'll accept it.» I've just accepted an invitation to the opening-night party.» I've been invited to their wedding but I haven't decided whether to accept.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Accepting and agreeing , ↑Accepting and agreeing reluctantly , ↑Approving and approval • • • Extra Examples:» After a lot of careful thought, she decided to accept their offer.» She is too proud to accept any help.» Do you think the seller will accept £96, 000 for the house?» I don't usually accept lifts from strange men.» A lot of shops won't accept cheques unless you have a cheque card with you.Common mistake: accept or agree?! Warning: accept is not usually followed by another verb.! Don't say someone 'accepts to do sth', say someone agrees to do sth:» My father agreed to pick me up from the airport. Ⅱ verb [T] (APPROVE) ↑Verb Endings for accept ► B2 to consider something or someone as satisfactory: » The manuscript was accepted for publication last week.» She was accepted as a full member of the society.» His fellow workers refused to accept him (= to include him as one of their group).Thesaurus⁺: ↑Accepting and agreeing , ↑Accepting and agreeing reluctantly , ↑Approving and approvalWord Builder:–Nouns: acceptance–Adjectives: acceptable, unacceptable, accepted–Verbs: accept–Adverbs: unacceptably • • • Extra Examples:» It is difficult for many people to accept a literal interpretation of the Bible.» The committee decided with one voice to accept the proposal.» While I accept that he's not perfect in many ways, I do actually quite like the man.» He was a very stubborn man who refused to accept defeat.» We must accept the results of a democratic election. Ⅲ verb [T] (BELIEVE) ↑Verb Endings for accept ► B2 to believe that something is true: » The police refused to accept her version of the story.» He still hasn't accepted the situation (= realized that he cannot change it).» [+ that] I can't accept that there's nothing we can do.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Believing • • • Extra Examples:» She can't accept she made a mistake and now she's trying to lay the blame on her assistant.» Rationally, he knows that she won't ever go back to him, but emotionally he can't accept it.» She refused to accept that she was wrong and stalked furiously out of the room.» I had to accept that the relationship had run its course.» It was a terrible struggle for him to accept her death.
随便看	be as good as your word be a shadow of your former self be as high as a kite be a short hop be asking for it/trouble be asking for trouble be a slam dunk be a slave to sth be (as) light as a feather be as light as a feather be (as) nutty as a fruitcake be as nutty as a fruitcake be (as) old as the hills be as old as the hills be as one be (as) plain as a pikestaff be as plain as a pikestaff be (as) plain as the nose on your face be as plain as the nose on your face be as poor as church mice be as pure as the driven snow be as right as rain be associated with sth be (as) solid as a rock be as solid as a rock

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