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单词 recognition
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recognitionnoun

uk/ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/us/ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/

recognition noun (ACCEPTING)

C2 [ S or U ] agreement that something is true or legal:

It's a new country, hoping for diplomatic recognition from the international community.
[ + that ] There's a growing recognition that this country can no longer afford to be a nuclear power.

C2 [ S or U ] If you are given recognition, people show admiration and respect for your achievements:

Ella complained that the company never gave her any recognition for her work.
He was presented with a gold watch in recognition of (= to show respect for) his years as club secretary.

More examples

  • She gave me a faint smile of recognition.
  • Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition.
  • Chen gave her a nod of recognition across the crowded room.
  • The area had changed beyond recognition.
  • There was a moment of recognition when the two men met each other.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Accepting & agreeing

  • accept
  • accredited
  • assent
  • be ruled by sb idiom
  • buy-in
  • conclude
  • countenance
  • court
  • embrace
  • gauntlet
  • leap
  • listen to reason idiom
  • middle ground
  • mustn't grumble idiom
  • pounce
  • reach
  • signatory
  • swallow
  • take sb up on sth
  • unquestioning

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Showing respect and admiration

recognition noun (KNOWING)

C2 [ U ] the fact of knowing someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before:

When he returned to his home town after the war, he found it had changed out of all/beyond all recognition (= it had changed so much that he no longer recognized it).

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Learning & knowing

  • assimilate
  • autodidact
  • blended learning
  • bone up
  • brain training
  • by-heart
  • deskill
  • feel
  • gen up
  • hear tell (of) idiom
  • know better (than sb) idiom
  • knowable
  • mug
  • mug (sth) up
  • pick sth up
  • quick
  • reskill
  • revision
  • specialize
  • tell

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