| 单词 | acknowledge |
| 释义 | acknowledge (once / 103 pages) v To show that you know something is to acknowledge it. Waving "hello" to acknowledge a friend and nodding your head "yes" to acknowledge that you agree with what's being said are both acts showing knowledge or acceptance of someone or something. Dictionaries acknowledge that the word acknowledge has roots in the 15th and 16th centuries and is a combination of roots meaning "accord," "recognize," and "understand." Whereas "knowledge" is what you know, acknowledging is showing that you know. You might acknowledge that the world is round and that the moon is not made of cheese. You also can acknowledge, or give recognition, to the people who discovered these truths. WORD FAMILYacknowledge: acknowledgeable, acknowledged, acknowledgement, acknowledges, acknowledging, acknowledgment+/acknowledged: acknowledgedly, unacknowledged/acknowledgement: acknowledgements/acknowledgment: acknowledgments USAGE EXAMPLESHe acknowledged savoring the fans and his teammates more than usual the past few days. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) She acknowledged that there were grants available to the UK tech sector, but added that they were difficult to qualify for. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) In Stage Two, the “Contemplation Stage,” we acknowledge there is a problem and begin to think about possible solutions. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of She acknowledged that she might have forgotten Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper admit deny declare untrue; contradict attorn acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord write offconcede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody make no bones aboutacknowledge freely and openly sustainadmit as valid concede, confess, professadmit (to a wrongdoing) confessconfess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith confess, fink, squealconfess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure avouch, avowadmit openly and bluntly; make no bones about fess up, make a clean breast of, own upadmit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error adjudge, declare, hold declare to be 2v accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne Syn|Hyper know, recognise, recognize accept consider or hold as true 3v accept as legally binding and valid acknowledge the deed Hyper accept consider or hold as true 4v express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway She acknowledged his complement with a smile it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing Syn|Hypo|Hyper notice cite, mention commend react, respond show a response or a reaction to something 5v report the receipt of The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper Syn|Hyper receipt communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across transmit information 6v express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us Syn|Hypo|Hyper recognise, recognize appreciate recognize with gratitude; be grateful for give thanks, thank express gratitude or show appreciation to |
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