单词 | admit |
释义 | ad·mit transitive verb 1. a. < the geological vocabulary admits a less satisfactory treatment than does that of some of the other sciences — T.H.Savory > b. < Brunel was compelled to admit failure — O.S.Nock > < admitting the possibility that the bomb might wipe out civilization — Current Biography > < a reluctance to admit any of the ample evidence — J.G.Cozzens > < another troublesome problem was settling a date after which no evidence would be admitted — W.O.Aydelotte > — compare admission 2a 2. < this ticket admits one person > < he was admitted a fellow of the Royal Society — Ella Lonn > — often used with to or into < he was admitted to the university > < admitted to candidacy > < states admitted to the Union > intransitive verb 1. < a gate that admits to a yard > 2. a. < indeterminate situations which admit of answers — J.J.O'Connor > < many crucial dilemmas simply do not admit of analysis on one page — Dorothy Fosdick > b. < they dare not publicly admit to these doubts — Hessell Tiltman > Synonyms: see acknowledge, receive |
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