admit

英 [ədˈmɪt]

美 [ədˈmɪt]

v.  (常指勉强)承认; 承认(过错、罪行); 招认; 招供; 准许…进入(某处)

过去式：admitted　过去分词：admitted　第三人称单数：admits　现在分词：admitting　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.887 / COCA.1089

同义词辨析

admitacknowledgeconcedeconfessprofess【导航词义：承认】

短语用例

admit of sth

• 容许，有…可能（指解决办法、解释等）
  to show that sth is possible or probable as a solution, an explanation, etc.

牛津词典

verb

承认事实 accept truth
• （常指勉强）承认
  to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true
  1. She admits to being strict with her children.
     她承认对自己的孩子很严厉。
  2. Don't be afraid to admit to your mistakes.
     不要怕认错。
  3. It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
     我承认，那次干的是件蠢事。
  4. He admitted all his mistakes.
     他承认了全部错误。
  5. She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth.
     她顽固地拒不承认事实。
  6. Why don't you just admit defeat (= recognize that you cannot do sth) and let someone else try ?
     你干吗不干脆承认自己不行，让别人来试试？
  7. Admit it! You were terrified!
     承认了吧！你吓坏了！
  8. They freely admit (that) they still have a lot to learn.
     他们坦率承认，他们要学的东西还很多。
  9. I couldn't admit to my parents that I was finding the course difficult.
     我无法向父母实话实说，我觉得这门课程很难。
  10. You must admit that it all sounds very strange.
      必须承认这一切听起来很古怪。
  11. It was generally admitted that the government had acted too quickly.
      普遍认为，政府行动过急。
  12. ‘I'm very nervous,’ she admitted reluctantly.
      “我很紧张。”她勉强承认说。
  13. The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake.
      现在公认那次任命是一个错误。
承认责任 accept blame
• 承认（过错、罪行）；招认；招供
  to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal
  1. She admitted to having stolen the car.
     她供认偷了那辆轿车。
  2. He refused to admit to the other charges.
     他拒不承认其他指控。
  3. She admitted theft.
     她招认了偷窃行为。
  4. He refused to admit his guilt.
     他拒不认罪。
  5. She admitted having driven the car without insurance.
     她供认驾驶了这辆没有保险的轿车。
准许进入 / 加入 allow to enter/join
• 准许…进入（某处）
  to allow sb/sth to enter a place
  1. Each ticket admits one adult.
     每张票只准许一位成人入场。
  2. The narrow windows admit little light into the room.
     窗户狭窄，只有少量光线可以照进房间。
  3. You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started.
     演出开始后不许进入剧场。
• 准许…加入（俱乐部、组织）；接收（入学）
  to allow sb to become a member of a club, a school, or an organization
  1. The society admits all US citizens over 21.
     凡21岁以上的美国公民均可加入该社团。
  2. Women were only admitted into the club last year.
     这家俱乐部去年才接纳女会员。
医院 to hospital
• 接收入院；收治
  to take sb to a hospital, or other institution where they can receive special care
  1. Two crash victims were admitted to the local hospital.
     两位车祸受害者已送进当地医院。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （常指不情愿地）承认，供认
  If youadmitthat something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  1. I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes...
     我愿意承认我确实会犯错。
  2. Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally...
     14到16岁的青少年中多达2/3的人承认非法买过酒。
  3. I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous...
     我不好意思承认自己的嫉妒之心。
  4. None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions...
     这些人都不会愿意为自己的行为负责。
  5. 'Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted.
     “说实话，我的网球基本上属于业余水平，”他承认说。
• VERB 接受（入院）；收治
  If someoneis admitted tohospital, they are taken into hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home.
  1. She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature...
     她因发高烧被送进医院。
  2. He was admitted yesterday for treatment of blood clots in his lungs.
     他昨天入院治疗肺部的血块。
• VERB 准许…加入；接纳；招收
  If someoneis admitted toan organization or group, they are allowed to join it.
  1. He was admitted to the Academie Culinaire de France...
     他获准加入法兰西厨艺学会。
  2. The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.
     伞兵团可能会被迫招收女性。
• VERB 准许…进入
  Toadmitsomeonetoa place means to allow them to enter it.
  1. Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife...
     使馆保安人员不允许他和夫人进入。
  2. Journalists are rarely admitted to the region.
     新闻记者很少获准进入该地区。

英英释义

verb

• declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
  1. He admitted his errors
  2. She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
  Synonym:acknowledge
• admit into a group or community
  1. accept students for graduate study
  2. We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
  Synonym:accepttaketake on
• allow participation in or the right to be part of
  1. admit someone to the profession
  2. She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
  Synonym:let ininclude
• allow to enter
  1. We cannot admit non-members into our club building
  2. This pipe admits air
  Synonym:allow inlet inintromit
• serve as a means of entrance
  1. This ticket will admit one adult to the show
• have room for
  1. This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
  2. The theater admits 300 people
  3. The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people
  Synonym:accommodatehold
• give access or entrance to
  1. The French doors admit onto the yard
• afford possibility
  1. This problem admits of no solution
  2. This short story allows of several different interpretations
  Synonym:allow

双语例句

• I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse
  我得承认那听起来像是个难以叫人相信的借口。
• Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.
  政府高级官员承认他们还没能制服反叛者。
• Women are often ashamed to admit they are being abused.
  妇女对受到的侵犯常常羞于承认。
• I must admit I like looking feminine
  我得承认我喜欢看起来淑女一些。
• The judge said that whether Miss Bergman wishes to admit it or not, the responsibility rests with her.
  法官说不管伯格曼小姐愿不愿意承认，这件事的责任都在她。
• I admit I was foxed for some time
  我承认我一度被难住了。
• I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong
  我对他说，他应该勇于承认错误。
• Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally
  14到16岁的青少年中多达2/3的人承认非法买过酒。
• He was admitted to the Academie Culinaire de France
  他获准加入法兰西厨艺学会。
• She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature
  她因发高烧被送进医院。