accept
accept
ac∙cept / əkˈsɛpt ; əkˈsept /
◙verb
1. GIFT / OFFER / INVITATION 礼物/提议/邀请, [I,T] to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asks you to do
• 接受; 同意做〔某事〕;
【OPP】 refuse
»Rickacceptedherofferof coffee.
里克接受了她请喝咖啡的邀请。
»Heacceptedtheinvitationto stay with us.
他接受了邀请来我们家住。
»His school reports said that he is always ready toacceptachallenge(=agree to do something difficult) .
他的成绩报告单上说他乐于接受挑战。
»Please accept this small gift.
请收下这份小小的礼物。
»They offered me a job and I accepted.
他们给我提供了一份工作，我接受了。
»accept sth from sb
»He accepted a glass of water from Helen.
他接过海伦递过来的一杯水。
»Hereadily acceptedher invitation (=accepted it quickly) .
他欣然接受了她的邀请。
2. SITUATION / PROBLEM ETC 情况/问题等, [T] to decide that there is nothing you can do to change a difficult and unpleasant situation or fact and continue with your normal life
• 忍受，容忍:
»He's not going to change, and you just have to accept it.
他不会改变的，你只能忍。
»accept that
»We have to accept that this is not an ideal world.
我们必须接受现实，这不是个理想的世界。
»You need toaccept the fact thatmost of your problems are caused by jealousy.
你要承认这个事实，即你的问题多数是由嫉妒引起的。
3. THINK SB / STH IS GOOD ENOUGH 认为某人/某物够好, [T] to decide that someone has the necessary skill or intelligence for a particular job, course etc or that a piece of work is good enough
• 〔认为符合要求而〕接受;
【OPP】 reject
»Students accepted by Stanford Law School had very high scores on the LSAT.
斯坦福法学院录取的学生 LSAT（法学院入学考试）的成绩非常高。
»accept sb / sth as sth
»They have accepted him as the representative of the company.
他们接受他为公司代表。
»accept sb / sth for sth
»Random House accepted the book for publication.
兰登书屋接受了这本书准备出版。
4. BECOME PART OF A GROUP 成为团体的一部分, [T] to allow someone to become part of a group, society, or organization, and to treat them in the same way as the other members
• 接纳;
【OPP】 reject
»accept sb as sth
»The children gradually began to accept her as one of the family.
孩子们逐渐接纳她为家庭中的一员。
»accept sb into sth
»It often takes years for immigrants to be accepted into the host community.
移民经常需要几年的时间才会被当地社区所接纳。
5. AGREE TO TAKE / DEAL WITH STH 同意接受/处理某事, [T] to agree to take or deal with something that someone gives you, or to say that it is suitable or good enough
• 同意;〔认为合适或足够好而〕接受:
»The government hasacceptedtheresignationof a senior army commander.
政府已接受一位高级陆军指挥官的辞呈。
»Pleaseacceptmy sincereapologies.
请接受我诚挚的歉意。
»Sorry, we don't accept travellers'cheques.
对不起，我们不收旅行支票。
6. SUGGESTION / ADVICE 建议/忠告, [T] to decide to do what someone advises or suggests you should do
• 采纳，接受:
»Be prepared to accept the advice of members of staff.
要愿意采纳员工的建议。
7. BELIEVE AN EXPLANATION / STATEMENT 相信解释/陈述, [T] to agree that what someone says is right or true
• 相信〔某人的话〕;
【OPP】 reject
»She has accepted your explanation as to why you didn't attend the meeting.
她相信了你没有出席会议的解释。
8. accept responsibility / blame for sth, to admit that you were responsible for something bad that happened
• 承担某事的责任:
»The University will not accept responsibility for items lost or stolen.
物品遗失或被窃，大学概不负责。
