accept
verb
əkˈsept
verb
1
GIFT/OFFER/INVITATION
礼物/提议/邀请
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〕;
I,T
Rick
accepted
her
offer
of
coffee.
里克接受了她请喝咖啡的邀请。
He
accepted
the
invitation
to
stay
with
us.
他接受了邀请来我们家住。
His
school
reports
said
that
he
is
always
ready
to
accept
a
challenge
(=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。
He
readily
accepted
her
invitation
(=accepted
it
quickly)
.
他欣然接受了她的邀请。
2
SITUATION/PROBLEM ETC
情况/问题等
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
T
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
to
accept
the
fact
that
most
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
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;
T
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
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;
T
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
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
T
The
government
has
accepted
the
resignation
of
a
senior
army
commander.
政府已接受一位高级陆军指挥官的辞呈。
Please
accept
my
sincere
apologies
.
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
to
decide
to
do
what
someone
advises
or
suggests
you
should
do
采纳﹐接受
T
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
to
agree
that
what
someone
says
is
right
or
true
相信〔某人的话〕;
T
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。