admit
verb hphr
ədˈmɪt verb hphr
1
ACCEPT TRUTH
接受事实
to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right 〔勉强〕承认，赞同 I,T
‘Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,’ Jenny admitted.“
行了，也许我是有点害怕。”珍妮承认道。
admit (that)
You may not like her, but you have to admit that she’s good at her job.
你也许不喜欢她，但你必须承认她能干。
admit to sb (that)
Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley.
保罗向我承认，说他有时候忌妒我与斯坦利的友谊。
I must admit , I didn’t actually do anything to help her.
我必须承认，实际上我并没有帮上她的忙。
Admit it! I’m right, aren’t I?
承认吧！我对了，是不是？
admit (to) doing sth
Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.
达娜承认我说的话伤了她的感情。
freely/openly/frankly etc admit (admit without being ashamed) 直率地/公开/坦白承认
Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.
菲利普斯公开承认有酗酒问题。
2
ACCEPT BLAME
承担责任
to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminal 承认（过错﹐尤指罪行）; I,T
admit doing sth
Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.
格林承认自己鲁莽驾驶致人死亡。
admit to (doing) sth
A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.
四分之一的工人承认他们没病时也请过病假。
After questioning, he admitted to the murder.
经过审问，他承认自己是凶手。
No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.
没有组织承认对这宗爆炸案负责。
3
ALLOW TO ENTER
准许进入
to allow someone to enter a public place to watch a game, performance etc 允许…进入; T
admit sb to/into sth
Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.
只有持票者才可进入体育场。
4
ALLOW TO JOIN
准许加入
to allow someone to join an organization, club etc 允许加入; 接纳 T
admit sb to/into sth
Drake was admitted into the club in 1997.
1997年德雷克被那家俱乐部接纳为会员。
5
HOSPITAL
医院
if people at a hospital admit someone, that person is taken in to be given treatment, tests, or care 接受…入院，收治 T | BrE AmE
What time was she admitted?
她什么时候入院的？
6
admit defeat
to stop trying to do something because you realize you cannot succeed 承认失败，认输
For Haskill, selling the restaurant would be admitting defeat.
对哈斯基尔来说，卖掉餐厅就是承认失败了。
7
admit evidence
to allow a particular piece of EVIDENCE to be used in a court of law 〔法庭上〕接受证据
Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.
法庭可以拒绝接受警方非法获取的证据。
8 if a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possible 容许有
The facts admit of no other explanation.
这些事实不可能再有其他的解释。