admit
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. 承认 (不好、不快或尴尬的事实)
I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes. 我愿意承认我确实会犯错误。
Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying alcohol illegally. 14至16岁的少年中有多达2/3的少年承认非法买过酒。
None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions. 这些人中没有人原意承认为他们的行为负有的责任。
2. V-T If someone is admitted to a hospital, they are taken into the hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home. 接收 (入院)
She was admitted to the hospital with a soaring temperature. 她因高烧被接收入院。
3. V-T If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it. 接收 (加入)
He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France. 他被接收加入法国厨艺学会。
4. V-T To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it. 准许进入
Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife. 使馆保安人员拒绝让他或他的妻子进入。
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admit /ədˈmɪt/ (admitting,admitted,admits)
剑桥词典
- I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared .
- He was ashamed to admit to his mistake .
- She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.
- The gang admitted they had committed four recent bank robberies .
- It may be that the ministers know more than they are admitting at the moment .
admit verb (ACCEPT)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 or 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]to agree that something is true , especially unwillingly
（尤指不情愿地）承认；供认；招认
He admitted his guilt /mistake . 他承认有罪／犯了错误。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] She admitted (that) she had made a mistake . 她承认自己犯了一个错误。
[ 动词后面接一个动词ing结构 ] She admitted making a mistake . 她承认自己犯了一个错误。
At first he denied stealing the money but he later admitted (to) it. 开始时他否认偷了钱，但是后来就承认了。
I wasn't entirely honest with him, I admit. 我对他也不是百分之百的坦诚，这我承认。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce . 人们普遍认为，新的法律难以实施。
admit defeat
to accept that you have failed and give up
认输，承认失败
After several attempts to untie the knot , I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife . 我试了几次都没有把这个结解开，最后认输了，就用刀子把它割开了。
例句
admit verb (ALLOW IN)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to allow someone to enter a place
允许…进入
Each ticket admits one member and one guest . 每张票可以让一位会员和一位客人进入。
Men will not be admitted to the restaurant without a tie . 不系领带的男士不允许进入这家饭店。
literary A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glimmer of a street lamp . 街灯那微弱的光从窗帘间的一道缝隙透了进来。
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to allow a person or country to join an organization
准许…加入；接纳
Spain was admitted to the European Community in 1986. 西班牙于1986年被接纳为欧洲共同体成员。
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to allow someone to enter a hospital because they need medical care
接收…入院；收治
UK She was admitted to hospital suffering from shock . 她因中风被送入医院救治。
US She was admitted to the hospital suffering from shock . 她因中风被送入医院救治。