admit
/ədˈmɪt/
v.
一句话记住
承认;供认;准许进入;录取
释义与例句
v.
承认;供认
to agree that something is true, especially something bad
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He admitted that he had made a mistake.
他承认自己犯了一个错误。
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She admitted taking the money from the drawer.
她承认从抽屉里拿了钱。
展开其余 3 条例句
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The company finally admitted that the product was unsafe.
公司最终承认这款产品不安全。
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I must admit I was wrong about him.
我必须承认我看错了他。
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He admitted to feeling nervous before the speech.
他承认演讲前感到紧张。
v.
准许进入;录取
to allow someone to enter a place or join a school
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She was admitted to law school.
她被法学院录取了。
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Only ticket holders will be admitted to the hall.
只有持票者才能进入大厅。
展开其余 3 条例句
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The patient was admitted to hospital for tests.
病人入院接受检查。
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The club admits new members every autumn.
俱乐部每年秋天吸纳新成员。
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Children under twelve are not admitted without an adult.
十二岁以下儿童无成人陪同不得入内。
词源与构词
ad-(向)+ mittere(送),把人送进门,就是“准许进入、录取”;把真相送出嘴边,就是“承认”。
ad-
前缀 · to,向
mit
词根 · to send,送
记忆钩子
ad(向)+ mit(送):把人送进校门是录取,把错事送出嘴边是承认。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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commission 委员会;专门委员会The government appointed a commission to investigate the accident. 政府任命了一个委员会来调查这起事故。
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commit 犯(罪、错)He committed a serious crime and was sent to prison for ten years. 他犯下重罪,被判入狱十年。
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dismiss 解雇;遣散The manager dismissed two workers. 经理解雇了两名工人。
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emit 发出(光、热、声音、气味)The lamp emits a soft yellow light. 这盏灯发出柔和的黄光。
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mission 任务;差事The team was sent on a rescue mission to the mountains. 这支队伍被派往山区执行救援任务。
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omit 省略;删去You can omit the last paragraph to save space. 为节省篇幅,你可以删去最后一段。
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permit 允许;准许Smoking is not permitted here. 这里不准吸烟。
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remit 汇(款);汇寄He remits part of his salary to his parents every month. 他每月把部分工资汇给父母。
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submit 提交;呈递Please submit your essay by Friday. 请在周五前提交你的论文。
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transmit 传送;播送The station transmits signals across the city. 这家电台向全城播送信号。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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admission 承认;准许进入;入场费admit 变 -ssion,动词变名词
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admittance 进入权;入场许可admit + -ance,构成名词,多用于「准许进入」义
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admittedly 诚然;无可否认admitted + -ly,构成副词
同义词
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confess 坦白;供认confess 多指坦白罪错,含认罪意味,常接 to;admit 更宽,可承认任何事实,也可指准许进入。He confessed that he had lied. 他坦白自己撒了谎。
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acknowledge 承认;认可acknowledge 较正式,指公开认可事实或确认收到;admit 常含不情愿承认,且另有准许进入之义。They acknowledged the problem but did nothing. 他们承认了问题,却什么也没做。
反义词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
常见搭配
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admit a mistake 承认错误A good leader admits a mistake quickly. 好的领导会很快承认错误。
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be admitted to 被接纳入;被录取He was admitted to the university last year. 他去年被这所大学录取。
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admit defeat 认输The team refused to admit defeat. 这支队伍拒绝认输。