accept

1. V-T/V-I If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it. 接受

Eventually Esteban persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage. 最終埃斯特班說服她接受了求婚。

All those invited to next week's peace conference have accepted. 所有應邀參加下周和平會議的人都已接受了邀請。

2. V-T If you accept an idea, statement, or fact, you believe that it is true or valid. 相信

I do not accept that there is any kind of crisis in American science. 我不相信美國科學有任何危機。

I don't think they would accept that view. 我不認為他們會相信那個觀點。

3. V-T If you accept a plan or an intended action, you agree to it and allow it to happen. 接受

The Council will meet to decide if it should accept his resignation. 委員會將開會來決定是否應該接受他的辭呈。

4. V-T If you accept an unpleasant fact or situation, you get used to it or recognize that it is necessary or cannot be changed. 容忍

People will accept suffering that can be shown to lead to a greater good. 人們將會容忍能被證明會帶來更大利益的苦難。

Urban dwellers often accept noise as part of city life. 城市居民常常將噪音作為城市生活的一部分來容忍。

5. V-T If a person, company, or organization accepts something such as a document, they recognize that it is genuine, correct, or satisfactory and agree to consider it or handle it. 接受

We took the unusual step of contacting newspapers to advise them not to accept the advertising. 我們采取了聯(lián)系各家報社的非常規(guī)做法來勸阻他們不要承接這則廣告。

6. V-T If an organization or person accepts you, you are allowed to join the organization or use the services that are offered. 接納

All-male groups will not be accepted. 全男性的組合不會被接納。

7. V-T If a person or a group of people accepts you, they begin to be friendly toward you and are happy with who you are or what you do. 接納

As far as my grandparents were concerned, they've never had a problem accepting me. 至于我的祖父母，接納我對他們來說從來就不是問題。

Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner. 很多男性依然難以接受女性作為自己的生意伙伴。

8. V-T If you accept the responsibility or blame for something, you recognize that you are responsible for it. 承擔 (責任等)

The company cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage. 該公司不能承擔遺失或損壞的責任。

9. V-T If you accept someone's advice or suggestion, you agree to do what they say. 接受

The army refused to accept orders from the political leadership. 軍隊拒絕接受政界領導的命令。

10. V-T If a machine accepts a particular kind of thing, it is designed to take it and deal with it or process it. 接受

The new parking meters don't accept dollar bills. 這種新型停車計時器不接受美元紙鈔。

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