accept?/?k?sept/ v.
(a)take (something offered) willingly 欣然接受(他人提供的事物)
accept a gift 接受禮物
accept a piece of advice 接受勸告
accept an apology 接受道歉
accept an invitation 接受邀請(qǐng)
accept one’s fate 認(rèn)命
(2)be willing to agree to (something) 同意, 認(rèn)可, 贊同(某事物
accept the judge’s decision 同意法官的判決
I accept the proposed changes. 我贊成所提出的變動(dòng)。
be widely accepted 被廣泛認(rèn)同的
(3) take upon oneself (a responsibility, etc.) 承擔(dān)(責(zé)任等)
He accepts blame for the accident, i.e. agrees that it was his fault. 他承認(rèn)那事故是他的錯(cuò)。
You must accept the consequences of your action. 你必須對(duì)你行動(dòng)的后果負(fù)責(zé)。
(4)accept something (as something): take something as true; believe something 認(rèn)為某事物屬實(shí); 相信某事物
I cannot accept that he is to blame. 我認(rèn)為不能責(zé)怪他。
We do not accept your explanation / what you have said. 我們不相信你的解釋(你所說的話)。
Can we accept his account as the true version? 我們能夠相信他說的是實(shí)情嗎?
It is an accepted fact, i.e. something that everyone thinks is true. 這是公認(rèn)的事實(shí)。
(5)treat (somebody / something) as welcome 歡迎(某人\\ 某事物)
He was never really accepted by his classmates. 他同班同學(xué)從未真正把他當(dāng)作自己人。