accepts; accepted; accepting
accepts; accepted; accepting
Learner's definition of ACCEPT
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a : to receive or take (something offered)接受;接收 [+ object]
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accept a gift接受禮物
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accept a proposal接受建議
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accept a bribe收受賄賂
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accept an assignment/invitation/offer接受任務/邀請/工作機會
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They offered him the job, and he accepted it.他們提供給他那份工作,他接受了。
[no object]
b [+ object] : to take (something) as payment接受,收取(付款) c [+ object] : to be able or designed to take or hold (something)吸收;接收 2
[+ object] : to agree to (something) : to agree to receive or allow (something)贊成;同意 -
accept a telephone call接電話
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They accepted some applications and rejected others.他們接受了部分申請,拒絕了其他申請。
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She's still trying to get her manuscript accepted for publication.她仍在盡力讓自己的稿件得以發表。
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I accept your apology.我接受你的道歉。
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They refused to accept his resignation.他們拒絕接受他的辭呈。
3 [+ object]
a : to think of (something) as true, proper, or normal(認爲正確、合適或正常而)認可,接受 -
a word that has come to be accepted as standard受到認可並成爲標準用語的單詞
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This treatment is now accepted by many doctors.這種治療方法現在已被許多醫生認可。
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He refused to accept the decision.他拒絕接受那項決定。
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I accepted his advice and joined the health club.我接受他的建議,加入了健身俱樂部。
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They accepted [=believed] her explanation.他們相信了她的解釋。
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The theory is widely accepted as correct. = It is widely accepted that the theory is correct.這項理論的正確性已經得到了廣泛認同。
b : to stop denying or resisting (something true or necessary)接受,承認(真相或必然之事) -
She found it difficult to accept change.她感到難以接受變革。
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The truth is sometimes hard to accept.真相有時難以接受。
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He behaved badly, and now he has to accept the consequences.以前他行爲惡劣,現在不得不承受後果了。
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He has to accept the fact that his baseball career is over. [=he has to admit that his baseball career is over]他的棒球生涯已經結束了,他不得不接受這一事實。
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He was unwilling to accept [=believe] that he could no longer play as he once had.他不願意相信自己再也不能像從前那樣打球了。
c : to admit that you have or deserve (something, such as blame or responsibility)承擔;承認 d : to be willing to have or experience (something)接受;樂於經歷 -
To be a successful investor you have to accept some risk.要想成爲成功的投資者就必須承擔一些風險。
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She accepted [=took on, faced] the challenge of starting her own business.她樂於接受挑戰,自己創業。
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a : to allow (someone) to join a club, to attend a school, etc.接納,吸納(會員、學生等) b : to regard (someone) as belonging to a group接納,接受(某人) -
She felt that her in-laws had never really accepted her (as a member of the family).她覺得婆家人從來沒有真正接納過她。
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She doesn't yet feel accepted (by her in-laws).她仍覺得不被(婆家人)接納。
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The new family was quickly accepted into the community.新搬來的這一家人很快就融入了社區。
— accepter
or acceptor /ɪkˈsɛptɚ/ noun, plural accepters or acceptors [count]