1 VERB 接受;领受;收受 If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it. 接受;领受;收受
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Eventually Sam persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage. [VERB noun]
最终萨姆说服她接受了求婚。
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Your old clothes will be gratefully accepted by jumble sale organisers. [VERB noun]
旧货义卖的组织者会感激地领受您捐赠的旧衣物。
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All those invited to next week's peace conference have accepted. [VERB]
所有受邀参加下星期和平会谈的人都已同意出席。
SYN receive, take, gain, pick up
2 VERB 相信（观点、陈述、事实等）；认为…正确 If you accept an idea, statement, or fact, you believe that it is true or valid. 相信（观点、陈述、事实等）；认为…正确
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I do not accept that there is any kind of crisis in British science. [VERB that]
我不相信英国科学界有什么危机。
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I don't think they would accept that view. [VERB noun]
我认为他们不会接受那种观点。
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He did not accept this reply as valid. [VERB noun + as]
他认为这个回答没有根据。
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...a workforce generally accepted to have the best conditions in Europe. [VERB-ed]
被普遍认为拥有欧洲最好的工作条件的劳动人口
SYN acknowledge, believe, allow, admit
3 VERB 赞成，同意(计划、行动等） If you accept a plan or an intended action, you agree to it and allow it to happen. 赞成，同意(计划、行动等）
4 VERB 忍受;容忍;承受 If you accept an unpleasant fact or situation, you get used to it or recognize that it is necessary or cannot be changed. 忍受;容忍;承受
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People will accept suffering that can be shown to lead to a greater good. [VERB noun]
如果能证明眼前的苦难会带来更大的好处，人们就会愿意承受。
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Urban dwellers often accept noise as part of city life. [VERB noun + as]
城市居民常将噪音当成城市生活的一部分。
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I wasn't willing to accept that her leaving was a possibility. [VERB that]
我不愿接受她有可能离开的事实。
SYN stand, take, experience, suffer
5 VERB 承兑，认付（单据等）；认可(文件等) 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. 承兑，认付（单据等）；认可(文件等) [Also V n as n/adj]
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We advised newspapers not to accept the advertising. [VERB noun]
我们建议报社不要承接这项广告。
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Cheques can only be accepted up to the value guaranteed on the card. [be VERB-ed]
支票的承兑金额不可高于卡上所担保的数额。
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Proof of postage will not be accepted as proof of receipt. [be V-ed as n]
邮资单据不能当作收据。
6 VERB 招收，接纳（求职者、会员等) If an organization or person accepts you, you are allowed to join the organization or use the services that are offered. 招收，接纳（求职者、会员等) [Also V n into n]
7 VERB 接纳；接受 If a person or a group of people accepts you, they begin to be friendly towards you and are happy with who you are or what you do. 接纳；接受
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My grandparents have never had a problem accepting me. [VERB noun]
我的祖父母从来都是无条件地接受我。
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Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner. [VERB noun + as]
许多男性仍然无法接受女性商业伙伴。
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Stephen Smith was accepted into the family like an adopted brother. [be VERB-ed + into]
这家人把斯蒂芬·史密斯视为养子一样当作一家人。
SYN welcome, receive, greet, embrace
8 VERB 承担，承认（过失、责任等） If you accept the responsibility or blame for something, you recognize that you are responsible for it. 承担，承认（过失、责任等）
9 VERB 接受，采纳(劝告、建议等） If you accept someone's advice or suggestion, you agree to do what they say. 接受，采纳(劝告、建议等）
10 VERB 接受并使（移植器官）发挥正常功能;不排斥 If someone's body accepts a transplanted organ, the organ becomes part of the body and starts to function normally. 接受并使（移植器官）发挥正常功能;不排斥
11 VERB （机器）接受，适配 If a machine accepts a particular kind of thing, it is designed to take it and deal with it or process it. （机器）接受，适配
| Usage | accept and except |
| Accept and except sound similar but have different meanings. Accept means 'to receive'. Monique accepted her diploma. Except means 'other than'. Everyone in the class knew the answer except John. |
| Thesaurus | accept Also look up: |
| VERB. | receive, take; (ant.) refuse, reject 1 11 acknowledge, agree to, recognize; (ant.) object, oppose, refuse 2 3 9 endure, live with, tolerate; (ant.) disallow, reject 4 |
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