ad·mit
verb/ədˈmɪt/
/ədˈmɪt/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they admit | /ədˈmɪt/ /ədˈmɪt/ |
| he / she / it admits | /ədˈmɪts/ /ədˈmɪts/ |
| past simple admitted | /ədˈmɪtɪd/ /ədˈmɪtɪd/ |
| past participle admitted | /ədˈmɪtɪd/ /ədˈmɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form admitting | /ədˈmɪtɪŋ/ /ədˈmɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true
（常指勉强）承认 - It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
我承认，那次干的是件蠢事。 - + speech ‘I'm very nervous,’ she admitted reluctantly.
“我很紧张。”她勉强承认说。 - admit to something Don't be afraid to admit to your mistakes.
不要怕认错。 - admit to doing something She admits to being strict with her children.
她承认对自己的孩子很严厉。 - admit something He admitted all his mistakes.
他承认了全部错误。 - She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth.
她顽固地拒不承认事实。 - Why don't you just admit defeat (= recognize that you cannot do something) and let someone else try?
你干吗不干脆承认自己不行，让别人来试试？ - I hate to admit it, but I think he is right.
我认为他是对的，尽管我不想承认这一点。 - Admit it! You were terrified!
承认了吧！你吓坏了！ - I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I watch this show.
我几乎羞于承认这一点，但我看了这个节目。 - admit (that)… They freely admit (that) they still have a lot to learn.
他们坦率承认，他们要学的东西还很多。 - You must admit that it all sounds very strange.
你必须承认这一切听起来很古怪。 - She readily admits mistakes were made.
她痛快地承认犯了错误。 - admit to somebody that… I couldn't admit to my parents that I was finding the course difficult.
我觉得这门课程很难，但我无法向父母坦白这一点。 - be admitted that… It was generally admitted that the government had acted too quickly.
普遍认为，政府行动过急。 - be admitted to be/have something The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake.
现在公认那次任命是一个错误。
Extra Examples- He admitted to feeling a bit tired.
他承认有点累。 - He freely admitted that he had taken bribes.
他坦承收受了贿赂。 - He had caused her more pain than she cared to admit.
他对她造成的伤害比她承认的要大得多。 - He was honest enough to admit his mistake in the end.
他够诚实，最终承认了自己的错误。 - I must admit that the results were disappointing.
我必须承认结果令人失望。 - I was scared and I don't mind admitting it.
我那时很害怕，我并不介意承认这一点。 - In the end he'd done a good job, Carol admitted grudgingly.
卡萝尔勉强承认他最终干得不错。 - She dared not admit her fear.
她不敢承认自己害怕。 - She would be the first to admit that she is very difficult to work with.
她会率先承认自己难以共事。 - Some admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.
一些人私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- freely
- readily
- frankly
- …
- be forced to
- have to
- must
- …
- to
- I don’t mind admitting
- It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
- [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done something wrong or illegal
承认（过错、罪行）；招认；招供 - admit to something He refused to admit to the other charges.
他拒不承认其他指控。 - admit to doing something She admitted to having stolen the car.
她供认偷了那辆轿车。 - admit something She admitted theft.
她招认了偷窃行为。 - He refused to admit his guilt.
他拒不认罪。 - The hospital has admitted liability for the accident.
医院已承认对这起事故负有责任。 - admit doing something She admitted having driven the car without insurance.
她供认驾驶了这辆没有保险的轿车。
Synonyms admitadmitacknowledge ▪ recognize ▪ concede ▪ confessThese words all mean to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true.admit to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true:- It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
我承认，那次干的是件蠢事。
- She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform.
她拒不承认改革的必要性。
- They recognized the need to take the problem seriously.
他们承认需要严肃对待这个问题。
- He was forced to concede (that) there might be difficulties.
他被迫承认可能会有困难。
- She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.
她不愿承认她的无知。 - He confessed to the murder.
他对谋杀罪行供认不讳。
- to admit/acknowledge/recognize/concede/confess that…
- to admit/confess to something
- to admit/concede/confess something to somebody
- to admit/acknowledge/recognize the truth
- to admit/confess your mistakes/ignorance
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- freely
- readily
- frankly
- …
- be forced to
- have to
- must
- …
- to
- I don’t mind admitting
- admit to something He refused to admit to the other charges.
- [transitive] (formal) to allow somebody/something to enter a place
准许…进入（某处） - admit somebody/something Each ticket admits one adult.
每张票只准许一位成人入场。 - admit somebody/something to/into something You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started.
演出开始后不许进入剧场。 - The narrow windows admit little light into the room.
窗户狭窄，只有少量光线可以照进房间。
- admit somebody/something Each ticket admits one adult.
- [transitive] (formal) to allow somebody to become a member of a club, a school or an organization
准许…加入（俱乐部、组织）；接收（入学） - admit somebody The society admits all US citizens over 21.
凡 21 岁以上的美国公民均可加入该社团。 - admit somebody to/into something Women were only admitted into the club last year.
这家俱乐部去年才接纳女会员。
- admit somebody The society admits all US citizens over 21.
- [transitive, often passive] (formal) to take somebody to a hospital or other institution where they can receive special care
接收入院（或收容所等）；收治 - be admitted to something Two crash victims were admitted to the local hospital.
两位车祸受害者已送进当地医院。
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- be admitted to something Two crash victims were admitted to the local hospital.
- [transitive] (formal) to accept that evidence is legally valid and can be presented in court
承认：接受证据在法律上有效并且可以在法庭上提出 - Judge Neilson refused to admit the evidence because it had been illegally obtained.
尼尔森法官拒绝承认这些证据，因为这些证据是非法获得的。
- Judge Neilson refused to admit the evidence because it had been illegally obtained.
accept truth
accept blame
allow to enter/join
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evidence
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin admittere, from ad- ‘to’ + mittere ‘send’.