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接受礼物
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accept a proposal接受建议
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accept a bribe收受贿赂
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accept an assignment/invitation/offer接受任务/邀请/工作机会
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They offered him the job, and he accepted it.他们提供给他那份工作，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)赞成；同意 -
accept a telephone call接电话
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They accepted some applications and rejected others.他们接受了部分申请，拒绝了其他申请。
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She's still trying to get her manuscript accepted for publication.她仍在尽力让自己的稿件得以发表。
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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.他们拒绝接受他的辞呈。
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a : to think of (something) as true, proper, or normal（认为正确、合适或正常而）认可，接受 -
a word that has come to be accepted as standard受到认可并成为标准用语的单词
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This treatment is now accepted by many doctors.这种治疗方法现在已被许多医生认可。
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He refused to accept the decision.他拒绝接受那项决定。
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I accepted his advice and joined the health club.我接受他的建议，加入了健身俱乐部。
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They accepted [=believed] her explanation.他们相信了她的解释。
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The theory is widely accepted as correct. = It is widely accepted that the theory is correct.这项理论的正确性已经得到了广泛认同。
b : to stop denying or resisting (something true or necessary)接受，承认（真相或必然之事） -
She found it difficult to accept change.她感到难以接受变革。
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The truth is sometimes hard to accept.真相有时难以接受。
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He behaved badly, and now he has to accept the consequences.以前他行为恶劣，现在不得不承受后果了。
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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]他的棒球生涯已经结束了，他不得不接受这一事实。
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He was unwilling to accept [=believe] that he could no longer play as he once had.他不愿意相信自己再也不能像从前那样打球了。
c : to admit that you have or deserve (something, such as blame or responsibility)承担；承认 d : to be willing to have or experience (something)接受；乐于经历 -
To be a successful investor you have to accept some risk.要想成为成功的投资者就必须承担一些风险。
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She accepted [=took on, faced] the challenge of starting her own business.她乐于接受挑战，自己创业。
4 [+ object]
a : to allow (someone) to join a club, to attend a school, etc.接纳，吸纳（会员、学生等） b : to regard (someone) as belonging to a group接纳，接受（某人） -
She felt that her in-laws had never really accepted her (as a member of the family).她觉得婆家人从来没有真正接纳过她。
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She doesn't yet feel accepted (by her in-laws).她仍觉得不被（婆家人）接纳。
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The new family was quickly accepted into the community.新搬来的这一家人很快就融入了社区。
— accepter
or acceptor /ɪkˈsɛptɚ/ noun, plural accepters or acceptors [count]