acknowledge
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists. 承認(rèn) (事實(shí)或情況)[正式]
Naylor acknowledged, in a letter to the judge, that he was a drug addict. 在一封寫給法官的信中,內(nèi)勒承認(rèn)他是一個(gè)吸毒者。
Belatedly, the government has acknowledged the problem. 政府過晚地承認(rèn)了這個(gè)問題。
2. V-T If someone's achievements, status, or qualities are acknowledged, they are known about and recognized by a lot of people, or by a particular group of people. 認(rèn)可 (某人的成就、地位或品質(zhì))
He is also acknowledged as an excellent goalkeeper. 他還被認(rèn)可為一名優(yōu)秀的守門員。
3. V-T If you acknowledge a message or letter, you write to the person who sent it in order to say that you have received it. 確認(rèn)收到
The army sent me a postcard acknowledging my request. 軍方寄給我一張明信片以確認(rèn)收到了我的請求。
4. V-T If you acknowledge someone, for example, by moving your head or smiling, you show that you have seen and recognized them. (點(diǎn)頭或微笑) 向…致意
He saw her but refused to even acknowledge her. 他看到了她,但甚至都拒絕向她致意。
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acknowledge /?k?n?l?d?/ (acknowledging,acknowledged,acknowledges)
劍橋詞典
- to accept , admit , or recognize something, or the truth or existence of something
- Always acknowledge your sources at the end of an essay .
- The government has acknowledged that homelessness is a problem but it has failed to grasp the scale of the problem .
- It is widely acknowledged that the welfare system is under-resourced.
- She acknowledged me with a quick bob of her head .
- I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight . 返回 acknowledge
承認(rèn);認(rèn)可…屬實(shí)或存在
[ 動(dòng)詞后面接一個(gè)動(dòng)詞ing結(jié)構(gòu) ] She acknowledged having been at fault . 她承認(rèn)自己有過錯(cuò)。
[ 詞或詞組后面接一個(gè)that從句 ] She acknowledged that she had been at fault . 她承認(rèn)自己有過錯(cuò)。
You must acknowledge the truth of her argument . 你必須承認(rèn)她論點(diǎn)的真實(shí)性。
Historians generally acknowledge her as a genius in her field . 歷史學(xué)家們公認(rèn)她是該領(lǐng)域中的天才。
[ 加賓語的動(dòng)詞后面接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] She is usually acknowledged to be one of our best artists . 她通常被認(rèn)為是我們這個(gè)時(shí)代最偉大的藝術(shù)家之一。
They refused to acknowledge (= to recognize officially ) the new government . 他們拒絕承認(rèn)新政府。
He didn't even acknowledge my presence (= show that he had seen me). 他見到我連個(gè)招呼都沒有打。
The government won't even acknowledge the existence of the problem . 政府甚至都不承認(rèn)這個(gè)問題的存在。
to tell someone, usually in a letter or email , that you have received something they sent you
(通過信函或郵件等)確認(rèn)收悉
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter . 收到此信,請復(fù)函告知。
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