英语专四常见词辨析七
accept, receive, admit, take
这些动词均有“接受、接纳”之意。
1)accept :强调主动地或自愿地接受,或者说,经过考虑后同意接受。
eg: 1.Please accept me as a friend.(请把我当作朋友。)
2.The police accepted his story as true.(警察对他的话信以为真。)
3.He accepted me as having seen the much of the world.(他承认我见识广。)
2)receive :表示被动接受
eg: 1.A baby can only receive sense impressions, but it can't understand them.(婴儿只能接受感官方面的印象,而不能理解。)
2.She has received his present, but will not accept it.(她收到了他的礼物,但她是不会接受的。)
3)admit :作“接受”讲时,强调准许或批准。
eg: No one but ticket-holders was admitted.(只有持票者方可入内。)
4)take: 与receive同意,是receive的日常用法,侧重不带主观意愿地收下或接受。
eg: 1.John takes second place in the race.(约翰获得赛跑亚军。)
2.She won't take any more of his insults.(她再也不能容忍他的侮辱了。)
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