admit
英 /ədˈmɪt/ 美 /ədˈmɪt/
- v. 承认to accept that something is true, often reluctantly
- v. 准许进入；接收to allow someone to enter or join a place or institution
I admit that I forgot to water your plants.
我承认我忘了给你的植物浇水。
Governments should admit when policies have failed and use reliable evidence to develop more effective alternatives.
政府应承认政策失败，并依据可靠证据制定更有效的替代方案。
搭配
admit a mistake 承认错误admit doing something 承认做过某事admit that 承认……be admitted to hospital 被收治入院
辨析提示
用admit doing，不用admit to do；过去式双写t。
词族
admission (n.)、admittedly (adv.)、admittance (n.)
近义 acknowledge、confess
反义 deny
相关词
- admission 准许进入；录取
- communicate 交流；沟通
- persuading 说服；劝服
- society 社会
- trend 趋势；潮流
- apologise 道歉
- truth 事实；真相
- informal 非正式的；随意的
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