accept
- v.接受;同意;认可;接纳;承认，承担（责任等）;相信（某事属实）;收受;欢迎;容忍，忍受（困境等）
过去式： accepted 现在分词： accepting 过去分词： accepted 第三人称单数： accepts
ac- 朝,向,去 + cept- 抓住
acceptverb
建议；邀请 offer/invitation
收受；接受（建议、邀请等）
to take willingly sth that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc.
He asked me to marry him and I accepted.
他向我求婚，我答应了。
Please accept our sincere apologies.
请接受我们真诚的道歉。
He is charged with accepting bribes from a firm of suppliers.
他被控收受了一家供应商的贿赂。
It was pouring with rain so I accepted his offer of a lift.
天正下着瓢泼大雨，所以我领了他的情，搭了他的便车。
She's decided not to accept the job.
她决定不接受这项工作。
She said she'd accept $15 for it.
她说她要15元才卖。
认为合适而接受 receive as suitable
（认为合适或足够好而）接受
to receive sth as suitable or good enough
My article has been accepted for publication.
我的文章已被采用准备发表。
This machine only accepts coins.
这台机器只接受硬币。
Will you accept a cheque?
你收支票吗？
同意 agree
同意；认可
to agree to or approve of sth
They accepted the court's decision.
他们接受法院的判决。
He accepted all the changes we proposed.
他同意我们提出的全部修改方案。
She won't accept advice from anyone.
她不会接受任何人的忠告。
责任 responsibility
承认，承担（责任等）
to admit that you are responsible or to blame for sth
He accepts full responsibility for what happened.
他承认对所发生的事负完全责任。
You have to accept the consequences of your actions.
你得对你的行为后果负责。
相信 believe
相信（某事属实）
to believe that sth is true
I don't accept his version of events.
我不相信他对事件的说法。
Can we accept his account as the true version?
我们能相信他说的是事实吗？
I accept that this will not be popular.
我认为这是不会受欢迎的。
It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success.
普遍认为，成功催人奋进。
The workforce is generally accepted to have the best conditions in Europe.
欧洲工人的劳动环境公认是最好的。
困境 difficult situation
容忍，忍受（困境等）
to continue in a difficult situation without complaining, because you realize that you cannot change it
You just have to accept the fact that we're never going to be rich.
你只得接受我们永远也富不起来这个事实。
Nothing will change as long as the workers continue to accept these appalling conditions.
只要工人继续容忍这种恶劣的劳动条件，情况就不会有任何改变。
They accept the risks as part of the job.
他们甘冒风险，把这当成工作的一部分。
He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there.
他就是不肯接受他父亲已不在的现实。
欢迎 welcome
欢迎；接纳
to make sb feel welcome and part of a group
It may take years to be completely accepted by the local community.
也许需要多年方能被当地居民完全接纳。
She had never been accepted into what was essentially a man's world.
她从未被这个本质上属于男人的世界所接受。
He never really accepted her as his own child.
他一直没有真正接纳她为自己的女儿。
准许加入 allow sb to join
接纳，接受（为成员、会员等）
to allow sb to join an organization, attend an institution, use a service, etc.
The college he applied to has accepted him.
他申请的那所学院录取了他。
She was disappointed not to be accepted into the club.
她没有获准加入俱乐部，感到失望。
The landlord was willing to accept us as tenants.
房东愿意把房子租给我们住。
She was accepted to study music.
她获准学习音乐。
accept
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VERB 接受;领受;收受
If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.Eventually Sam persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage...
最终萨姆说服她接受了求婚。
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VERB 相信（观点、陈述、事实等）；认为…正确
If you accept an idea, statement, or fact, you believe that it is true or valid.I do not accept that there is any kind of crisis in British science...
我不相信英国科学界有什么危机。
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VERB 赞成，同意(计划、行动等）
If you accept a plan or an intended action, you agree to it and allow it to happen....Britain's reluctance to accept a proposal for a single European currency...
英国不愿接受单一欧洲货币的建议
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VERB 忍受;容忍;承受
If you accept an unpleasant fact or situation, you get used to it or recognize that it is necessary or cannot be changed.People will accept suffering that can be shown to lead to a greater good...
如果能证明眼前的苦难会带来更大的好处，人们就会愿意承受。
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VERB 承兑，认付（单据等）；认可(文件等)
If a person, company, or organization accepts something such as a document, they recognize that it is genuine, correct, or satisfactory and agree to consider it or handle it.We advised newspapers not to accept the advertising...
我们建议报社不要承接这项广告。
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VERB 招收，接纳（求职者、会员等)
If an organization or person accepts you, you are allowed to join the organization or use the services that are offered.All-male groups will not be accepted.
清一色的男性团体将不被接纳。
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VERB 接纳；接受
If a person or a group of people accepts you, they begin to be friendly towards you and are happy with who you are or what you do.My grandparents have never had a problem accepting me...
我的祖父母从来都是无条件地接受我。
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VERB 承担，承认（过失、责任等）
If you accept the responsibility or blame for something, you recognize that you are responsible for it.The company cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage.
公司不承担丢失或损坏的责任。
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VERB 接受，采纳(劝告、建议等）
If you accept someone's advice or suggestion, you agree to do what they say.The army refused to accept orders from the political leadership...
军队拒绝接受政界领导层下达的命令。
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VERB 接受并使（移植器官）发挥正常功能;不排斥
If someone's body accepts a transplanted organ, the organ becomes part of the body and starts to function normally....drugs which will fool the body into accepting transplants.
能使身体顺利接受移植器官的药物
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VERB （机器）接受，适配
If a machine accepts a particular kind of thing, it is designed to take it and deal with it or process it.The telephone booths accept 10 and 20 pence coins.
电话亭可使用10便士和20便士的硬币。
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See also:accepted
verb
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- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions
- I swallowed the insult
- She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies
- Synonym: live with swallow
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- consider or hold as true
- I cannot accept the dogma of this church
- accept an argument
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- be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
- The cow accepted the bull
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- react favorably to;consider right and proper
- People did not accept atonal music at that time
- We accept the idea of universal health care
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- give an affirmative reply to;respond favorably to
- I cannot accept your invitation
- I go for this resolution
- Synonym: consent go for
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- make use of or accept for some purpose
- take a risk
- take an opportunity
- Synonym: take
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- receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
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- receive willingly something given or offered
- The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
- I won't have this dog in my house!
- Please accept my present
- Synonym: take have
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- admit into a group or community
- accept students for graduate study
- We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
- Synonym: admit take take on
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- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- I'll accept the charges
- She agreed to bear the responsibility
- Synonym: bear take over assume
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- be designed to hold or take
- This surface will not take the dye
- Synonym: take
数据来源：WordNet
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We cannot accept children above the age of 10 .
我们不能接受10岁以上的儿童。
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I accept his theories , but not without certain qualifications .
我接受他的理论，但并非毫无保留。
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It may take years to be completely accepted by the local community .
也许需要多年方能被当地居民完全接纳。
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They accept the risks as part of the job .
他们甘冒风险，把这当成工作的一部分。
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The college he applied to has accepted him .
他申请的那所学院录取了他。
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She was accepted to study music .
她获准学习音乐。
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He accepted all the changes we proposed .
他同意我们提出的全部修改方案。
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Put simply , we accept their offer or go bankrupt .
简单地说吧，我们要么接受他们的条件，要么破产。
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You may find your illness hard to accept .
你可能觉得难以接受自己患病。
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It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success .
普遍认为，成功催人奋进。
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We are not prepared to accept these conditions .
我们无意接受这些条件。
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The offer has been accepted , subject to contract .
此报价已获接受，尚需以签约为准。
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We can safely say that he will accept the job .
我们可以有把握地说，他会接受这份工作。
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After considerable discussion , they decided to accept our offer .
他们经过反复讨论决定接受我们的报价。
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The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters .
该公司对自然灾害造成的任何损失概不承担责任。
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Pride would not allow him to accept the money .
自尊心不容他接受这笔钱。
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Most people readily accept the need for laws .
大多数人都毫不迟疑地认为法律是必要的。
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She decided on reflection to accept his offer after all .
经过审慎的思考，她决定还是接受他的提议。
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She couldn 't accept the whole drug-culture bit .
她无法接受这种典型的毒品文化。
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You must learn to accept defeat with good grace .
你必须学会欣然承认失败。
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He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan .
他利用他的所有权力让他们接受这个计划。
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She refused to accept that there was a problem .
她拒不承认有问题存在。
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She had never been accepted into what was essentially a man 's world .
她从未被这个本质上属于男人的世界所接受。
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Her version of events was accepted without question .
她对事情的陈述没有任何质疑就接受了。
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He didn 't accept the job , I 'm sorry to say .
我很遗憾，他不接受那项工作。
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There 's nothing to stop you from accepting the offer .
你尽可以接受那个提议。
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He shows every indication of wanting to accept the post .
他显然想接受这个职位。
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Exceptionally , students may be accepted without formal qualifications .
在特殊情况下，也可能接受无正式文凭的学生。
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It may interest you to know that Andy didn 't accept the job .
或许你有兴趣知道，安迪没有接受这份工作。
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She 's decided not to accept the job .
她决定不接受这项工作。
指收到信件、消息、礼物等，表示客观上接收这一行为，不涉及接收者的主观意愿；也指接受医院的治疗。
Did you receive my card?
你收到我的贺卡了吗？
He received hospital treatment immediately.
他立即接受了医院的治疗。
指主观上接受或同意建议、邀请等；也指认为某人或某物足够好而接受。
John accepted the invitation to the party.
约翰接受了参加晚会的邀请。
She readily accepted that small gift.
她欣然接受了那份小礼物。
The publisher accepted the book for publication.
出版商同意出版这本书。
泛指接受或收到某人给的东西、提议等。
Why don't you take that job?
你为什么不接受那份工作？
Please take my advice and give him another chance.
请接受我的建议，再给他一次机会。
In his opinion, it is not impossible for the staff to agree to take a 1% pay cut.
在他看来，让员工同意接受1%的降薪并非是不可能的。