accept, receive, admit, take

這些動(dòng)詞均有“接受、接納”之意。

1)accept :強(qiáng)調(diào)主動(dòng)地或自愿地接受,或者說,經(jīng)過考慮后同意接受。

eg: 1.Please accept me as a friend.(請(qǐng)把我當(dāng)作朋友。)

????? 2.The police accepted his story as true.(警察對(duì)他的話信以為真。)

????? 3.He accepted me as having seen the much of the world.(他承認(rèn)我見識(shí)廣。)

2)receive :表示被動(dòng)接受

eg: 1.A baby can only receive? sense impressions, but it can't understand them.(嬰兒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.(她收到了他的禮物,但她是不會(huì)接受的。)

3)admit 作“接受”講時(shí),強(qiáng)調(diào)準(zhǔn)許或批準(zhǔn)。

eg: No one but ticket-holders was admitted.(只有持票者方可入內(nèi)。)

4)take: 與receive同意,是receive的日常用法,側(cè)重不帶主觀意愿地收下或接受。

eg: 1.John takes second place in the race.(約翰獲得賽跑亞軍。)

????? 2.She won't take any more of his insults.(她再也不能容忍他的侮辱了。)