RECOGNIZE1 to recognize someone or something2 easy to recognize3 difficult to recognizeRELATED WORDSsee alsoKNOW/NOT KNOWNOTICE/NOT NOTICEREALIZE1 to recognize someone or something 认出某人或某物recognizealsorecogniseBritish /ˈrekəgnaɪz, ˈrekən-/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to know who someone is or what something is, especially because you have seen them before 认出，识别〔尤因以前见过〕 Lisa! I'm sorry -- I didn't recognize you -- you've had your hair cut! 莉萨！对不起—我没认出你来—你把头发剪了！ I can't remember how the tune goes but I'll recognize it when I hear it. 我记不得那曲子怎么唱了，但听到它我就会认得出来。 That security guy never recognizes me. I always have to show him my ID. 那名保安从来都不认得我。我总得给他看我的身份证。 They recognised my Michigan accent right away. 他们立刻就听出了我的密歇根口音。recognize somebody from something I recognized her from the movies, but she was much taller than I expected. 我是从电影里认识她的，但她比我想的要高得多。 I recognize you from somewhere -- don't you work at the bank? 我在哪儿见过你一你是在银行工作吧？recognize somebody/something as something The waiter recognized one of his customers as someone he went to school with. 侍者认出其中一名顾客是他过去的同学。 She recognised the voice on the phone as Tim's, but he sounded strange. 她听出电话里是蒂姆的声音，但听起来很怪。recognition /ˌrekəgˈnɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] There was no look of recognition on her face. She obviously had no idea who I was. 她脸上没有认出我的表情，显然她不知道我是谁。 He waved, and she smiled in recognition. 他招招手，她微笑表示认得他。know /nəʊ/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to recognize someone or something, especially when you have not seen them for some time or when they have changed a lot 认出〔某人或某物，尤指已很久没见或他们变了许多时〕 Would you know him if you saw him again? 如果你再看到他时，能认出他来吗？ The town has changed so much you wouldn't know the place. 小镇变了许多，你都会认不出来的。 You'll know him when you see him. He has red curly hair and is very tall and thin. 你看到他就会认出来，他一头红色鬈发，身材又高又瘦。identify /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ, aɪˈdentəfaɪ/ [transitive verb]to recognize and name someone who has done something illegal or someone who has died 认出，辨认〔做了违法事情的人或在事故中丧生的人〕 The airline says it will be difficult to identify all the bodies retrieved from the crash. 航空公司说要认出所有从失事现场找到的尸体是困难的。 Police hope that a member of the public will be able to identify a man seen acting suspiciously a few hours before the murder took place. 警方希望公众中有人能够指认出谋杀案发生前几小时被人看到行动可疑的一名男子。 Dubois was identified by immigration control, and arrested at Kennedy airport. 杜波依斯被移民管理局认出，并在肯尼迪机场遭逮捕。 proposals to identify the fathers of children born to single mothers 关于确认单身母亲子女的父亲的提案identify somebody as something Sara identified the man as Kang, a notorious gang leader and drug baron. 萨拉认出那人是康—一名臭名昭著的匪首和大毒桌。 The girl, identified as Shelly Barnes, fell from the window when her mother's back was turned. 那名女孩，证实为谢利·巴恩斯，在母亲转身时从窗口掉了下去。identification /aɪˌdentɪfəˈkeɪʃən, aɪˌdentəfəˈkeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] Dental records are a very reliable aid in the identification of badly burned bodies. 辨认严重烧坏的尸体时，牙科记录是很可靠的辅助资料。 The case against Kelly hinged on Mr Gardener's identification of him. 对凯利的起诉案胜败就取决于加德那先生能否指认出他来。pick out /ˌpɪk ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]to recognize someone or something out of a group of things or people 〔从一群人或物中〕辨认出〔某人或某物〕pick out somebody/something Both men were picked out from an identity parade by witnesses. 两名男子都被证人从一排嫌疑犯里辨认了出来。 It was hard to pick out faces he knew in the crowd. 他很难从人群中把他认识的面孔认出来。 Are there any questions that can help pick out a drug addict? 有没有任何问题可以帮助认出吸毒者?pick somebody/something out I was listening for Steve's voice, but it wasn't easy to pick it out among all the others. 我在听有没有史蒂夫的声音，但在那么多人当中不大容易听出来。tell /tel/ [intransitive/transitive verb not in progressive]to be able to recognize someone or something, especially when this is not easy 辨认出〔某人或某物，尤指这么做并不容易时〕 ‘What colour was the car?’ ‘I couldn't tell in the dark.’ “那辆车是什么颜色？”“黑暗中我看不出来。”tell (that) You look different in the photograph, although I can tell it's you. 你在照片上的样子看起来不一样，不过我认得出这是你。tell who/what etc There's someone on the phone for you. I can't tell who it is. 有人打电话找你，我听不出那是谁。 ‘Can you tell what this is with your eyes shut?’ ‘It tastes of strawberry, but I'm not sure.’ “你闭上眼睛能说出这是什么吗？”“是草莓的味道，但不太肯定。”tell the difference between somebody/something I find it really difficult to tell the difference between Frank and his brother. 我觉得要把弗兰克和他弟弟区别开来是很难的。 If we don't use labelling, how can consumers tell the difference between organic and non-organic foods? 如果我们不用标签，消费者怎么分得出有机食品和非有机食品呢？tell something from something elseto be able to recognize the difference between them 把某物与另一物区分开来 It's a very good fake. You couldn't tell it from the real thing. 这假货做得很像，无法与真品区别开来。 My kids have plenty of friends, and to be honest I can't tell one from another. 我的孩子有很多朋友，说实话我分不清楚哪个是哪个。tell two things apartto be able to recognize that they are different in some way 把两者区分 Male ducks are easy to tell apart in the breeding season. 在繁殖季节很容易辨别出雄鸭子。 At the moment, we can only tell the twins apart by looking at their name tags. 目前我们只能靠姓名牌才能分清楚这对双胞胎。2 easy to recognize 容易辨认的familiar /fəˈmɪliəʳ/ [adjective]someone or something that isfamiliar is easy to recognize, because you have seen or heard them many times before 熟悉的 Gibson's name is familiar -- what else did he write? 吉布森这名字很熟悉—他还写过什么? He scanned the audience, searching for a familiar face. 他扫视了一下听众，想找到熟悉的面孔。 Mimicking the President's familiar accent, DJ Rogers told his listeners that aliens had invaded. 唱片骑师罗杰斯模仿总统那很熟悉的口音，告诉听众外星人入侵了。familiar to The first track on the album will be instantly familiar to Billie Holliday fans. 专辑上的第一首歌会立刻为比利·霍利迪的歌迷所熟悉。 The giant cross has become a familiar landmark to generations of San Franciscans. 这个巨大的十字架已成为数代圣弗朗西斯科人熟悉的地标。look/sound/feel etc familiar That girl looks familiar. I'm sure I've met her before. 那女孩看上去脸熟，我肯定以前见过她。a familiar figuresomeone who is often seen in a particular place and therefore is familiar to the people there 熟悉的人物 Kylie soon became a familiar figure at some of London's top fashion stores. 凯莉很快就成了伦敦的几家顶级时装店的常客。a familiar facesomeone you have met before 熟悉的面孔 It's nice to see a familiar face - I was afraid I wouldn't know anyone here. 见到熟人真好，我原来还担心在这儿一个人都不认识呢。 The local policeman is now a familiar figure in our school. 那位本地警察现在经常来访我们学校。faintly/vaguely familiaronly slightly familiar, so that you are not quite sure whether you know them or not 有点熟悉的 The man seated at the next table looked faintly familiar. 坐在邻桌的男子看上去有点面熟。 She was singing along to a tune on the radio that sounded vaguely familiar. 她在跟着收音机里的一段听起来有些熟悉的曲调唱歌。recognizablealsorecognisableBritish /ˈrekəgnaɪzəbəl/ [adjective]if something isrecognizable, it is easy to recognize, for example because it has a particular sound or appearance 容易认出的，可辨认的 No recognizable remains of Minoan ships have ever been found until now. 直到现在也没发现可辨认的弥诺斯船的遗迹。 Many mental illnesses are only recognizable after many careful weeks spent talking to the patient. 许多精神疾病要花上许多个星期与病人细心交谈才能辨别出来。 Muffled noises were coming from the room, the only recognizable sound being her daughter's laughter. 隐隐约约的响声从房间里传出来，唯一辨认得出的是她女儿的笑声。recognizable as an animal so thin and weak it was barely recognizable as a horse 这么瘦弱的动物，几乎难以认得出它是匹马 The body was so badly burned it was no longer recognizable as a human being. 尸体烧得很严重，再也无法辨认出是人的身体。recognizable by The staff are easily recognisable by their pale green uniforms. 员工穿着浅绿色的制服，很容易认出来。easily/instantly/immediately recognizable Macy has an instantly recognizable voice. 梅西有着让人马上就能辨认出来的嗓音。 On the outskirts of the town, we saw a building that was immediately recognizable as a prison. 在镇子的郊外，我们看到一座建筑，一望便知那是一座监狱。unmistakable /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl, ˌʌnməˈsteɪkəbəl/ [adjective]impossible not to recognize 明白无误的，不可能认错的 Shots rang out, and we heard the unmistakable sound of a human scream. 枪声响起，我们清楚地听到一声人的尖叫。 When an envelope arrived bearing Dad's unmistakable handwriting, I knew something must be wrong. 一封有着爸爸清楚可辨的笔迹的信送到时，我就知道肯定出事了。 Her accent was unmistakable -- Southern Ireland, probably West coast. 她的口音绝不会听错，是爱尔兰南部，可能是西海岸。 He'd started burning incense to disguise the unmistakable odour of marijuana coming from his bedroom. 他开始点香来掩盖从他卧室传来的明显的大麻味。there's no mistaking somebody/something /ðeəʳz ˌnəʊ mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ somebody/something/ [verb phrase]spokenuse this to say that someone or something is easy to recognize 【口】没弄错，果然是某人/某物 I turned round -- there was no mistaking that voice -- it was Billie. 我转过身，果然是这嗓音没错，就是比利。 There's no mistaking this as anything but a Japanese car. 不会弄错，这肯定不是辆日本车。3 difficult to recognize 难以认出的strange /streɪndʒ/ [adjective only before noun]astrange person, voice, smell etc one that is not recognizable because it is different from other, similar things that you know already 〔人、声音、气味等〕陌生的，不熟悉的 I could hear strange voices outside the room. 我听到房间外有奇怪的声音。 It was hard for her, going to live in a strange city where she knew no-one. 也真难为她了，跑到一个陌生的城市去住，在那里一个人都不认识。 Mum, come quick! There's a strange man coming up the path. 妈，快来！有个陌生人朝这条路走过来了。 Can you check out that strange noise outside? 你能去看看外面是什么怪声音吗？unrecognizablealsounrecognisableBritish /ʌnˈrekəgnaɪzəbəl/ [adjective not before noun]difficult or impossible to recognize 认不出的，不能识别的 We've recovered two bodies from the wreckage, but they are unrecognizable. 我们从残骸里找到两具尸体，但已无法辨认了。 The explosion left nothing but small, unrecognizable pieces of the aircraft scattered over the field. 飞机爆炸后只有小块的、无法辨认的碎片散落在田野上。unrecognizable to Completely shaved and wearing prison clothes, the two sisters were unrecognizable to each other. 那两姐妹剃光了头穿着囚服，分辨不出谁是谁。unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliəʳ◂/ [adjective]something that isunfamiliar is not recognizable because you have never seen it, heard it, done it etc before 不熟悉的；陌生的 She spoke with an unfamiliar accent. 她说话带有陌生口音。 She noticed an unfamiliar truck parked across the street. 她注意到街对面停着一辆陌生的卡车。unfamiliar to His name may be unfamiliar to Western audiences. 他的名字对西方听众来说也许很陌生。beyond recognitionalsoout of all recognition /bɪˌjɒnd rekəgˈnɪʃənǁ-ˌjɑːnd-, aʊt əv ˌɔːl rekəgˈnɪʃən/ [adverb]if something has changedbeyond recognition orout of all recognition, it has changed completely -- use this to emphasize that it is completely different now 认不出来〔用于强调某物已完全改变〕 The business has changed beyond recognition since Cyril took over from his father. 自从西里尔从他父亲手中接管以后，企业就变得面目全非。 The Internet has altered our understanding of the world beyond all recognition. 互联网完全改变了我们对世界的认识。 Susan's playing has improved out of all recognition. 苏珊的演奏水平已经提高得认不出来了。