ACCEPT1 to accept an offer, invitation, or request2 to take money or a gift that someone offers you3 to accept that something is right4 to accept something after first refusing or opposing it5 to accept a situation that you do not like6 to officially accept a new law or proposal7 to accept that something has legal or official authority8 to accept something as paymentRELATED WORDSoppositeREFUSEREJECTsee alsoYESLET/ALLOWINVITE1 to accept an offer, invitation, or request 接受提议、邀请或请求accept /əkˈsept/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to say yes to an offer, an invitation, or a chance to do something 接受〔提议、邀请或做某事的机会〕 I decided to accept the job. 我决定接受这份工作。 The president has accepted an invitation to visit Beijing. 总统已接受了访问北京的邀请。 If they offered you a place on the course, would you accept it? 如果他们给你一个学这门课程的名额，你会接受吗？ We've invited Professor Shaw to come and give a talk and she's accepted. 我们邀请肖教授来开个讲座，她接受了。acceptance [uncountable noun]formalwhen you officially accept something, such as a job offer 【正式】接受 She phoned the personnel department to confirm her acceptance of the job offer. 她打电话给人事部确认她接受这个职位。take /teɪk/ [transitive verb]if you take an opportunity or a job that someone offers you, you accept it 接受〔别人给你的机会或工作〕 Stephen says he'll take the job if the money's right. 斯蒂芬说，如果工资合适的话，他就接受这份工作。 This is a wonderful opportunity -- I think you should take it. 这是一个绝好的机会，我觉得你应该接受。say yes /seɪ ˈjes/ [verb phrase]spokenif someone says yes, they agree to do what you have asked or invited them to do 【口】答应，同意 We'd really like you to come to France with us this summer. Please say yes! 我们真希望今年夏天你能和我们一起去法国，答应吧！ David doesn't usually lend his car to anyone, so I was surprised when he said yes. 戴维一般不借车给任何人，所以我很吃惊他居然同意了。say yes to (doing) something Do you really think your parents will say yes to letting you stay out late this Friday night? 你真的认为你父母会同意让你这个星期五晚上很晚回家吗？agree /əˈgriː/to say you will do what someone has asked you to do, especially something that may be difficult, inconvenient etc 同意，答应〔别人叫你做的事，尤指很难、不方便做的事〕 They've asked Tina to work overtime this week, and she's agreed. 他们叫蒂娜这个星期加班，她同意了。agree to do something I wish I had never agreed to teach Paul how to drive. 我要是没有答应教保罗开车就好了。 I've agreed to help Sarah move this weekend. 我答应了这个周末帮萨拉搬家。take somebody up on/take up somebody's offer /ˌteɪk somebody ˈʌp ɒn , ˌteɪk ʌp somebodyˈs ˈɒfəʳǁ-ˈɔːf-/ [verb phrase]to accept someone's offer to do something for you, especially when you accept the offer some time after it was made 接受某人的提议〔尤指在某人提出一段时间后才接受〕 ‘If you ever need a babysitter, let me know.’ ‘Thanks, I might take you up on that some time.’ “你什么时候要个人来照看小孩，就告诉我。”“谢谢，我以后会来找你的。take up somebody's offer of something In the end, Rick took up his parents’ offer of a loan. 最后，里克接受了父母借钱给他的提议。jump at the chance/opportunity /ˈdʒʌmp ət ðə ˌtʃɑːnsǁˌtʃæns/ɒpəˌtjuːntiǁ-ɑːpərˌtuː-/to eagerly accept an offer to do something 急切地接受某机会；欣然应承 Marla jumped at the chance to spend a year working in her company's UK office. 马拉欣然接受了去公司英国办事处工作一年的机会。2 to take money or a gift that someone offers you 接受某人给你的钱或礼物take/accept /teɪk/əkˈsept/ []to take something someone offers you, especially money or a gift. Accept is more formal than take接受，收受〔某人给你的钱或礼物；accept 比take正式〕 Mark gave us a lot of helpful advice, but he refused to take any payment for it. 马克给我们提了很多有用的建议，但是他不肯要报酬。 We hope you'll accept this small gift. 我们希望你能接受这个小小的礼物。take something from somebody My mother always warned us never to take candy from strangers. 我母亲总是告诫我们千万不要拿陌生人给的糖果。take bribes Ochoa was formally accused of taking bribes. 奥乔亚正式被控犯有收受贿赂罪。take it or leave itsaid when telling someone that you will not change your offer 要不要随你的便 I'll give you $500 for the car. Take it or leave it. 我出500美元买这辆车，不行就算了。accept something from somebody A Senate candidate can accept up to $2,000 from individual campaign donors. 竞选参议员的候选人最多可以向个人竞选赞助人收取2,000美元。3 to accept that something is right 认为某事是正确的accept /əkˈsept/ [transitive verb]to agree that a suggestion or idea is right, especially when you did not previously think so 采纳；接受；相信〔尤指同意以前认为不正确的建议或观点〕 People are beginning to accept the idea that higher taxes may be necessary. 人们开始逐渐接受高税收可能是必需的这个观点。accept that The judge accepted that Carter did not mean to harm anyone. 法官相信卡特并非故意要伤害什么人。acceptance [uncountable noun] These theories have not found much acceptance among professional psychiatrists they do not accept that the theories are true. 这些理论尚未得到专业精神病专家的广泛认可。agree /əˈgriː/to accept that a plan or suggestion is good, especially when you have the power to decide whether it will be allowed to happen 赞同，同意〔某个计划或建议，尤指你对该事具有决定权〕 I spoke to my boss yesterday about postponing the meeting and she agreed. 昨天我和老板说了把会议推迟，她同意了。agree to We want to have a big party, but I don't think my parents will agree to it. 我们想搞一个大型的聚会，但是我认为我的父母不会同意。agree that The music teacher agreed that Dave should play at the school concert. 音乐老师认为，戴夫应该在学校音乐会上演奏。welcome /ˈwelkəm/ [transitive verb]to think that a plan, suggestion, or decision is very good, and eagerly accept it 对…表示欢迎，欣然接受〔某个很好的计划、建议或决定〕 Some companies have welcomed the idea of employees working from home. 一些公司对让雇员在家工作的想法表示欢迎。 The university's cafeteria welcomes any suggestions for improvement of its menu or service. 大学食堂乐于接受任何改进菜单或服务的建议。be warmly welcomed The proposal was warmly welcomed by the German Chancellor. 这个提议受到德国总理的热烈欢迎。go with /ˈgəʊ wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb]especially spokenuse this to say that you are willing to accept and support a plan or suggestion that someone has made 【尤口】同意，接受〔某人的计划或建议〕 ‘What do you think of Jo's idea?’ ‘I think we should go with it - I can't think of anything better.’ “你觉得乔的主意怎么样？”“我认为应该就这么去做—我也想不出更好的办法。take on board /ˌteɪk ɒn ˈbɔːʳd/ [verb phrase]Britishto realize that a new idea or suggestion is important and that it needs to be thought about seriously 【英】意识到〔一种新想法或新建议〕的重要性take something on board The local government says it has taken much of the public's criticism on board and it promises to make changes. 地方政府称，他们非常重视公众的批评，并保证进行改革。take on board something The management says that it will take on board suggestions from employees about child-care facilities. 资方说他们会考虑雇员提出的有关儿童保育设施的建议。embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ [transitive verb]formalto eagerly accept ideas, opinions etc 【正式】欣然接受〔想法、观点等〕 By the end of the last century, Americans had embraced the idea of the right to free public education for all children. 上个世纪末，美国人都接受了所有儿童都有权接受免费公共教育的观点。embrace something wholeheartedly/wholeheartedly embrace somethingembrace it completely 全心全意地接受某事物 The President said he wholeheartedly embraced the need for further talks on the refugee crisis. 总统说他完全赞成难民危机需要进一步会谈。4 to accept something after first refusing or opposing it 接受最初拒绝或反对的事accept /əkˈsept/ [transitive verb]toaccept someone's suggestion, offer, or demand, after refusing it for some time 终于接受〔某人曾经被拒绝的建议、提议或要求〕finally accept something After a three week strike, the company has finally accepted the workers’ pay demands. 罢工进行了三个星期之后，该公司终于接受了工人们提出的工资要求。 The owners finally accepted our offer of £62,000. 业主最后终于接受了我们62,000英镑的出价。(finally) have to accept something The President finally had to accept that there was little support for his health care initiatives. 总统最后不得不承认，很少有人支持他的卫生保健倡议。give in /ˌgɪv ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to unwillingly agree to accept someone's demands after they have argued with you, asked you repeatedly, or threatened you 让步，屈服〔于某人的要求〕 Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and I finally gave in. 珍妮不断地求我给她买辆新自行车，最后我只好让步。give in to The President said he would never give in to demands by terrorists. 总统说，他决不屈服于恐怖分子的要求。 You shouldn't always give in to other people -- stick up for yourself more. 你不该老是迁就别人一多为自己想想。back down /ˌbæk ˈdaʊn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to agree to stop saying that you are right or that other people obey you 放弃〔自己认为正确的说法或要别人服从自己的要求〕；让步 Even though it was obvious Emma's demands were unrealistic, she wouldn't back down. 尽管埃玛的要求显然是不切实际，但她还是不愿放弃。back down on Congress has backed down on its demand for an increase in defense spending. 国会已作出让步，不再要求增加国防开支。bow to /ˈbaʊ tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb]bow to somebody's wishes/opinions/demands/pressure etcto agree to do something because many people want you to, even though you do not want to do it 屈从于某人的意愿/意见/要求/压力等 The government finally bowed to public opinion and abolished the unpopular tax. 政府最后顺从民意，取消了那个不得人心的税种。 McDonald's finally bowed to consumer pressure and announced that it would no longer use styrofoam boxes to package its hamburgers. 麦当劳最后屈服于消费者的压力，宣布说他们将不再使用聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料盒包装汉堡包。accede to /əkˈsiːd tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb]accede to somebody's demands/request/wishesformalto accept someone's demands etc 【正式】同意某人的要求/请求/意愿 The Democrats have finally acceded to Republican demands to cut taxes. 民主党终于同意了共和党的减税要求。 Meyer acceded to the President's request that he continue as education secretary until a replacement could be found. 迈耶答应了总统的请求，继续留任教育部长，直至找到接替的人。cave in /ˌkeɪv ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to finally accept what someone has suggested or to finally agree to something that they want - use this when you think someone should not accept something and are being weak if they do 屈服，让步〔用于表示某人不应该接受某事，否则会显得很软弱〕 Strike leaders are privately saying they would like an end to the dispute, but don't want to be seen to be caving in. 罢工领导人私下里说，他们希望结束争端，但是不想被看成是一种让步。cave in to It's unlikely that the government will cave in to the rebels’ demands. 政府不可能对叛军的要求作出让步。5 to accept a situation that you do not like 接受不喜欢的情形accept /əkˈsept/ [transitive verb]toaccept a situation that you do not like but you cannot change 接受〔不喜欢但不能改变的情况〕 Divorce is hard on children, but they have to accept it. 离婚对于孩子来说是不幸的，但是他们又不得不接受。learn/come to accepteventually accept 终于接受 In the US, people have come to accept that they will probably have several different jobs over the course of their career. 在美国，人们终于接受了他们在职业生涯中可能会换好几份工作的这个事实。accept the fact (that) It was difficult for Paul to accept the fact that he was going bald. 保罗难以接受他正在渐渐秃顶的事实。accept that Steptoe finally accepted that his son didn't want to continue working in the family business. 斯特普托终于接受了儿子不想继续为家族生意工作的这个事实。acceptance [uncountable noun]when you accept an unpleasant situation that cannot be changed 〔对不好但又无法改变之事的〕接受 Her husband had been ill for some time, and she received the news of his death with calm acceptance. 她丈夫已经病了一段时间，所以她平静地接受了丈夫去世的消息。put up with something /pʊt ˈʌp wɪð something/ [transitive phrasal verb]to accept an annoying situation or someone's annoying behaviour, without trying to stop it or change it 忍受，容忍〔令人不快的事情或行为〕 I don't know how you put up with this noise day after day. 我不知道你怎么受得了这种日复一日的噪音。 The kind of treatment that you have to put up with as a new army recruit is pretty horrible. 作为新兵所要忍受的那种对待非常可怕。tolerate /ˈtɒləreɪtǁˈtɑː-/ [transitive verb]to accept an unpleasant situation, without trying to change it 容忍，容许〔不愉快的事情〕 For years the workers have had to tolerate low wages and terrible working conditions. 多年来工人都只得忍受着工资低、工作条件差的待遇。 I told him I wasn't going to tolerate his drinking any longer. 我告诉他说，我再也不愿忍受他的酗酒问题了。resign yourself to/be resigned to /rɪˈzaɪn jɔːʳself tuː, biː rɪˈzaɪnd tuː/ [verb phrase]to realize that you must accept an unpleasant situation, because you cannot prevent it or avoid it 顺从，屈从于〔无法预防或改变的不愉快处境〕 The children have had to resign themselves to being without their father. 孩子们已不得不接受没有父亲的事实。resign yourself to the fact (that) I'm resigned to the fact that I'm not going to get the job. 我已接受了我得不到这份工作的这个事实。resignation /ˌrezɪgˈneɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]when you accept a situation that you cannot change, although you do not like it 听任，顺从 Sharon accepted the bad news with resignation. 莎伦无可奈何地接受了这个坏消息。make the best of it/make the best of a bad situation /ˌmeɪk ðə ˈbest əv ɪt, meɪk ðə ˌbest əv ə ˌbæd sɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ [verb phrase]to accept a situation that you do not like, and try to enjoy it or make it less bad 随遇而安，善处逆境 It's not the university that I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I'll just have to make the best of it. 这并不是我真正想上的大学，但是看来我也只好随遇而安了。 Six months after the earthquake, city residents continue to make the best of a bad situation. 地震发生六个月以后，城里的居民都尽力凑合着过日子。bite the bullet /ˌbaɪt ðə ˈbʊlt/to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation and say that you will deal with it 硬着头皮接受〔不愉快的情形〕 It's not easy, but as a manager, sometimes you have to bite the bullet and fire people. 这么做并不容易，但是作为经理，有时候你不得不硬着头皮解雇别人。beggars can't be choosers /ˌbegəʳz kɑːnt bi ˈtʃuːzəʳzǁ-kænt-/spokensaid when you have to accept something you do not like because you do not have the money or power to choose anything else 【口】叫化子不能挑肥拣瘦 It would be nice to have a suit with a better fit, but as they say, beggars can't be choosers. 要是有一套更合身的衣服更好，但是受赐于人，不能挑三拣四呀。that's the way the cookie crumbles /ðæts ðə ˌweɪ ðə ˌkʊki ˈkrʌmbəlz/spokensaid when telling someone that a difficult situation must be accepted, especially because there is no way to prevent it or there is nothing anyone can do about it 【口】事情只能这样了 ‘Sorry you didn't get the job, Mike.’ ‘Yeah, thanks. I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.’ “我很抱歉你没有得到那份工作，迈克。”“是呀，谢谢你，也只好这样了。”grit your teeth /ˌgrɪt jɔːʳ ˈtiːθ/ [verb phrase]to accept a situation or job you do not like and try to deal with it in a determined way 咬紧牙关坚持下去 Rescue workers here have little choice but to grit their teeth and get on with the grim task of recovering the bodies. 这里的营救人员没有别的选择，只能咬紧牙关继续寻找尸体这个严峻的任务。 I was desperately unhappy in that job, but had to grit my teeth and stay smiling for the sake of my children. 我做那份工作极不开心，但是为了孩子，我只得咬咬牙，保持微笑。6 to officially accept a new law or proposal 正式通过一项新的法律或提议pass /pɑːsǁpæs/ [transitive verb]if a parliament or similar grouppasses a law or proposal, the members vote to accept it 通过〔法律或议案〕 The State Assembly passed a law which banned smoking in public places. 州议会通过了一项法律，禁止在公共场所吸烟。pass by The bill was passed by 197 votes to 50. 这项议案以197票对50票通过。approve /əˈpruːv/ [transitive verb]to officially accept something that has been planned to happen 批准，核准〔计划〕 The Medical Research Council said it could not approve the use of the new drug without further tests. 医学研究委员会说，如果没有进一步试验，他们不能批准这种新药的使用。 Congress voted not to approve the President's plans for cutting the arms budget. 国会投票表决，对总统缩减军备预算的计划不予通过。approval [uncountable noun]when a suggestion or plan is officially accepted 〔对建议或计划的〕正式批准 The government recently gave its approval to several US companies to sell satellite and other hi-tech equipment on the open market. 政府最近批准若干美国公司在公开市场出售卫星和其他高科技设备。ratify /ˈrætɪfaɪ, ˈrætəfaɪ/ [transitive verb]ratify an agreement/treatyto officially agree to accept an agreement that someone else has already agreed to accept 正式批准一项协议/条约 The US Senate refused to ratify the agreement on weapons reduction. 美国参议院拒绝签署裁减武器协议。 A 1961 treaty ratified by 125 nations outlawed the production of cocaine. 由125个国家于1961年共同签署的一个条约禁止生产可卡因。ratification /ˌrætɪfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌrætəfəˈkeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]when an agreement is officially signed or agreed upon 正式批准，签署认可 Without ratification the agreement cannot be implemented. 这个协议未经签署不能执行。be carried /biː ˈkærid/ [verb phrase]if a suggestion, proposal etcis carried, most of the people at an official meeting vote in favour of it and it is accepted 〔建议、提案等在正式会议上投票〕获得通过 Chao's proposal for a new downtown parking facility was carried at yesterday's council meeting. 赵的提议——在市中心建一个新的停车设施—在昨天的市政会议上通过了。be carried by 20 votes/100 votes etc The motion to restrict handgun sales was carried by 76 votes 76 more people voted for it than voted against it. 限制枪支买卖的动议以多出76票的优势获得通过。uphold /ˌʌpˈhəʊld/ [transitive verb]if a court or a judgeupholds a legal decision made by another court, they decide that it is right and they accept it 维护，维持〔原判〕 The court's decision upheld state laws prohibiting doctor-assisted suicide. 法院的判决支持州法律禁止医生协助病人自杀的规定。uphold by The decision was upheld by the US Supreme Court late last year. 这个判决在去年较晚时候得到了美国最高法院的支持。rubber-stamp /ˌrʌbəʳ ˈstæmp/ [transitive verb]if an official committee or someone in authorityrubber-stamps a decision, they approve it immediately without thinking about it or discussing it because they have no real power of their own 〔官方委员会或掌权者因无实权而〕不加思考地批准，例行公事式地批准 The town council usually rubber-stamped anything the mayor sent their way. 镇议会通常都会例行地批准市长送过来的任何东西。7 to accept that something has legal or official authority 承认某事具有法律上或正式的权力accept /əkˈsept/ [transitive verb] The president refused to accept the authority of the state court when it tried to keep black students out of the University of Alabama. 州法院试图将黑人学生拒之门外，不让他们就读亚拉巴马州大学，但总统拒绝承认州法院的这个权力。 The idea of a common defence force has been accepted by some EU governments. 共同防御的构想已为一些欧盟政府所接受。acceptance [uncountable noun]widespread acceptancegeneral acceptance 普遍接受 Authorities hope that the new regulations on smoking in public places will meet widespread acceptance. 当局希望，有关公共场所吸烟的新规定将得到普遍接受。recognizealsorecogniseBritish /ˈrekəgnaɪz, ˈrekən-/ [transitive verb]recognize a court/government/qualificationto officially accept that it has legal or official authority 承认法庭/政府/资格 Papua New Guinea was the first country to recognize the new military regime in Fiji. 巴布亚新几内亚是第一个承认斐济新军人政权的国家。 British medical qualifications are recognized in many countries throughout the world. 在英国取得的行医资格在世界上许多国家都是承认的。recognition /ˌrekəgˈnɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]when a government, organization etc is officially accepted 〔政府、组织等得到的〕承认 It was many years before the Communist government gained official recognition from the US government. 许多年之后，新政府才得到美国政府的正式承认。acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒǁ-ˈnɑː-/ [transitive verb]to officially accept that a government, court, organization, or person has legal or official authority 正式承认〔政府、法庭、组织或个人的权力〕 Zaire was forced to acknowledge the authority of the Congolese state. 扎伊尔被迫承认刚果政府的权力。be acknowledged as In 1932 De Valera was elected as Prime Minister, and was acknowledged as leader of the Irish people. 1932年德·瓦勒拉当选为总理，被公认为爱尔兰人的领袖。8 to accept something as payment 接受某物作为支付方式take/accept /teɪk, əkˈsept/ [transitive verb] Will you take a cheque? 你们收支票吗? The hotel accepts all major credit cards. 这家酒店接受所有主要的信用卡。 I'm afraid we only accept cash. 对不起，我们只收现金。