ADMIT1 to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal2 a statement admitting that you have done something wrong3 to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about4 to admit that something is true5 what you say when you admit that something is true6 what you say when you think someone should admit something7 to admit that what you said or believed was wrongRELATED WORDSto deny that something is true 否认某事属实SAYsee alsoCRIMEMISTAKEGUILTYACCUSE1 to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal 承认自己做了错事或违法的事admit /ədˈmɪt/ [transitive verb]to say that you have done something wrong or illegal, especially when someone asks or persuades you to do this 〔尤在某人要求或劝说之下〕承认，供认admit (that) Rachel admitted that she had made a mistake. 雷切尔承认自己弄错了。 Blake finally admitted he had stolen the money. 布莱克最后供认他偷了那笔钱。admit (to) doing something Richard Maldonado admitted accepting bribes. 理查德·马尔多纳多承认收受了贿赂。 He admits to stealing the car. 他承认偷了那辆汽车。admit itspoken Admit it! You lied to me! 坦白吧！你对我撒了谎！admit responsibility/liability/negligenceadmit publicly that something is legally your fault 承认责任/疏忽 The hospital refused to admit liability for the deaths of the two young children. 医院对两名幼儿的死亡拒绝承认责任。confess /kənˈfes/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to tell the police or someone in a position of authority that you have done something very bad, especially after they have persuaded you to do this 〔尤指经劝说向警方或有权位的人〕坦白，供认 After two days of questioning, he finally confessed. 经过两天的盘问，他终于招认了。confess (that) She confessed that she had killed her husband. 她供认自己杀了丈夫。confess to a crime/robbery/murder etc McCarthy confessed to the crime shortly after his arrest. 麦卡锡被捕后不久就承认了罪行。confess to doing something Edwards eventually confessed to being a spy. 爱德华兹最终供认他是间谍。own up /ˌəʊn ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something that is not serious. Own up is more informal than admit or confess 承认，坦白〔尤指小的过失，own up比admit和 confess更加非正式〕 Unless the guilty person owns up, the whole class will be punished. 除非犯了错的同学站出来认错，否则全班都要受到惩罚。own up to (doing) something No one owned up to breaking the window. 没有人承认打破了窗户。 I made a few mistakes, but I owned up to them. 我犯了几个错误，但是我承认了。come clean /ˌkʌm ˈkliːn/ [verb phrase]informalto finally tell the truth or admit that you have done something wrong 【非正式】老实交代，坦白承认 The bank eventually came clean and admitted they had made a mistake. 银行终于坦白承认是他们弄错了。come clean about It's time the government came clean about its plans to raise income tax. 政府是时候坦白交代增加所得税的计划了。fess up /ˌfes ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]especially American, informalto admit that you have done something wrong, but not something that is very serious 【尤美，非正式】承认，交代〔不是很严重的错事〕 Come on, fess up - you must have been the one who told her because no-one else knew! 得了，老实交代吧—一定是你告诉她的，别人都不知道这事！ If none of you guys fesses up, you're all grounded for a week. 如果你们谁都不说，就罚你们一个星期不准外出。2 a statement admitting that you have done something wrong 承认自己做错某事的声明confession /kənˈfeʃən/ [countable noun]an official statement that someone makes to the police, admitting that they have done something illegal and explaining what happened 供状，口供，供词 Sergeant Thompson wrote down Smith's confession and asked him to sign it. 汤普森警官记下史密斯的口供并叫他签字。make a confession In a confession made to police shortly after his arrest, Davis said he had killed the victim with a kitchen knife. 戴维斯被捕后不久就向警方供认说，他用菜刀杀了受害人。full confession By making a full confession, Reeves hoped he would be more kindly treated by the authorities. 里夫斯全都招供了，他希望这样能得到当局的宽大处理。admission /ədˈmɪʃən/ [countable noun usually singular]when you admit that you were wrong or that you have done something bad or illegal 承认；供认admission (that) The Senator's admission that he had lied to Congress shocked many Americans. 参议员承认他向国会撒了谎，这使许多美国人感到震惊。What an admission (to make)! You only married him for his money? What an admission! 你嫁给他只是为了他的钱？你居然说得出口！admission of guiltwhen you admit that you are guilty 认罪 The court may assume that your silence is an admission of guilt. 法庭可能会假定沉默就是认罪。3 to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about 承认令你感到难为情或羞愧的事情admit/confess /ədˈmɪt, kənˈfes/ [transitive verb] ‘I've always hated flying,’ Lisa confessed. “我一向讨厌乘飞机，”莉萨坦白说。admit/confess (that) She admits that she occasionally bets on horses. 她承认自己有时也赌马。 Dave confessed he didn't visit his parents as often as he should. 戴夫承认他应该多去看看父母，但他没有。admit/confess (to) doing something Monica admitted playing rather badly in her last match. 莫妮卡承认在上次比赛中她打得相当差劲。 He confesses to being afraid of the dark. 他承认自己怕黑。I must admit/confesssay this when you do not know something or cannot do something 我必须承认 I must admit I was never very good at dancing. 我必须承认，我一向不善于跳舞。 I don't really like kids, I must confess. 我必须承认，我不是十分喜欢孩子。to be honest/to tell the truth /tə biː ˈɒnst, tə ˌtel ðə ˈtruːθǁ-ˈɑːn-/say this when you admit something that other people might disagree with or disapprove of 说实话〔表示承认别人有可能不同意或不赞成的事〕 ‘What do you think of John?’ ‘To be honest, I don't like him at all.’ “你觉得约翰怎么样？”“说实在的，我一点也不喜欢他。”” To tell the truth, I wasn't really listening to what everyone was saying. 说实话，我并没有真的在听大家说的话。 To be perfectly honest, I don't think she should have married him. 说句真心话，我觉得她本来就不应该嫁给他。4 to admit that something is true 承认某事属实admitalsoconcedeformal /ədˈmɪt, kənˈsiːd/ [transitive verb]to accept that something is true, especially when you do not want to 〔尤指勉强地〕承认 ‘Well, I suppose there is some truth in what you say,’ she admitted. “好吧，我想你说的话可能有些是对的。”她承认道。admit (that) In the end he had to admit that I was right. 最后他不得不承认我是对的。 You may not like her, but you have to admit that she's good at her job. 你可能不喜欢她，但是你不得不承认她工作很出色。 Jackson conceded that higher taxes on big cars would have a harmful effect on the UK's motor industry. 杰克逊承认，对大型轿车征收较高的税可能会给英国的汽车工业带来不利影响。 Janis was forced to concede that much of her argument was based on prejudice. 贾尼斯被迫承认，她的不少论点是有偏见的。admit itspoken You were wrong, weren't you? Come on, admit it! 你错了吧？算了，承认吧！acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒǁ-ˈnɑː-/ [transitive verb]formalto admit that something is true or that a situation exists, even though you may not like it, it is not completely satisfactory, may be a problem etc 【正式】承认〔某事是事实或某情况存在，即使是你不喜欢或不满意，或可能是麻烦的事情〕 You have to acknowledge the truth of what she says. 你得承认她说的是事实。acknowledge (that) He acknowledges it's going to be a tough job, but he's going to try it anyway. 他承认这工作将很艰巨，但怎么说他也要试试。 The committee acknowledges that mentally ill people in the community are not receiving the care and treatment they need. 委员会承认，社区中有精神病的人没有得到应有的照顾和治疗。acknowledgment/acknowledgement [countable/uncountable noun] The report contained no acknowledgment that the police used excessive violence when arresting demonstrators. 那份报告没有承认警方在逮捕示威游行者时滥施暴力。5 what you say when you admit that something is true 承认某事属实时所说的话it's true that /ɪts ˈtruː ðət/say this when you admit that what someone has said is true, but you want to add something new or different that is also important 确实…；真的…〔用于承认某人所说如实，但自己尚有补充〕 Of course it's true that a lot of men like beer and football, but this doesn't mean that they all do. 当然，确实有许多男子喜欢啤酒和足球，但这并不意味着所有男子都喜欢。 It's true that there have been some very serious train accidents recently, but it's generally quite a safe way to travel. 近来确实发生过几起非常严重的火车事故，但总的来说这还是一种较为安全的出行方式。admittedly /ədˈmɪtɪdli, ədˈmɪtədli/ [adverb] Admittedly I didn't get as much work done as I'd hoped this morning, but it should be finished soon. 今天早上我做的工作的确没有原来所希望的多，但应该很快就能完成了。 Yes, I have studied Japanese - though not for long, admittedly. 是的，我学过日语——但老实说，时间不长。6 what you say when you think someone should admit something 认为某人应该承认某事时说的话let's face it /lets ˈfeɪs ɪt/say this when you want other people to admit that something, especially an unpleasant fact, is true 面对现实吧〔叫别人承认某事属实时说的话，尤指叫他们承认某个不愉快的事实〕 Let's face it, the England team are not good enough to beat Holland. 面对现实吧，英格兰队是打不过荷兰队的。 People are basically selfish, let's face it. 人本质上都是自私的，我们还是承认这个事实吧。there's no getting around something /ðeəʳz ˌnəʊ getɪŋ əˈraʊnd something/say this when you want other people to admit that something, especially an unpleasant fact, is true and that it cannot be changed 某事是无法回避的〔叫别人承认某个不愉快的事实，认为这是无法改变的时候说的话〕there's no getting around it There's no getting around it - we'll have to start again from the beginning. 这是逃不了的—我们必须再从头开始。there's no getting around the fact that There's no getting around the fact that most people prefer to travel to work in their own cars, rather than by bus or train. 不可否认的是，多数人都喜欢自己开车上班，而不喜欢乘公共汽车或火车。you can't escape the fact that /juː ˌkɑːnt ɪˈskeɪp ðə fækt ðətǁ-ˌkænt-/say this when you want other people to admit that something, especially an unpleasant fact, is true and that it cannot be changed 你不能逃避…的事实〔叫别人承认某个不愉快的事实，认为这是无法改变的时候说的话〕 We cannot escape the fact that Mr. Mireki's death arose from a job-related activity. 我们不能回避这个事实米列基先生是因公死亡的。 You can't escape the fact that we all have to die some day. 你不能逃避这个事实，就是人总有一死。7 to admit that what you said or believed was wrong 承认自己所说的话或所认为的事是错误的take back /ˌteɪk ˈbæk/ [transitive phrasal verb]to say that a criticism you previously made was wrong 收回〔说错的批评话〕take back something I take back everything I said. 我收回我所说过的一切。take something back ‘You will take that remark back and apologize immediately!’ he roared. “你收回那句话，立刻道歉！”他咆哮道。take it back She had no right to talk to you like that. You should go in there and make her take it all back. 她无权那样对你说话，你应该进去要她收回她说过的话。climb down /ˌklaɪm ˈdaʊn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]Britishif one side in an argument climbs down, they agree to accept the other side's demands, especially after admitting that they were wrong 【英】〔争论中的其中一方〕认错；退让；屈服 Neither side in the dispute has been willing to climb down. 这发生纠纷的双方都不愿作出让步。 European Court decisions have forced several employers to climb down and change their policy on women's pay. 欧洲法院的判决已经迫使好几家雇主作出让步，在妇女报酬问题上改变政策。climbdown /ˈklaɪmdaʊn/ [countable noun] a humiliating climbdown by the government over their economic policies 政府在经济政策上所作出的一次有失面子的让步eat your words /ˌiːt jɔːʳ ˈwɜːʳdz/ [verb phrase]informalto be forced to admit that you were wrong because what you said would happen did not in fact happen 【非正式】〔因所说之事并未发生而被迫〕承认说错话；收回前言 I never thought Clare would be any good at this job, but I've had to eat my words. 我从来都没想过克莱尔会干好这工作，可是我不得不承认自己说错了。make somebody eat their words When Tottenham went to the top of the league early in the season, people said it wouldn't last. They have had to eat their words. 赛季之初托特纳姆队名列联赛榜首，人们都说他们好景难长，现在他们不得不收回这句话。eat humble pieinformalalsoeat crowAmerican informal /iːt ˌhʌmbəl ˈpaɪ , iːt ˈkrəʊ/ [verb phrase]to be forced to admit that you were wrong and say that you are sorry 被迫认错 Taylor's victory in the semi-final has forced many of her critics to eat humble pie. 泰勒在半决赛中取得的胜利迫使许多批评者承认自己说错了话。 Martinez had to eat crow when he bragged that the Red Sox would win the division and they came in last. 马丁内斯后悔自己把话说得太早，他曾吹嘘说红袜队将在赛区中胜出，结果他们却得了个最后一名。