acknowledge

【发音】

美 /ək'nɑlɪdʒ/ 英 /ək'nɒlɪdʒ/

【翻译】

1. vt. 承认， 承认…的权威； 告知收到， 确认； 对…表示谢意， 报偿

   英释:to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists

【记忆】

ac ＋ know(知道) ＋ ledge → 大家都知道了， 所以不得不承认 → 承认

【短语】

1. acknowledge receipt : 证实收到

2. acknowledge receipt of : 收到

【例句】

1. The family acknowledge the need for change.

   全家人都承认需要改变一下。

2. Claire acknowledged that she was guilty.

   克莱尔承认有罪。

3. The government must acknowledge what is happening and do something about it.

   对于目前的情况，政府必须承认其存在并对此采取措施。

4. ‘Maybe you are right,’ she acknowledged.

   “也许你是对的。”她承认道。

5. This is a fact that most smokers readily acknowledge .

   这是大多数烟民都愿意承认的事实。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 听力题)...The researchers acknowledge that since the families they studied were all middle-class Israelis...

2. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...we also acknowledge that using race as a political or social category to study racism...

3. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...but school-leavers who fail to acknowledge as much risk making the wrong decision about going to university...

4. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...But they also acknowledge that concerns about “resource security” influence their moves...

5. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Supervisors should acknowledge high performance so that the employee will continue to perform well in the future...

6. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...If supervisors do not acknowledge such outstanding performance...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.承认；答谢；报偿；告知已收到

   accept/agree/recognize/grant/face/

【同根词】

1. adj

   acknowledged : 公认的；被普遍认可的

2. n

   acknowledgement : 承认；确认；感谢

   acknowledgment : 感谢；承认；承认书

3. v

   acknowledged : 承认；确认（acknowledge的过去式和过去分词）；答谢