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admit verb ADVERB | VERB + ADMIT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBfreely, readily 坦率地／爽快地承认◆He freely admitted that he had taken bribes.他爽快地承认自己受了贿。frankly, honestly 坦率／老实承认openly 公开承认privately 私下承认◆Some admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些人私下承认失业率可能继续升高。grudgingly, reluctantly 勉强／不情愿地承认◆In the end he'd done a good job, Carol admitted grudgingly.卡萝尔勉强承认他最终干得不错。VERB + ADMITbe forced to, have to, must 被迫／不得不／必须承认◆I must admit that the results were disappointing.我必须承认结果令人失望。refuse to 拒绝承认be honest enough to, be prepared to, be the first to, be willing to, dare (to), have the courage to 诚实地承认；愿意承认；率先承认；敢于承认；有勇气承认◆He was honest enough to admit his mistake in the end.他够诚实，最终承认了自己的错误。◆She would be the first to admit that she is very difficult to work with.她会率先承认自己难以共事。◆She dared not admit her fear.她不敢承认自己害怕。be ashamed to, be embarrassed to, be loath to, be reluctant to, be unwilling to, hate to, not care to 羞于承认；尴尬地承认；不愿承认；不想承认◆I hate to admit it, but I think he is right.我认为他是对的，尽管我不想承认这一点。◆He had caused her more pain than she cared to admit.他对她造成的伤害比她承认的要大得多。PREPOSITIONto 承认⋯◆He admitted to feeling a little tired.他承认有点儿累。PHRASESI don't mind admitting 我不介意承认◆I was scared and I don't mind admitting it.我那时很害怕，我并不介意承认这一点。 |