| 词组 | recognize |
| 释义 | recognize also recognise BrE /ˈrekəɡnaɪz, ˈrekən-/ verb 1. to know who someone is or what something is, especially because you have seen or heard them beforeGrammarThis meaning of recognize is not used in the progressive. Don’t say I am recognizing him. Say I recognize him. adverbsrecognize sb/sth immediately/instantly I hadn’t seen her for ten years, but I recognized her immediately.phrasesrecognize sb from sb’s description (=know who someone is because someone else has told you what they look like) A police officer recognized the man from the victim’s description, and arrested him.I didn’t recognize sb in sth Rachel, I didn’t recognize you in your nurse’s uniform.THESAURUS: recognize identify to recognize someone or something and say who or what they are: He was able to identify two of the men to the police. | It’s delicious but I can’t quite identify the taste. distinguish to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people: By this age, kids can usually distinguish between right and wrong. | It’s often difficult to distinguish identical twins from each other. make sth/sb out to be able to see or hear something or someone – used when it is very difficult to do this: In the distance, I could just make out the outline of an island. | He whispered something but I couldn’t make out what it was. discern /dɪˈsɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ formal to notice or understand something by looking carefully or thinking about it carefully: I thought I discerned a faint gleam of hope in his eyes. | A number of differences can be discerned in the data for the three countries. know to recognize someone or something. Know is often used in everyday English instead of recognize: How do you know that it is real gold? | I know him from somewhere. | I can’t remember his name, but I know his face. can tell to be able to recognize someone or something: I could tell that it was him by his voice. | Can you tell that it’s not real leather? | It’s difficult to be able to tell them apart (=recognize that they are different).2. to accept that something is true, important, or of a high standardadverbsbe widely/generally recognized (=by many people) It is now widely recognized that eating a lot of salt is bad for your health.be internationally/nationally recognized Professor Thamer is internationally recognized as an expert in the field of oceanography.be universally recognized (=everywhere) Monitoring changes in the environment is universally recognized as being of great importance.be fully recognized The problem of child neglect is only now being fully recognized. |
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