英语词汇admit的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

admit /ədˈmɪt/ verb to agree that something is true, especially when you do not want to do this, or to say that you have done something wrong or illegalnounsadmit the truth He knows his marriage is over, but he can’t bring himself to admit the truth.admit your mistake Last night he admitted his mistake and offered a public apology.admit responsibility/blame A terrorist organization has admitted responsibility for the attack.admit guilt (=admit that you are guilty) The prisoner refused to admit guilt for what happened.admit liability (=legally admit that you are responsible and that you will pay money for the damage that has been caused) The company has admitted liability for the accident.admit defeat (=admit that you cannot succeed) The team refused to admit defeat.admit the possibility She finally admitted the possibility that she might have made a mistake.adverbsfreely/openly/readily admit sth (=admit something without being ashamed) The star freely admits that he has made mistakes in the past. | Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.grudgingly/reluctantly admit (=admit something when you do not want to) She grudgingly admitted that I was a better player than she was.verbshave to admit/be forced to admit sth In the end, she had to admit that she was wrong. | The government was forced to admit that its economic policy wasn’t working.refuse to admit sth The company refused to admit that they had caused the problem.prepositionsadmit to sb He later admitted to me that he was lying.admit to (doing) sth People will not admit to illegal activities because they are afraid of being punished.phrasesbe willing/prepared/ready to admit sth The chairman said he was willing to admit that there had been some problems.be ashamed to admit sth David was ashamed to admit that he had lied to his parents.be reluctant/loath to admit sth (=not want to admit something) I’m loath to admit it, but you’re probably right.be the first to admit sth (=used when saying that someone is very willing to admit something) I will be the first to admit that I have made mistakes in my life.I must admit/I have to admit spoken (=used when saying that you admit that something is true) I must admit, I had my doubts at first.I don’t mind admitting sth I’m scared and I don’t mind admitting it.I hate to admit it, but… spoken I hate to admit it, but her cake tastes better than mine.THESAURUS: admitto admit that something is true concede formal to admit something in a discussion or argument: ‘You may be right,’ Bridget conceded. | It was a decision which he now concedes was incorrect. acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ formal to say that something is true or that a situation exists: The report acknowledges that research on animals is not always a reliable guide when it comes to humans. | They do not want to acknowledge the fact that things have changed. confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about: Bradley confessed that he struggled to finish the race. | I must confess I don’t like his wife at all. Granted/I grant you formal spoken used when admitting that something is true, although you do not think it makes much difference to the main point. Granted is usually used at the beginning of a sentence, or on its own: She has a lot of experience, I grant you, but she’s not good at managing people. | Granted the economic situation is improving, but unemployment is still too high.to admit you have done something wrong confess to tell the police or someone in authority that you have done something bad, especially when they have persuaded you to do this: He finally confessed that he had stolen the money. | The man confessed to the murder of Police Constable Cook. | Saunders confessed to the police that he was the person who carried out the robbery. | They told her that if she confessed, she would get a lighter sentence. own up to admit that you have done something wrong, usually something that is not very serious. Own up is more informal than admit or confess: He owned up to his mistake straight away. fess up informal to admit that you have done something wrong that is not very serious: Come on, fess up! Where were you last night? come clean informal to finally admit something bad that you have been trying to hide: They want the government to come clean on where all the money has gone.

词组	admit
释义	admit /ədˈmɪt/ verb to agree that something is true, especially when you do not want to do this, or to say that you have done something wrong or illegalnounsadmit the truth He knows his marriage is over, but he can’t bring himself to admit the truth.admit your mistake Last night he admitted his mistake and offered a public apology.admit responsibility/blame A terrorist organization has admitted responsibility for the attack.admit guilt (=admit that you are guilty) The prisoner refused to admit guilt for what happened.admit liability (=legally admit that you are responsible and that you will pay money for the damage that has been caused) The company has admitted liability for the accident.admit defeat (=admit that you cannot succeed) The team refused to admit defeat.admit the possibility She finally admitted the possibility that she might have made a mistake.adverbsfreely/openly/readily admit sth (=admit something without being ashamed) The star freely admits that he has made mistakes in the past. \| Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.grudgingly/reluctantly admit (=admit something when you do not want to) She grudgingly admitted that I was a better player than she was.verbshave to admit/be forced to admit sth In the end, she had to admit that she was wrong. \| The government was forced to admit that its economic policy wasn’t working.refuse to admit sth The company refused to admit that they had caused the problem.prepositionsadmit to sb He later admitted to me that he was lying.admit to (doing) sth People will not admit to illegal activities because they are afraid of being punished.phrasesbe willing/prepared/ready to admit sth The chairman said he was willing to admit that there had been some problems.be ashamed to admit sth David was ashamed to admit that he had lied to his parents.be reluctant/loath to admit sth (=not want to admit something) I’m loath to admit it, but you’re probably right.be the first to admit sth (=used when saying that someone is very willing to admit something) I will be the first to admit that I have made mistakes in my life.I must admit/I have to admit spoken (=used when saying that you admit that something is true) I must admit, I had my doubts at first.I don’t mind admitting sth I’m scared and I don’t mind admitting it.I hate to admit it, but… spoken I hate to admit it, but her cake tastes better than mine.THESAURUS: admitto admit that something is true concede formal to admit something in a discussion or argument: ‘You may be right,’ Bridget conceded. \| It was a decision which he now concedes was incorrect. acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ formal to say that something is true or that a situation exists: The report acknowledges that research on animals is not always a reliable guide when it comes to humans. \| They do not want to acknowledge the fact that things have changed. confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about: Bradley confessed that he struggled to finish the race. \| I must confess I don’t like his wife at all. Granted/I grant you formal spoken used when admitting that something is true, although you do not think it makes much difference to the main point. Granted is usually used at the beginning of a sentence, or on its own: She has a lot of experience, I grant you, but she’s not good at managing people. \| Granted the economic situation is improving, but unemployment is still too high.to admit you have done something wrong confess to tell the police or someone in authority that you have done something bad, especially when they have persuaded you to do this: He finally confessed that he had stolen the money. \| The man confessed to the murder of Police Constable Cook. \| Saunders confessed to the police that he was the person who carried out the robbery. \| They told her that if she confessed, she would get a lighter sentence. own up to admit that you have done something wrong, usually something that is not very serious. Own up is more informal than admit or confess: He owned up to his mistake straight away. fess up informal to admit that you have done something wrong that is not very serious: Come on, fess up! Where were you last night? come clean informal to finally admit something bad that you have been trying to hide: They want the government to come clean on where all the money has gone.
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