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单词 acknowledge
释义
acknowledge
verb[T]
uk
/əkˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/əkˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/
C1
toaccept,admit, orrecognizesomething, or thetruthorexistenceof something:
承认；认可…属实或存在
[+ -ing verb]She acknowledged havingbeen atfault.她承认自己有过错。
[+ that]She acknowledgedthatshe had been atfault.她承认自己有过错。
You must acknowledge thetruthof herargument.你必须承认她论点的真实性。
Historiansgenerallyacknowledge herasageniusin herfield.历史学家们公认她是该领域中的天才。
[+ obj + to infinitive]She is usually acknowledgedtobe one ofourbestartists.她通常被认为是我们这个时代最伟大的艺术家之一。
Theyrefusedto acknowledge(= torecognizeofficially)the newgovernment.他们拒绝承认新政府。
He didn'tevenacknowledge mypresence(= show that he hadseenme).他见到我连个招呼都没有打。
Thegovernmentwon'tevenacknowledge theexistenceof theproblem.政府甚至都不承认这个问题的存在。
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to say that you are wrong
  • confessRawlinson finally confessed to the robbery.
  • own upCome on, own up - who's eaten the last sandwich?
  • fess upFess up - you wanted to go to the cinema instead, didn't you?
  • come cleanI decided to come clean about the broken vase.
  • concedeShe did eventually concede that the instructions were not very clear.
  • admitHe admitted that he had been wrong.
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to accept that something is true
  • acceptI fully accept that I was wrong.
  • acknowledgeI acknowledge that the project has faced delays, but we will do all we can to make up time.
  • recognizeI do recognize that mistakes were made.
  • admitWhy don't you just admit you got it wrong?
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C1
totellsomeone, usually in aletteroremail, that you havereceivedsomething theysentyou:
（通过信函或邮件等）确认收悉
Please acknowledgereceiptofthisletter.收到此信，请复函告知。
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to answer someone
  • answer"Thank you", she answered.
  • replyThe man replied that something was missing.
  • respondWe aim to respond to all enquiries within five working days.
  • reactHe reacted positively to the proposal.
  • get back toI'll look into it and get back to you.
  • explain"What happened?" she asked. - "There's no time to explain!" he said.
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More examples
  • Always acknowledgeyoursourcesat the end of anessay.
  • Thegovernmenthas acknowledged thathomelessnessis aproblembut it hasfailedtograspthescaleof theproblem.
  • It iswidelyacknowledged that thewelfaresystemis under-resourced.
  • She acknowledged me with aquickbobof herhead.
  • Iregardedherfailureto acknowledge mygreetingas aslight.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Admitting & confessing
  • avow
  • avowedly
  • breastbeating
  • clean
  • climb
  • climbdown
  • come cleanidiom
  • concede
  • concession
  • concessionary
  • confess
  • confession
  • cop
  • cop tosomething
  • deny
  • eat humble pieidiom
  • face
  • hand
  • stand
  • truth be toldidiom
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(Definition ofacknowledgefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

acknowledge| American Dictionary

acknowledge
verb[T]
us
/ɪkˈnɑl·ɪdʒ,æk-/
toacceptthetruthorrecognizetheexistenceof something:
Thepresidentacknowledged hismistakein notvetoingthetaxbill.
He’s acknowledged as aleaderin theLatinocommunity.
fmlPlease acknowledgereceiptof thisletter(=tellus when youreceiveit).
(Definition ofacknowledgefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

acknowledge| Business English

acknowledge
verb[T]
COMMUNICATIONS
uk
/əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/us
toletsomeoneknowthat you havereceivedsomething that theysentto you:
acknowledge receipt of sthPlease acknowledgereceiptof thisletter.
(Definition ofacknowledgefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofacknowledge

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Working within the principles of organic agriculture and thus acknowledging the values of the system is also an important context for research.
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These meetings are also acknowledged as unique opportunities for all the parties involved to share information about the product and related engineering processes.
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This would mean acknowledging the things we don't know and systematising them in the sense of seeing how they relate, what they add up to.
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Conversely, the master acknowledges the rights of disciples to take their own students.
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From several other individuals we received helpful suggestions acknowledged at appropriate places throughout the paper.
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State courts continued to recognize the unique position of the marital contract into the twentieth century by acknowledging its public purposes.
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Having acknowledged that, our results are generalizable to millions of children throughout the world who live in poverty (36).
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Joking about frailty was also a means of acknowledging the presence of death.
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This is acknowledged by a mechanism where peer recognition is given to the designer of the source artifact.
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Other forms of exchange are acknowledged, but not really discussed.
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The interpretative difficulties of these reversions are heightened as soon as weacknowledgethat there was more than a fictional character at stake.
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As has been seen in this brief survey, these categoriesacknowledgesome, but not all, of the wonderful variety of material definitions the specification yields.
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Music teachers shouldacknowledgethe many generic definitions of gifted and talented achievement, to which music education can contribute.
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Their role in contributing to weak corporate governance is acknowledged here.
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He acknowledged that newspaper editors had come to exercise their discretion to decide what to publish ' less wisely ' than they had done previously.
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