admit

verb

承认事实 accept truth

1. （常指勉强）承认
   to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true
   1. She admits to being strict with her children.
      她承认对自己的孩子很严厉。
   2. Don't be afraid to admit to your mistakes.
      不要怕认错。
   3. It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
      我承认，那次干的是件蠢事。
   4. He admitted all his mistakes.
      他承认了全部错误。
   5. She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth.
      她顽固地拒不承认事实。
   6. Why don't you just admit defeat (= recognize that you cannot do sth) and let someone else try ?
      你干吗不干脆承认自己不行，让别人来试试？
   7. Admit it! You were terrified!
      承认了吧！你吓坏了！
   8. They freely admit (that) they still have a lot to learn.
      他们坦率承认，他们要学的东西还很多。
   9. I couldn't admit to my parents that I was finding the course difficult.
      我无法向父母实话实说，我觉得这门课程很难。
   10. You must admit that it all sounds very strange.
       必须承认这一切听起来很古怪。
   11. It was generally admitted that the government had acted too quickly.
       普遍认为，政府行动过急。
   12. ‘I'm very nervous,’ she admitted reluctantly.
       “我很紧张。”她勉强承认说。
   13. The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake.
       现在公认那次任命是一个错误。

承认责任 accept blame

2. 承认（过错、罪行）；招认；招供
   to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal
   1. She admitted to having stolen the car.
      她供认偷了那辆轿车。
   2. He refused to admit to the other charges.
      他拒不承认其他指控。
   3. She admitted theft.
      她招认了偷窃行为。
   4. He refused to admit his guilt.
      他拒不认罪。
   5. She admitted having driven the car without insurance.
      她供认驾驶了这辆没有保险的轿车。

准许进入 / 加入 allow to enter/join

3. 准许…进入（某处）
   to allow sb/sth to enter a place
   1. Each ticket admits one adult.
      每张票只准许一位成人入场。
   2. The narrow windows admit little light into the room.
      窗户狭窄，只有少量光线可以照进房间。
   3. You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started.
      演出开始后不许进入剧场。
4. 准许…加入（俱乐部、组织）；接收（入学）
   to allow sb to become a member of a club, a school, or an organization
   1. The society admits all US citizens over 21.
      凡21岁以上的美国公民均可加入该社团。
   2. Women were only admitted into the club last year.
      这家俱乐部去年才接纳女会员。

医院 to hospital

5. 接收入院；收治
   to take sb to a hospital, or other institution where they can receive special care
   1. Two crash victims were admitted to the local hospital.
      两位车祸受害者已送进当地医院。

1. VERB （常指不情愿地）承认，供认
   If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
   1. I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes...
      我愿意承认我确实会犯错。
   2. Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally...
      14到16岁的青少年中多达2/3的人承认非法买过酒。
   3. I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous...
      我不好意思承认自己的嫉妒之心。
   4. None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions...
      这些人都不会愿意为自己的行为负责。
   5. 'Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted.
      “说实话，我的网球基本上属于业余水平，”他承认说。
2. VERB 接受（入院）；收治
   If someone is admitted to hospital, they are taken into hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home.
   1. She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature...
      她因发高烧被送进医院。
   2. He was admitted yesterday for treatment of blood clots in his lungs.
      他昨天入院治疗肺部的血块。
3. VERB 准许…加入；接纳；招收
   If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it.
   1. He was admitted to the Academie Culinaire de France...
      他获准加入法兰西厨艺学会。
   2. The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.
      伞兵团可能会被迫招收女性。
4. VERB 准许…进入
   To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it.
   1. Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife...
      使馆保安人员不允许他和夫人进入。
   2. Journalists are rarely admitted to the region.
      新闻记者很少获准进入该地区。

1. I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes
   我愿意承认我确实会犯错。
2. Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally
   14到16岁的青少年中多达2/3的人承认非法买过酒。
3. I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous
   我不好意思承认自己的嫉妒之心。
4. None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions
   这些人都不会愿意为自己的行为负责。
5. 'Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted.
   “说实话，我的网球基本上属于业余水平，”他承认说。
6. She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature
   她因发高烧被送进医院。
7. He was admitted yesterday for treatment of blood clots in his lungs.
   他昨天入院治疗肺部的血块。
8. He was admitted to the Academie Culinaire de France
   他获准加入法兰西厨艺学会。
9. The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.
   伞兵团可能会被迫招收女性。
10. Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife
    使馆保安人员不允许他和夫人进入。
11. Journalists are rarely admitted to the region.
    新闻记者很少获准进入该地区。
12. Women are often ashamed to admit they are being abused.
    妇女对受到的侵犯常常羞于承认。
13. OK, I admit it, it was me. But darn it, I was right!
    好吧，我承认，是我干的。但我是对的，可恶！
14. The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to
    最重要的是不到万不得已绝不要认输。
15. I must admit the state of the country depresses me
    我必须承认国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。
16. You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties
    你不得不承认，你事实上是陷入了困境。
17. If you were wrong, admit it. You won't lose dignity, but will gain respect
    如果你错了，那就承认。你不会因此而失去尊严，反而会赢得尊重。
18. I admit I was foxed for some time
    我承认我一度被难住了。
19. I hate to admit it, but you were right.
    我不得不承认，你是对的。
20. I admit that a lot of the ideas went way over my head.
    我承认那些想法中有很多远远超出了我的理解力。
21. I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse
    我得承认那听起来像是个难以叫人相信的借口。
22. Directors are right to cut their losses, admit they chose the wrong man and make a change.
    董事们当断则断，承认自己选错了人，并且作了人员变更，这样做是正确的。
23. I told him that he should be man enough to admit he had done wrong
    我对他说，他应该勇于承认错误。
24. I must admit I like looking feminine
    我得承认我喜欢看起来淑女一些。
25. I must admit that maps obsess me
    我得承认我对地图十分着迷。
26. The judge said that whether Miss Bergman wishes to admit it or not, the responsibility rests with her.
    法官说不管伯格曼小姐愿不愿意承认，这件事的责任都在她。
27. Bournemouth, you have to admit, has style
    你不得不承认伯恩茅斯是个很有格调的地方。
28. Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.
    政府高级官员承认他们还没能制服反叛者。
29. Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just admit them.
    不要再分辩了，有错误就承认嘛！
30. If you're wrong, you should admit it.
    错了就要认账。

  admit acknowledge concede confess profess【导航词义：承认】

  admit v. 承认

〔辨析〕指承认过错，尤为罪行，或勉强承认某种情况。

  acknowledge v. 承认

〔辨析〕指承认某一情况属实或接纳某种权威性。

  concede v. 承认，让步

〔辨析〕指不情愿地承认某种事实，或不得不承认失败。

  confess v. 承认；坦白

〔辨析〕尤指承认使自己略显尴尬的事情，也指向警方坦白、供认罪行。

  profess v. 〈正式〉声称；坦言

〔辨析〕通常指公开表明自己的感情、看法等。

admit of sth

1. 容许，有…可能（指解决办法、解释等）
   to show that sth is possible or probable as a solution, an explanation, etc.

verb

1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
   1. He admitted his errors
   2. She acknowledged that she might have forgotten

   Synonym:    acknowledge

2. admit into a group or community
   1. accept students for graduate study
   2. We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member

   Synonym:    accepttaketake on

3. allow participation in or the right to be part of
   1. admit someone to the profession
   2. She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar

   Synonym:    let ininclude

4. allow to enter
   1. We cannot admit non-members into our club building
   2. This pipe admits air

   Synonym:    allow inlet inintromit

5. serve as a means of entrance
   1. This ticket will admit one adult to the show

6. have room for
   1. This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
   2. The theater admits 300 people
   3. The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people

   Synonym:    accommodatehold

7. give access or entrance to
   1. The French doors admit onto the yard

8. afford possibility
   1. This problem admits of no solution
   2. This short story allows of several different interpretations

   Synonym:    allow