in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 recognise
- VERB 认识;认出
If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.
- The receptionist recognized him at once...
接待员一眼就认出他了。 - He did not think she could recognize his car in the snow...
他觉得她在雪天里认不出他的车子。 - A man I easily recognized as Luke's father sat with a newspaper on his lap.
我一眼就认出那人是卢克的父亲,他坐在那里,膝盖上放着一份报纸。
- VERB 认可;承认
If someone says that they recognize something, they acknowledge that it exists or that it is true.
- I recognize my own shortcomings...
我承认自己的缺点。 - Well, of course I recognize that evil exists.
嗯,我当然承认邪恶的存在。
- VERB 正式认可;承认;正式接受;赞成
If people or organizations recognize something as valid, they officially accept it or approve of it.
- Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine...
大多数医生似乎都接受顺势疗法是一种合理的医疗手段。 - France is on the point of recognizing the independence of the Baltic States.
法国即将承认波罗的海诸国的独立。 - ...a nationally recognized expert on psychology.
全国公认的心理学专家
- VERB 赞赏,认可(某人的所作所为)
When people recognize the work that someone has done, they show their appreciation of it, often by giving that person an award of some kind.
- The RAF recognized him as an outstandingly able engineer...
英国皇家空军表彰他是一名非常能干的机械师。 - He had the insight to recognize their talents...
他很有眼力,慧眼识英才。 - Nichols was recognized by the Hall of Fame in 1949.
尼科尔斯在1949年正式入选名人堂。