accept

verb

1. tolerate or accommodate oneself to

e.g. I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions
I swallowed the insult
She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies

Synonym: live withswallow

2. consider or hold as true

e.g. I cannot accept the dogma of this church
accept an argument

3. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

e.g. The cow accepted the bull

4. react favorably to
consider right and proper

e.g. People did not accept atonal music at that time
We accept the idea of universal health care

5. give an affirmative reply to
respond favorably to

e.g. I cannot accept your invitation
I go for this resolution

Synonym: consentgo for

6. make use of or accept for some purpose

e.g. take a risk
take an opportunity

Synonym: take

7. receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

8. receive willingly something given or offered

e.g. The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
I won't have this dog in my house!
Please accept my present

Synonym: takehave

9. admit into a group or community

e.g. accept students for graduate study
We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member

Synonym: admittaketake on

10. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

e.g. I'll accept the charges
She agreed to bear the responsibility

Synonym: beartake overassume

11. be designed to hold or take

e.g. This surface will not take the dye

Synonym: take

1. 接受;领受;收受
If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.

e.g. Eventually Sam persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage...
最终萨姆说服她接受了求婚。
e.g. Your old clothes will be gratefully accepted by jumble sale organisers...
旧货义卖的组织者会感激地领受您捐赠的旧衣物。

2. 相信（观点、陈述、事实等）；认为…正确
If you accept an idea, statement, or fact, you believe that it is true or valid.

e.g. I do not accept that there is any kind of crisis in British science...
我不相信英国科学界有什么危机。
e.g. I don't think they would accept that view...
我认为他们不会接受那种观点。

3. 赞成，同意(计划、行动等）
If you accept a plan or an intended action, you agree to it and allow it to happen.

e.g. ...Britain's reluctance to accept a proposal for a single European currency...
英国不愿接受单一欧洲货币的建议
e.g. The Council will meet to decide if it should accept his resignation.
委员会将召开会议决定是否接受他的辞呈。

4. 忍受;容忍;承受
If you accept an unpleasant fact or situation, you get used to it or recognize that it is necessary or cannot be changed.

e.g. People will accept suffering that can be shown to lead to a greater good...
如果能证明眼前的苦难会带来更大的好处，人们就会愿意承受。
e.g. Urban dwellers often accept noise as part of city life...
城市居民常将噪音当成城市生活的一部分。

5. 承兑，认付（单据等）；认可(文件等)
If a person, company, or organization accepts something such as a document, they recognize that it is genuine, correct, or satisfactory and agree to consider it or handle it.

accept

e.g. We advised newspapers not to accept the advertising...
我们建议报社不要承接这项广告。
e.g. Cheques can only be accepted up to the value guaranteed on the card...
支票的承兑金额不可高于卡上所担保的数额。

6. 招收，接纳（求职者、会员等)
If an organization or person accepts you, you are allowed to join the organization or use the services that are offered.

accept的反义词

e.g. All-male groups will not be accepted.
清一色的男性团体将不被接纳。
e.g. ...incentives to private landlords to accept young people as tenants.
鼓励私人房东租房给年轻人的措施

7. 接纳；接受
If a person or a group of people accepts you, they begin to be friendly towards you and are happy with who you are or what you do.

e.g. My grandparents have never had a problem accepting me...
我的祖父母从来都是无条件地接受我。
e.g. Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner...
许多男性仍然无法接受女性商业伙伴。

8. 承担，承认（过失、责任等）
If you accept the responsibility or blame for something, you recognize that you are responsible for it.

e.g. The company cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage.
公司不承担丢失或损坏的责任。

9. 接受，采纳(劝告、建议等）
If you accept someone's advice or suggestion, you agree to do what they say.

accept的意思

e.g. The army refused to accept orders from the political leadership...
军队拒绝接受政界领导层下达的命令。
e.g. Don't automatically accept the solicitor recommended by the broker.
别想当然地就接受中间人推荐的诉状律师。

10. 接受并使（移植器官）发挥正常功能;不排斥
If someone's body accepts a transplanted organ, the organ becomes part of the body and starts to function normally.

e.g. ...drugs which will fool the body into accepting transplants.
能使身体顺利接受移植器官的药物

11. （机器）接受，适配
If a machine accepts a particular kind of thing, it is designed to take it and deal with it or process it.

accept

e.g. The telephone booths accept 10 and 20 pence coins.
电话亭可使用10便士和20便士的硬币。

12. see also: accepted

1. (动)接受：在<>中,罗尔斯把从功能上与政治义务(political obligation)相当的道德要在第二部分,我试图从原初状态中作为代表的个人(representative individual)的观点作事业的义务,人们就必须主动接受(accept)它所提供的利益.

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2. 接纳：由於我们平常比较容易压抑感觉,或者常认为有情绪是不好的,因此常常忽略我们真实的感受,因此,情绪管理第一步就是要先能察觉(aware)我们的情绪,并且接纳(accept)我们的情绪,情绪没有好坏之分,只要是我们真实的感受,