admit /ədˈmɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( admitting, admitted, admits )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. 承认 (不好、不快或尴尬的事实)

  例：

  I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes.

  我愿意承认我确实会犯错误。

  例：

  Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying alcohol illegally.

  14至16岁的少年中有多达2/3的少年承认非法买过酒。

  例：

  None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions.

  这些人中没有人原意承认为他们的行为负有的责任。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone is admitted to a hospital, they are taken into the hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home. 接收 (入院)

  例：

  She was admitted to the hospital with a soaring temperature.

  她因高烧被接收入院。

• 3. 

  V-T If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it. 接收 (加入)

  例：

  He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France.

  他被接收加入法国厨艺学会。

• 4. 

  V-T To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it. 准许进入

  例：

  Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife.

  使馆保安人员拒绝让他或他的妻子进入。