新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

acknowledgeIELTS重点词汇

英 [ækˈnɒlɪdʒ]

[VERB]

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VERB. 动词

acknowledges , acknowledging , acknowledged
1. [T 及物动词] 承认（事实或情况）
If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
近义词
recognize , accept , grant
双语例句
例：
Naylor acknowledged, in a letter to the judge, that he was a drug addict.
在一封写给法官的信中，内勒承认他是一个吸毒者。
例：
It is widely acknowledged that transferring knowledge in a classroom environment is very inefficient.
课堂环境内知识的传递效率很低，这是人们普遍承认的。
例：
Belatedly, the government has acknowledged the problem.
政府过晚地承认了这个问题。
例：
There is an acknowledged risk of lung cancer from radon.
氡被认为有诱发肺癌的危险。
2. [T 及物动词] 认可（某人的成就、地位或品质）
If someone's achievements, status, or qualities are acknowledged, they are known about and recognized by a lot of people, or by a particular group of people.
近义词
recognize
双语例句
例：
He is also acknowledged as an excellent goalkeeper.
他还被认可为一名优秀的守门员。
例：
Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king's legitimacy.
一些神职人员拒绝承认新国王的合法地位。
3. [T 及物动词] 写明（论文中引用信息的）出处
If you acknowledge the source of some information in a piece of academic writing, you state clearly where the information came from.
双语例句
例：
Every time you borrow the words, facts, or ideas of others, you must acknowledge the source.
每次借用别人的原文、事实或想法，你必须要注明来源。
4. [T 及物动词] 确认收到
If you acknowledge a message or letter, you write to the person who sent it in order to say that you have received it.
双语例句
例：
The army sent me a postcard acknowledging my request.
军方寄给我一张明信片，确认收到了我的请求。
5. [T 及物动词] （点头或微笑）向…致意
If you acknowledge someone, for example, by moving your head or smiling, you show that you have seen and recognized them.
双语例句
例：
He saw her but refused to even acknowledge her.
他看到了她，但甚至连向她简单致意也不肯。