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TOEFL BNC: 887 COCA: 1089

admit

Word family 
ad·mit /ədˈmɪt/ ●●● S2 W1 verb (admitted, admitting)
1  accept truth 接受事實ADMIT [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right 〔不情願地〕承認
‘Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared, ’ Jenny admitted.
“行了，也許我是有點害怕。”珍妮承認道。
admit (that)
You may not like her, but you have to admit that she’s good at her job.
你也許不喜歡她，但你不得不承認她很能幹。
admit to somebody (that)
Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley.
保羅向我承認，說他有時候妒忌我與斯坦利的友誼。
I must admit, I didn’t actually do anything to help her.
我必須承認，實際上我並沒有幫她什麽忙。
Admit it! I’m right, aren’t I?
承認吧！我對了，是不是？
admit (to) doing something
Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.
達娜承認我說的話傷了她的感情。
freely/openly/frankly etc admit (=admit without being ashamed) 直率地/公開/坦白承認等
Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.
菲利普斯公開承認有酗酒問題。
2  accept blame 承擔責任ADMIT [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminal 承認 〔過錯，尤指罪行〕 SYN confess OPP deny
admit doing something
Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.
格林承認自己魯莽駕駛，致人死亡。
admit to (doing) something
A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.
四分之一的工人承認他們沒病也請過病假。
After questioning, he admitted to the murder.
經過盤問，他承認自己是兇手。
No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.
沒有組織承認對這宗爆炸案負責。
► see thesaurus at admit
3  allow to enter 準許進入ENTER [transitiveT] to allow someone to enter a public place to watch a game, performance etc 允許…進入 → admittance, admission
admit somebody to/into something
Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.
只有持票者才可進入體育場。
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say let someone in rather than admit someone: 在日常英語中，人們一般說let someone in，而不說admit someone
They won’t let you in without a ticket.
沒有票他們不會讓你進的。
4  allow to join 準許加入JOIN AN ORGANIZATION [transitiveT] to allow someone to join an organization, club etc 允許…加入；接納
admit somebody to/into something
Drake was admitted into the club in 1997.
1997年德雷克被那家俱樂部接納爲會員。
5  hospital 醫院 [transitiveT] if people at a hospital admit someone, that person is taken in to be given treatment, tests, or care 接收…入院，收治
What time was she admitted?
她什麽時候入院的？
be admitted to hospital British EnglishBrE, be admitted to the hospital American EnglishAmE 被醫院收治
6  admit defeat STOP DOING somethingto stop trying to do something because you realize you cannot succeed 承認失敗，認輸
For Haskill, selling the restaurant would be admitting defeat.
對哈斯基爾來說，賣掉餐廳就是承認失敗。
Examples from the Corpus
admit defeat• After half an hour she had to admit defeat.• He had already summed her up as some one who hated to admit defeat.• He loathed the boot and complained about it constantly, but he wouldn't admit defeat.• Leafy and Obey stayed away for close to an hour, returning at last after midnight to admit defeat.• The Novartis team put up a valiant fight, but admit defeat.• He came wandering towards me, obviously having admitted defeat, and I fell in beside him, companionably in step.• Haskill refuses to admit defeat and sell the restaurant.• To leave was to admit defeat in this peculiar ritual of making myself known.
7  admit evidence to allow a particular piece of evidence to be used in a court of law 〔法庭上〕接納證據
Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.
法庭可以拒絕接納警方非法獲取的證據。
8 admit of something phrasal verbphr v formal GOOD ENOUGHif a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possible 容許有
The facts admit of no other explanation.
這些事實不容有其他解釋。
n GRAMMAR: Comparison
admit
You admit that you did something:
He admitted that he had made a mistake.
You admit to someone that you did something:
He admitted to me that he had made a mistake.
✗Don’t say: He admitted me that he had made a mistake.
You admit doing something:
He admitted making a mistake.
✗Don’t say: He admitted to make a mistake.
confess
You confess that you did something:
He confessed that he had stolen the money.
You confess to someone that you did something:
He confessed to the police that he had stolen the money.
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
refuse to admit something
He refused to admit that it was his fault.
be forced to admit something
The government was forced to admit that the policy had never really worked.
somebody has to admit something
In the end, he had to admit I was right.
adverbs
freely/readily/openly admit something (=admit without being ashamed)
I freely admit I’m hopeless at maths.
grudgingly/reluctantly admit something (=admit something when you do not want to)
He grudgingly admitted that I was a better swimmer than him.
phrases
be willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit something
She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake.
be ashamed/loath to admit something
He was ashamed to admit that he had lied to her.
I must admit something (=used when saying that you admit that something is true)
I must admit I hate camping.
I hate to admit it but …
I hate to admit it but it looks like we’ve failed.
be the first to admit something
I know I’m lazy – I’m the first to admit it!
I don’t mind admitting something
I’m scared and I don’t mind admitting it.
 THESAURUS
admit something is true 承認某事屬實
admit to agree unwillingly that something is true 〔不情願地〕承認
He admitted that the company was having financial difficulties.
他承認公司遇到了財務困難。
I must admit I was disappointed by their reaction.
我必須承認我對他們的反應感到失望。
concede formal to admit something in a discussion or argument 〔在討論或爭論中〕承認
‘You may be right, ’ Bridget conceded.
“你也許是對的。”布裏奇特承認道。
It was a decision which he now concedes was incorrect.
那個決定他現在承認是錯誤的。
acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ formal to say that something is true or that a situation exists 承認〔某事屬實或某情況存在〕
The report acknowledges that research on animals is not always a reliable guide when it comes to humans.
報告承認，根據在動物身上進行的研究來判斷人類並不一定可靠。
nThey do not want to acknowledge the fact that things have changed.
confess to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about 承認〔尴尬或羞愧的事〕
Bradley confessed that he struggled to finish the race.
布拉德利承認他是掙紮着完成比賽的。
I must confess I don’t like his wife at all.
我必須承認我一點都不喜歡他的妻子。
Granted/I grant you formal spoken used when admitting that something is true, although you do not think it makes much difference to the main point. Granted is usually used at the beginning of a sentence, or on its own 不錯/我承認〔granted常用於句首，或單獨使用〕
She has a lot of experience, I grant you, but she’s not good at managing people.
不錯，她經驗豐富，但管人不行。
Granted he did play well in the last game, but generally his form hasn't been very good recently.
不錯，他上一場比賽確實打得很好，但總的來說他最近的狀態不太好。
admit you have done something wrong 承認過錯
admit to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminal 承認〔過錯，尤指罪行〕
He admitted charges of theft and false accounting.
他承認了盜竊和做假賬的指控。
Bennett admitted killing his wife.
貝内特承認殺了妻子。
confess to tell the police or someone in authority that you have done something bad, especially when they have persuaded you to do this 〔向警方或當局〕坦白，招認
He finally confessed that he had stolen the money.
他最後承認他偷了錢。
They told him that if he confessed he would get a lighter sentence.
他們告訴他，如果他招供會被從輕量刑。
own up to admit that you have done something wrong, usually something that is not very serious. Own up is more informal than admit or confess 承認〔犯錯，常指小錯。own up沒有admit和confess正式〕
He owned up to the mistake straight away.
他馬上承認了錯誤。
fess up informal to admit that you have done something wrong that is not very serious 承認〔犯了不太嚴重的錯〕
Come on, fess up! Where were you last night?
好了，老實交代，你昨晚在哪兒？
come clean informal to finally admit something bad that you have been trying to hide 全盤托出，招供
They want the government to come clean on where all the money has gone.
他們要求政府說明白錢都到哪兒去了。
Examples from the Corpus
admit• "Well, I suppose there is some truth in what you say, " she admitted.• Tickets are $ 10, available at the door, with children under age 12 not admitted.• Children under 17 will not be admitted.• Richard Maldonado admitted accepting bribes.• There I was admitted by the butler, of all people.• Blake finally admitted he had stolen the money.• Admit it! You lied to me!• You were wrong, weren't you? Come on, admit it!• The hospital refused to admit liability for the deaths of the two young children.• They refused to admit Paul to the performance because of what he was wearing.• Maggie asked the nurses to find a doctor who would admit Roy, but they didn't call anyone.• In the end he had to admit that I was right.• Rachel admitted that she had made a mistake.• You may not like her, but you have to admit that she's good at her job.• Characteristic is a reluctance to admit the quantity consumed, drinking secretly alone, and taking gradually increasing amounts.• After the death of Asbury, the Methodists in 1816 adopted a report that admitted they were powerless to abolish the evil.• I would have admitted to murder to keep her out of it.• He admits to stealing the car.• In the past, some countries refused to admit travelers who had South African visas.• I will accept your tequila, but not until after you have admitted your wrongs.
admit (that)• But the Phillips pick was a bigger risk than the football world likes to admit.• That mythical policeman whom your Major saw for just one second, as he admitted?• This suggests to Ishmael that the entire universe is more closely interrelated than man has yet admitted.• Tranmere Rovers manager John Aldridge has been fined after admitting misconduct.• You may not like Joan, but you have to admit that she's good at her job.• New chairman, Tory councillor Keith Bland admitted that the council had made mistakes.• Even Packard admitted to himself that the unusual wildflower must have been a fluke, or misidentified.• Shortly before his third birthday, Andrew was admitted to the same country hospital in which he had been born.
admit to (doing) something• Or, he could do the tough thing, which is admit to a problem and get some help.• He admitted to smuggling 20 tons of cocaine and pinned Noriega to the shipments.• Mrs Moon said she did not want her husband to admit to something he did not do.• Samuel admitted to the burglaries but not to the robbery.• Even our die-hard Communist friends admit to the existence of small-scale scams under the old system.• That evening, as a cold rain began to fall, we were the last family admitted to the receiving camp.• In Congress, proposed legislation would: Slash the number of refugees and immigrants admitted to the United States.
admit somebody to/into something• Only members will be admitted to the club for tonight's performance.• Twenty-five students were admitted to the National Honor Society in a ceremony yesterday.
be admitted to hospital• Not everyone needed to be admitted to hospital.• A 72 year old man with ischaemic heart disease and poor ventricular function was admitted to hospital after collapsing at home.• My mental health has deteriorated to such an extent that I had to be admitted to hospital and am currently on sedation.• She was admitted to hospital and the baby was induced because the doctors feared both Esther and the baby were in danger.• He was admitted to hospital earlier this week after showing no signs of recovery.• If you are admitted to hospital for in-patient treatment, your allowance can continue for up to twelve weeks.• She was admitted to hospital in September, 1991, because of fever, productive cough, and weakness.• She was admitted to hospital on 21 January because of a productive cough and mild dyspnoea which had appeared four days earlier.
From Longman Business Dictionary
admitad·mit /ədˈmɪt/ verb (admitted, admitting) [transitiveT]
1to allow someone to enter a place or become a member of a group, organization, school etc
admit somebody/something to something
Both republics are now hoping to be admitted to the IMF.
2admit liability to accept legal liability for something
The multinational has now admitted liability for its negligence.
Origin admit
(1300-1400) Latin admittere, from ad- “to” + mittere “to send”
TOEFL BNC: 887 COCA: 1089
admit

verb

ADVERB | VERB + ADMIT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤freely, readily坦率地／爽快地承認◇He freely admitted that he had taken bribes.他爽快地承認自己受了賄。➤frankly, honestly坦率／老實承認▸➤openly公開承認▸➤privately私下承認◇Some admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些人私下承認失業率可能繼續升高。➤grudgingly, reluctantly勉強／不情願地承認◇In the end he'd done a good job, Carol admitted grudgingly.卡蘿爾勉強承認他最終幹得不錯。VERB + ADMIT➤be forced to, have to, must被迫／不得不／必須承認◇I must admit that the results were disappointing.我必須承認結果令人失望。➤refuse to拒絕承認▸➤be honest enough to, be prepared to, be the first to, be willing to, dare (to), have the courage to誠實地承認；願意承認；率先承認；敢於承認；有勇氣承認◇He was honest enough to admit his mistake in the end.他夠誠實，最終承認了自己的錯誤。◇She would be the first to admit that she is very difficult to work with.她會率先承認自己難以共事。◇She dared not admit her fear.她不敢承認自己害怕。➤be ashamed to, be embarrassed to, be loath to, be reluctant to, be unwilling to, hate to, not care to羞於承認；尷尬地承認；不願承認；不想承認◇I hate to admit it, but I think he is right.我認為他是對的，儘管我不想承認這一點。◇He had caused her more pain than she cared to admit.他對她造成的傷害比她承認的要大得多。PREPOSITION➤to承認⋯◇He admitted to feeling a little tired.他承認有點兒累。PHRASES➤I don't mind admitting我不介意承認◇I was scared and I don't mind admitting it.我那時很害怕，我並不介意承認這一點。
TOEFL BNC: 887 COCA: 1089
admit verb
⇨ admit 1 (Admit it! You were terrified!) ⇨ admit 2 (She admitted theft.) ⇨ let sb in (Each ticket admits one adult.)admit1

verb

 Admit it! You were terrified! 承認吧！你嚇壞了！She admitted to the theft. 她招認了偷竊行爲。admit ♦︎ acknowledge ♦︎ recognize ♦︎ concede ♦︎ confess ♦︎ grantThese words all mean to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true. 這些詞均表示承認，或不情願地承認。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to admit / confess to sth◆to admit / concede / confess sth to sb◆to admit / acknowledge / recognize / concede / confess / grant that...◆It is / was (generally) admitted / acknowledged / recognized / conceded / granted that...◆to admit / acknowledge / recognize the truth◆to admit / confess your mistakes / ignorance◆you must admit / acknowledge / recognize / concede / confess / grant sth◆to admit / acknowledge / concede / confess / grant sth freely / readily◆to admit / acknowledge / concede / confess sth grudgingly / privately / reluctantly■ admit (-tt-) [intransitive, transitive] to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true （勉強）承認（某事屬實）◆She admits to being strict with her children.她承認對自己的孩子很嚴厲。◆It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.我承認，那次幹的是件蠢事。◆Admit it! You were terrified!承認吧！你嚇壞了！◆Why don't you just admit defeat (= recognize that you cannot do sth and let sb else try)?你幹嘛不幹脆承認自己不行？◆You must admit that it all sounds very strange.必須承認這一切聽起來很古怪。◆The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake.現在普遍認爲那次任命是個錯誤。ⓘ This pattern is only used in the passive. 此句型僅用於被動語態。■ acknowledge əkˈnɒlɪdʒ; NAmE əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ [transitive] (rather formal) to accept that sth exists, is true or has happened 承認（某事物存在、屬實或發生過）◆She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform.她拒不承認需要進行改革。◆He did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.他不承認自己做錯了什麽。◆It is generally acknowledged to be true.普遍認爲那是真的。■ recognize (BrE also recognise) [transitive] to admit or be aware that sth exists or is true 承認，意識到（某事物存在或屬實）◆They recognized the need to take the problem seriously.他們意識到需要認真對待那個問題。◆Drugs were not recognized as a problem then.那時候還沒有把毒品看成嚴重問題。◆Nobody recognized how urgent the situation was.誰也沒有意識到情況有多麽緊急。▸ recognition

noun

 [singular, uncountable] ◆a growing recognition that older people have potential too越來越多的人認識到老年人也具有潛能◆There is general recognition of the urgent need for reform.人們普遍認識到迫切需要改革。■ concede kənˈsiːd [transitive] (rather formal) to admit, often unwillingly, that sth is true or logical （勉強）承認（某事屬實或合乎邏輯）◆He was forced to concede (that) there might be difficulties.他被迫承認可能有困難。◆He reluctantly conceded the point to me.他不情願地向我承認了這一點。NOTE 辨析 Admit or concede?When sb admits sth, they are usually agreeing that sth which is generally considered bad or wrong is true or has happened, especially when it relates to their own actions. When sb concedes sth, they are usually accepting, unwillingly, that a particular fact or statement is true or logical. * admit通常表示承認一件與自己行爲有關、被普遍認爲是錯誤的事屬實或確實發生過。concede通常表示勉強接受某個事實或承認某說法合乎邏輯。■ confess [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to admit sth that you feel ashamed or embarrassed about 承認（自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事）◆She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.她不願承認自己無知。◆I must confess to knowing nothing about computers.我得承認對電腦一竅不通。■ grant [transitive] to admit that a statement or claim is true, usually while denying that a greater claim is also true 承認，同意（某種說法屬實，但通常同時否認另一過頭的說法）◆She's a smart woman, I grant you, but she's no genius.我同意你的觀點，她是個聰明的女人，但絕不是天才。◆Granted, he is a beginner, but he should know the basic rules.的確，他是個新手，但總應該知道基本規則吧。ⓘ Grant is most commonly used in the expressions I/I'll grant you (that)... and Granted... (at the beginning of a sentence). You often use but in the second part of a sentence containing grant. * grant最常見的表達方式是I/I'll grant you (that) ...和Granted ...（用於句首），句子的後半部分常用but開始。admit2

verb

 Admit it! You were terrified! 承認吧！你嚇壞了！She admitted to the theft. 她招認了偷竊行爲。admit ♦︎ confess ♦︎ own upThese words all mean to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal. 這些詞均表示承認過錯或罪行。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to admit / confess / own up to sth◆to admit / confess / own up that...■ admit (-tt-) [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal, especially when sb asks you 承認（過錯或罪行）；（尤指被問到時）招認，招供◆She refused to admit to the other charges.她拒不承認其他指控。◆He freely admitted that he had taken bribes.他坦承收受了賄賂。◆He refused to admit his guilt.他拒不認罪。◆ (BrE) She admitted theft.她招認了偷竊行爲。◆ (especially NAmE) She admitted to the theft.她招認了偷竊行爲。OPP deny ⇨ deny ▸ admission ədˈmɪʃn

noun

 [countable] ◆an admission of guilt承認有罪◆He is a thief by his own admission (= he has admitted it).他自己供認是小偷。■ confess kənˈfes [intransitive, transitive] to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done sth wrong or illegal （尤指正式地或向警方）供認，坦白，承認（錯誤或罪行）◆He confessed that he had stolen the money.他承認偷了那筆錢。◆We persuaded her to confess her crime.我們勸她坦白自己犯下的罪行。◆After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed.經過幾個小時的審問，疑犯終於招供。▸ confession kənˈfeʃn

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆I have a confession to make－I lied about my age.我有錯要承認－我謊報了年齡。◆His confession was extracted under torture.他是屈打成招的。■ ˌown ˈup

phrasal verb

 (rather informal) to admit that you are responsible for sth bad or wrong, especially sth that is not very serious （尤指爲不嚴重的錯誤）承擔責任，認錯◆I'm still waiting for someone to own up to the breakages.我還在等着有人承認把東西打碎了。
TOEFL BNC: 887 COCA: 1089

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