acknowledge

【发音】

美 /ək'nɑlɪdʒ/ 英 /ək'nɒlɪdʒ/

【翻译】

1. v.承认；告知收到

   英释:to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists

【记忆】

ac ＋ know(知道) ＋ ledge → 大家都知道了， 所以不得不承认 → 承认

【短语】

1. acknowledge receipt : 证实收到

2. acknowledge receipt of : 收到

【例句】

1. The family acknowledge the need for change.

   全家人都承认需要改变一下。

2. I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.

   收到此信后请告知，不胜感谢。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 听力题)...The researchers acknowledge that since the families they studied were all middle-class Israelis...

2. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...we also acknowledge that using race as a political or social category to study racism...

3. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...but school-leavers who fail to acknowledge as much risk making the wrong decision about going to university...

4. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...But they also acknowledge that concerns about “resource security” influence their moves...

5. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Supervisors should acknowledge high performance so that the employee will continue to perform well in the future...

6. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...If supervisors do not acknowledge such outstanding performance...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.承认；答谢；报偿；告知已收到

   accept/agree/recognize/grant/face/

【同根词】

1. adj

   acknowledged : 公认的；被普遍认可的

2. n

   acknowledgement : 承认；确认；感谢

   acknowledgment : 感谢；承认；承认书

3. v

   acknowledged : 承认；确认（acknowledge的过去式和过去分词）；答谢