| 单词 | admit |
| 释义 | admit (ædmɪt ) Word forms: admits , admitting , admitted 1. verb B1+ If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes. [VERB that] Up to two-thirds of drivers admit to driving while feeling tired. [VERB + to] I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous. [VERB verb-ing] None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions. [VERB noun] 'Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: allow, agree, accept, reveal 2. verb [usually passive] If someone is admitted to hospital, they are taken into hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home. She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature. [be VERB-ed + to] He was admitted yesterday for treatment of blood clots in his lungs. [be VERB-ed] 3. verb If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it. He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France. [be VERB-ed + to] ...the continued survival of men's clubs where there is often great resistance to admitting women. [VERB noun] 4. verb To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it. Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife. [VERB noun] Journalists are rarely admitted to the region. [be VERB-ed + to] Synonyms: let in, allow, receive, accept Collocations: admit a mistake I couldn't believe he was going to admit a mistake. Times, Sunday Times It will show you are big enough to admit a mistake and, secondly, the publicity will be massively positive. The Sun Do they admit the mistake to the authorities and put his job on the line? The Sun She refused to admit her mistake. Times, Sunday Times He will be the first to admit the mistake he made, but he will always be a friend. Times, Sunday Times I sort of smiled because that was my dad all over: strong, proud, never prepared to admit a weakness. Times, Sunday Times He's had the strength to admit his weaknesses - unlike other heartless, cheating stars. The Sun I was scared to see a psychologist because this time it was like admitting a weakness. Times, Sunday Times Value your inner-strengths and admit your weaknesses, as this makes you the best friend and partner possible. The Sun In turn, she agreed to admit the affair and leave. Times, Sunday Times I didn't want to admit the affair. Times, Sunday Times They fall out after he admits an affair with his assistant. The Sun We went to see a counsellor six years ago after my husband admitted an affair. The Sun The court heard that, although admitting the affair, he did not accept 'inappropriate conduct' took place at the school. The Sun He has candidly admitted that his divorce was expensive and he needed to make a lot of money. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Indeed, he would admit candidly that his traumatic childhood had repressed his emotions. Times,Sunday Times (2020) He candidly admits that some of these ventures were short-lived. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He set up a studio but cheerfully admits it was a disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And he was also incredibly charming, cheerfully admitting he wasn't as good as some of the others. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I discovered that most people here haven't been to the dentist for years - and cheerfully admit to it. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Moving such a godsend of a drawcard would have admitted defeat. Times, Sunday Times (2013) To have left the house would have felt like admitting defeat at the outset. MURDER MOVES IN (2002) Banks admit defeat but will lessons be learnt? Times, Sunday Times (2011) They'll keep serving until you finally admit defeat and place the red chip on your table. The Sun (2016) An old farmhand, and an old soldier, he never admitted defeat. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In doing so, many believe that he has only delayed the moment he must admit failure to his coalition ally. Times, Sunday Times They have to, otherwise they are admitting failure on a massive scale. The Sun After attempting to brush off the question, she admitted failure. Times, Sunday Times These are foreign words on the tongue of a government with a cast-iron rule of not admitting failure if at all possible. Times, Sunday Times It should have triggered an immediate patient safety investigation but the hospital was at first reluctant to admit fault. Times,Sunday Times The carmakers said they had settled given 'the scope of the recall' but did not admit fault or liability. Times, Sunday Times Companies which send stand-ardised letters in reply to a specific inquiry get short shrift in the report, as do companies that refuse to admit fault. Times, Sunday Times At least he had the sense to admit fault. Times, Sunday Times Among the charges was a claim that she had undermined the medical director's judgment when she attempted to ensure that the hospital admitted fault over two clinical errors. Times,Sunday Times I freely admit that my sense of humour edges towards the dark. Times, Sunday Times (2012) As he freely admitted, his defense of human rights was therefore basically " tactical. The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993) He freely admits there is a chasm between the man on stage who audiences love and the real person. The Sun (2016) He grudgingly admits that British cooking and clothes are much improved. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They think he's paranoid and he grudgingly admits they might have a point. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The company later grudgingly admits that there were three fines totalling 19,500. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Those of us who refuse to admit guilt out of embarrassment can still feel it inside. Times, Sunday Times There were no high-profile campaigns for his release and no prospect of remission because, as a prisoner who refused to admit guilt, he was ineligible for parole. Times, Sunday Times He refused to admit guilt. Times, Sunday Times But because he had refused to admit guilt and his release was unexpected, he had not been given advice on how to cope. Times, Sunday Times The defendant did not want to admit guilt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Four people admitted offences of fraud and forgery. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He admitted the offence and that he had put other people's lives at risk. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Yesterday he admitted four driving offences, criminal damage and failing to provide a breath test sample to officers. The Sun (2009) But we have found much harder to admit openly to this belief or to live it. Christianity Today He became the first government minister to admit openly that such a trade-off was on the table. Times, Sunday Times No auction houses or dealers admit openly to participating in the black market because of its illegality, but exposs suggest widespread problems in the field. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He admitted openly he hadn't wanted to come, but figured he owed his wife a favor. Christianity Today The company admits openly that it claims that the leg pumps save carbon, even if the farmers previously did little or no diesel pumping. Times, Sunday Times But ministers admit privately that their hands are tied. The Sun But officials now admit privately that some police officers have continued to operate outside the law. Times, Sunday Times Most business leaders will admit privately to wanting a 'no' vote but are terrified to say so publicly in case of the consequences. Times, Sunday Times Ministers admit privately that they want to overhaul the social work profession, making it more shrewd, more sceptical and more challenged by its management. Times, Sunday Times Officials admit privately that there have been tensions. Times, Sunday Times In my view he's closer to those in power than he likes to admit publicly. Times, Sunday Times We are all more culturally defined by our history, class, and educational levels than we are comfortable to admit publicly. Christianity Today Regrets, he will have just a few, although none that he will admit publicly. Times, Sunday Times They should admit publicly they were wrong. The Sun The truth was too painful for her to admit publicly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His first brush with bankruptcy occurred when he failed to deliver on a consignment because, he readily admits, he did not organise the production properly. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He readily admits it was his ego and pride that drove him to pursue the case. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Many fighters readily admit to being gripped by anxiety in the big fight build-up. The Sun (2020) There are a few downsides, buyers reluctantly admit. Times, Sunday Times (2009) As our guides reluctantly admitted, only the strongest would make it to the top of the mountain. The Sun (2013) She later insisted that the money was simply meant to bring good luck but after questioning, reluctantly admitted that it was a bribe. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Sadly, it turned out to be far from perfect, he admits ruefully. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Interviewed in his sixties he ruefully admitted: 'Creatively I should have contributed a lot more. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Mountains dominated his life, however, consuming all his holiday time, and he ruefully admitted to being a neglectful husband and father of their two sons. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Some sheepishly admitted to paying nothing. Times, Sunday Times (2007) 'I did get carried away once and bought a thousand umbrellas, 'he admits sheepishly. Times, Sunday Times (2007) And, yes, he admits very sheepishly that those seven-figure sums have meant he's become very wealthy. The Sun (2016) He made clear that he did not admit wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times But with a grand jury expected to convene next week, his only hope of avoiding a trial may be to admit wrongdoing and seek a plea bargain. Times, Sunday Times These people are never ready to admit wrongdoing or fully engage in the discussion, but they seek to quiet the waters before the waves cause serious damage. Christianity Today However, the insurer did not admit wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times I made the decision to agree with the officers and admit wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times The hospital admits over 7,000 inpatient and 170,000 outpatient visits each year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The hospital admits more than 6,000 patients annually and has about 25,000 emergency room visits each year (about 50% during the summer season). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The hospital admits around 30,000 inpatients or day cases each year and treats more than 90,000 people in the outpatient appointments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our patient was admitted for septoplasty with adenoidectomy. 2009, 'A new association of multiple congenital anomalies/mental retardation syndrome with bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome: a case report', Journal of Medical Case Reports A 67-year-old male patient was admitted with epigastric pain. 2015, 'False Positive Radioiodinated Metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) Uptake in Undifferentiated Adrenal Malignant Tumor', Case Reports in Oncological Medicine An 81-year-old female patient was admitted for left hemiparesis and homonymous hemianopia. 2016, 'Malignant Otitis Externa and Stroke', European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine The patient was admitted in the medical ward for symptomatic management. 2017, 'ST–Segment elevation: Not always an acute coronary syndrome', International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice A 45-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with precordial chest pain. 2013, 'An Unusual Cause of Precordial Chest Pain', Case Reports in Pulmonology Translations: Chinese: 准入, 承认 Japanese: 入場を許す, 認める confess |
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