单词 | recognize |
释义 | recognize (once / 57 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v When, at a meeting, you wave your hand wildly, you want to be recognized. When the chairperson finally says, “I recognize the man who is about to fall out of his seat,” don't forget what you wanted to say. The verb recognize comes from the Latin root words re (again) and cognoscere (to know) – literally “to know again” or “to identify.” If your own identical twin doesn't recognize you, you might be wearing too much makeup. Recognize can also mean “to acknowledge” or “to appreciate.” When you recognize the donors for their generous contributions to your fundraising event, your parents say, “You're welcome.” WORD FAMILYrecognize: derecognize, recognition, recognizable, recognized, recognizes, recognizing+/derecognize: derecognized/recognition: recognitions/recognizable: recognizably, unrecognizable/recognized: recognizedly, unrecognized/unrecognizable: unrecognizably USAGE EXAMPLESTo her credit, Karen “recognized that her life was ripe for mockery.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The Jewish Student Union’s website says it is the largest cultural and social organization recognized and sponsored by the university. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Did we fail to recognize and understand the grievances of white, working-class Trump voters? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v perceive to be the same Syn|Hypo|Hyper recognise identify consider to be equal or the same misidentify, mistakeidentify incorrectly type, typecastidentify as belonging to a certain type tastedistinguish flavors call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection 2v be fully aware or cognizant of Syn|Hypo|Hyper agnise, agnize, realise, realize, recognise know know the nature or character of cognise, cognize, know be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about 3v detect with the senses 2Syn|Hypo discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, spot, tell apart resolve make clearly visible discriminatedistinguish 1v accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority We do not recognize your gods Syn|Hyper acknowledge, know, recognise accept consider or hold as true 2v grant credentials to The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution recognize an academic degree Syn|Hyper accredit, recognise certify, licence, license authorize officially 3v express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for Syn|Hypo|Hyper acknowledge, recognise appreciate recognize with gratitude; be grateful for give thanks, thank express gratitude or show appreciation to 4v show approval or appreciation of 3My work is not recognized by anybody! The best student was recognized by the Dean Syn|Hypo|Hyper recognise honor, honour, reward bestow honor or rewards upon rubricateplace in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint drink, pledge, salute, toast, wassailpropose a toast to dignify, ennobleconfer dignity or honor upon decorateaward a mark of honor, such as a medal, to appreciate, prize, treasure, value hold dear v express greetings upon meeting someone 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper greet, recognise shake hands take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation bob, curtsymake a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect salutegreet in a friendly way present, saluterecognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position salutehonor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers hail, heraldgreet enthusiastically or joyfully receive, welcomebid welcome to; greet upon arrival say farewellsay good-bye or bid farewell bid, wishinvoke upon congratulate, felicitateexpress congratulations salaamgreet with a salaam dismiss, usher outend one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave accost, address, come up to speak to someone v exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate) Hyper be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) |
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