admit學測 L2KK [əˈdmɪt] | /əˈdmɪt/
承認;坦承·准許進入;放行·容納;可容下·准許加入;接受入會·收治;讓…住院
學測必考字,一字多義易混淆
He didn't want to admit the truth, but the guard still admitted him into the building.
他不想承認事實,但警衛還是讓他進入了大樓。
一個畫面:開門放行
開門把門打開,讓人或東西進來
騰空間騰出空間,才能容納更多人事物
鬆口承認心防打開,說出原本藏著的實話
義項
坦承認錯A2verb承認;坦承
After getting caught, the thief finally had to admit that he stole the money.
被逮到後,那個小偷終於不得不承認他偷了錢。
admit a mistakeadmit the truth
開門放行A2verb准許進入;放行
The guard will only admit visitors who have tickets.
警衛只會讓持有票券的訪客進入。
admit visitors
空間夠大A2verb容納;可容下
The theater can admit a crowd of more than 500 people.
這間劇院可以容納超過五百人。
接納新人A2verb准許加入;接受入會
The club decided to admit her as a new member.
這個社團決定讓她加入成為新會員。
admit a new member
醫院收治A2verb收治;讓…住院
The doctor decided to admit the patient to the hospital for more tests.
醫生決定讓這位病人住院接受更多檢查。
admit a patient
片語
admit to坦白供出 →坦承做過的事,常接動名詞
admit defeat認輸投降 →承認自己輸了
admit a mistake承認錯誤 →坦承自己做錯了
be admitted to the hospital送醫住院 →因傷病被醫院收治
你會不會這樣說?
The thief had to ___ that he stole the money. (admit / admire)
看答案
admit
admit 是「承認」,admire 是「欣賞、佩服」,拼字相近但意思不同。
「The theater can admit a crowd of more than 500 people.」這句的 admit 最接近哪個意思?(A) 承認 (B) 容納 (C) 准許進入
看答案
(B)
此句在說空間大小,對應「容納」義項而非承認。
字族
admission 承認;入學或入場許可・admittedly 不得不承認地(讓步語氣副詞)