acknowledge

　　vt. 承认

　　She refused to acknowledge defeat. 她拒绝承认失败。

　　vt. 表示感谢

　　We must not fail to acknowledge his services to the town . 我们必须感谢他对本市的贡献。

　　vt. 表示认识，向(某人)打招呼 ;告知(信件、礼物)的收到，确认

　　acknowledge sb.’s letter 确认收到某人的来信

　　vt. 【律】公证

　　acknowledge a deed

　　公证一项契约

　　[难点]

　　感谢某人通常不说 acknowledge sb. 常用acknowledge one’s … with … 用…向某人的…致谢

　　He acknowledged the applause with a small bow.

　　他鞠躬以谢欢呼。

　　acknowledge 后接动词的ing形式，不接动词不定式。

　　He acknowledged having been frightened. 他承认受惊。

　　[词组]

　　acknowledge one's defeat

　　承认失败

　　It is universally acknowledged that... ...

　　是大家所公认的

　　acknowledge the applause

　　谢幕

　　acknowledge the corn

　　[美俚]承认为事实, 认输, 甘拜下风

　　acknowledge the superiority of

　　自认不如