accept verb ⇨accept (accept the fact that…)⇨agree2 (accept a decision)⇨get2 (accept a cheque)⇨greet (accept sb into your community)⇨let sb in (accepted into the club)⇨take5 (accept an offer)⇨take7 (accept responsibility)accept
verb
accept ♦︎ face ♦︎ come to terms with sth ♦︎ live with sth ♦︎ face up to sth ♦︎ make the best of sth ♦︎ resign yourself to sth ♦︎ reconcileThese words all mean to recognize that a difficult situation exists and cannot be changed, and that you must continue or deal with it.这些词均表示困境无法改变时只得将就、面对或容忍。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to accept / face / come to terms with / live with / face up to / resign yourself to / reconcile yourself to the fact that...◆to accept / face / come to terms with / make the best of a situation◆to accept / face / come to terms with / face up to the truth / the reality of sth◆to accept / face / come to terms with / live with the consequences◆to accept / face / face up to the facts / your responsibilities◆finally accept / face / come to terms with / resign yourself to sth■accept [transitive] to be willing to continue in a difficult situation without complaining, because you realize that it cannot be changed接受;容忍,忍受(困境)◆They accept the risks as part of the job.他们甘冒风险,视之为工作的一部分。◆He refused to accept that his father was no longer there.他拒不相信父亲已经不在了。◆Most people had come to accept that war was inevitable.大部分人渐渐认识到这场战争已不可避免。■face [transitive] to accept that a difficult or unpleasant situation exists, although you would prefer not to承认,正视(现实)◆She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever.她得正视现实,她的生活已经永远改变了。◆Face facts-she isn't coming back.面对现实吧-她不会回来了。◆Let's face it, we're not going to win.必须承认,我们赢不了啦。■come to ˈterms with sth
idiom
(came, come)to accept sth unpleasant by learning to deal with it迁就;适应◆She is still coming to terms with her son's death.她还没有从儿子死去的阴影中走出来。■ˈlive with sth
phrasal verb
to accept sth unpleasant and continue without complaining容忍;忍受◆You get used to jet lag in the sense that you learn to live with it.学会适应时差反应,也就习以为常了。■ˌface ˈup to sth
phrasal verb
to accept and deal with sth difficult or unpleasant, especially after ignoring it敢于面对,勇于正视(困难或不快之事)◆You have to face up to your responsibilities.你要敢于面对责任。■make the best of sth
idiom
(made, made) (ratherinformal) to accept a bad situation and do as well as you can尽力而为◆She was a pragmatic woman who always made the best of things.她很务实,总是尽力而为。◆Conditions were harsh, but we made the best of it.条件很艰苦,但是我们尽了力。■reˈsign yourself to sth
phrasal verb
to accept sth unpleasant that cannot be changed or avoided听任;顺从◆She resigned herself to her fate.她听天由命。◆We have to resign ourselves to making a loss on the sale.我们只好接受销售上的亏损。 see also resignation ⇨ patience▸resigned
adjective
◆He was resigned to never seeing his birthplace again.他认命了,甘愿永不再去他的出生地。■reconcile ˈrekənsaɪl [transitive] (ratherformal) to make sb/yourself accept an unpleasant situation that cannot be changed将就;妥协◆He could not reconcile himself to the prospect of losing her.一想到有可能失去她,他就觉得难以忍受。