ADVERB | VERB + ACKNOWLEDGE | PHRASESADVERB➤fully完全承認▸➤freely, readily坦率地承認;欣然認可▸➤grudgingly, reluctantly勉勉強強地/不情願地承認▸➤clearly, explicitly明確承認▸➤implicitly, tacitly暗中承認;默認◇The peace settlement effectively acknowledged the country's independence.這一和平協議事實上承認了這個國家的獨立。➤formally, officially正式承認;正式認可▸➤openly, publicly公開/當眾承認◇He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake.他當眾承認自己可能犯了個錯誤。➤privately私下承認▸➤gratefully滿懷感激地承認▸➤barely勉強承認▸➤duly及時告知收到來信◇The company duly acknowledged receipt of the letter.公司及時告知已收到來信。➤hereby特此告知來信收悉◇I hereby acknowledge receipt of your letter of July 25.特此告知貴方 7 月 25 日的來函收悉。VERB + ACKNOWLEDGE➤fail to, refuse to未能/拒絕承認▸➤be forced to被迫承認◇Mental illness can exist for years before families are forced to acknowledge the truth.很多家庭出現精神病,但可能在多年後才會被迫承認實情。PHRASES➤be generally acknowledged, be universally acknowledged, be widely acknowledged被普遍認可;被公認;被廣泛認可◇a truth that is universally acknowledged公認的真理