(1) 1)接受(take (sth offered or given) willingly)[T+n]：～a gift/a present/a trophy/a bribe接受礼物/礼物/纪念品/贿赂;～money/an award接受钱/奖品;～an apology/an offer接受道歉/提议;～a plan/a piece of advice 接受一计划/劝告;〖反〗refuse，reject; 2)答应(say yes to (an offer，invitation，etc))[I，T+n]：John proposed marriage and Mary～ed(him).约翰向玛丽求婚，她答应了。I～your invitation with great pleasure.我很高兴接受你的邀请。〖反〗refuse，reject;3)承兑，认付;接收(receive(sth/sb) as adequate or suitable)[T+n]：～a cheque/a bill 承兑支票/认付账单;The ticket machine only～s 10p pieces.这台售票机只认收10便士的硬币。This socket won't accept a three-pronged plug.这插座插不进三向插头。We were～ed by the Open University.我们被开放大学录取了。

(2)同意(agree to)[T+n，T+that]：～a proposal/the judge's decision/sb's view/proposed changes同意一提案/法官的裁决/某人的观点/拟议中的改变;I～that I made a mistake.我承认我犯了个错误。It's～ed that we'll vote tomorrow.我们一致同意明天投票表决。〖同〗agree to，consent to;

(3)承担责任(take responsibility for)[T+n]：～the blame for an accident/full responsibility for breaking the window/the consequences of one's action 承担事故责任/打破窗户的全部责任/行为后果;～the responsibility of obeying traffic laws 承担遵守交通规则的责任;〖同〗assume，undertake;〖反〗deny;

(4)相信，认为(regard as true;believe in)[T+n，T+that，T+wh，C+n+prep(as)]：～sb's explanation/sb's theory/sb's version of the story/sb's reasons for being late相信某人的解释/理论/关于那件事的说法/迟到的理由;I can't～that it is a basis for a decision/that there has been any discrimination.我无法相信这是作出决定的依据/曾有过任何歧视。～what sb has said 相信某人的话;～sb's story true/sb's account as the true version/danger being part of one's job 相信某人的谎话是真的/某人讲的是真情/工作中有危险;～ed principles of behaviour 公认的行为准则;It is an～ed fact that the world is round.地球是圆的这是公认的事实。〖同〗acknowledge;

(5)接纳，欢迎(receive with favour into a place or group)[T+n]：The students gradually begin to～the teacher.学生们渐渐地开始接纳那位老师了。be～ed by one's classmate/at school 受到同学的/同学们的接纳;He was soon～ed into the family.他很快被这一家人所接纳。

→ ac′ceptable adj 可接受的;受欢迎的;可承受的;ac′ceptably adv 可接受;受欢迎;ac͵cepta′bility n 可接受(承受)性;unac-′ceptable adj 不可接受的;不受欢迎的;不可承受的;ac′ceptance n 接受，答应，同意;赞同;ac′ceptor n 接受者(体);

【辨异】accept与receive的不同之处在于：accept是“(主动)接受”，而receive是“接(收)到”，如：He received an invitation，but didn't accept it.(他受到邀请，但没有接受。)