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词语辨析
admit,allow,let,permit
【解说】1.admit指“允许某人进入”某场地,或加入某组织,含有勉强的意味。例如She opened the door reluctantly to admit the unwelcome visitor.她很不情愿地把门打开,让不受欢迎的客人进去了。Jack was admitted to the hospital to have his tumour removed.医生收杰克住院切除肿瘤。allow指“允许某人做…”,给予客体执行某任务的权力,或同意某人的要求,和permit同义。它们在许多场合中可以通用。不过两者的意思也有细微差别,allow的意思是“允许”,表示主体有权不阻止、不妨碍或默许某事进行的意思。例如Playing ball is not allowed in the park.公园内不许打球。Parking is not allowed here.此处不准停车。permit表示给予客体做某事的权力。例如Time does not permit me to stay longer.时间不容许我在这里多留一会。let含有放任的意味。例如Tom's parents will not let him swim in the lake.汤姆的父母不让他在湖里游泳。2.permit后可接不定式和动名词,但不可接名词从句;let不用动名词作宾语,其宾语后接动词原形。3.allow还表示客气的请求,可和let通用。例如Allow me to(Let me〕thank you on behalf of our factory.请允许我代表全厂职工向你致谢。permit是书面语,比allow带有更庄重、正式的语言色彩,含有正面的、积极的意义,指“同意某人的要求、给予某人做…的权力”。例如The facts permit no other explanations.这些事实不容许作其他解释。let是口头语。例如We won't let such a thing happen again我们绝不允许再发生这样的事。admit of,allow of,permit of
【解说】这组短语都可以表示“容许,留有…的余地”,多用于否定句,有时也可用于肯定句,三者常可互换,但admit of和permit of的主语多为物质或抽象名词,而allow of的主语间或可以是人。例如The matter admits of no delay.这事不容耽搁。Your fault doesn't permit of any excuse.你的过失不容争辩。You allow of no chance.你没有机会了。admit,acknowledge,confess,own
【解说】
这四个词都有“公开承认”的意思。它们的区别是1.acknowledge和admit所承认的是不对的或不光彩的事实;confess指承认“错误及罪行”;own承认的不一定是“错误及罪行”,只是一般地表明自己的感觉及处境。例如He acknowledged that he was your inferior.他承认他不及你。Did he admit to stealing it?他承认是他偷的吗?He confessed where he had hidden the money.他供出了他藏钱的地方。2.acknowledge强调在一定压力下承认,admit强调勉强承认。例如Dan acknowledged himself as criminal.达恩承认自己是罪人。I admit to a natural fear.我承认生来胆小。3.acknowledge所承认的一般是隐蔽的,admit,confess和own所承认的不一定是隐蔽的。例如Jane acknowledged using her father's motor-car.珍妮承认用了她父亲的摩托车。They admitted my statement to be reasonable.他们承认我的陈述有道理。The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.警方承认他们完全被这桩奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。4.confess语气上较强,属正式语体;own则不如confess正式。5.这四个词用作及物动词