15年考研词汇题重点详解(05)

acknowledge

【典型考题】I _____with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column. (1996年考研题)

A. express            B. confess             C. verify                  D. acknowledge

【参考答案】D。句意为：我对在此新专栏准备工作中对我给予帮助的同事们表示感谢。express意为“表达，表示”；confess指“坦白”；verify意为“证实，核实”，acknowledge指“承认”，主要是承认事实。根据句意应该选择D。

有关acknowledge的典型用例：

He acknowledged it to be true / that it was true. 他供认那是事实。

He acknowledged that the purchase had been a mistake. 他承认购买那东西是个错误之举。

I was compelled to acknowledge the force of his argument. 我不得不承认他的论据有力。