332　accept和receive

1　accept 意为“接受，承认”。

I can't accept your suggestion. 我不能接受你的建议。

We accept her as the best student in the class. 我们承认她是班里最好的学生。

This theory is widely accepted . 这个理论被广泛接受了。

She accepted that she was wrong. 她承认她错了。

Please accept my apologies. 请接受我的歉意。

2　receive 意为“收到，接到”。

I've just received her letter. 我刚刚收到她的信。

Children in our country receive good education. 我国的儿童受到良好的教育。

He received a warm welcome from the workers. 他受到工人们的热烈欢迎。

3　accept 的含义与receive 不同。accept 表示“接受”，指经过考虑，主观上愿意接受或不愿意接受某物。receive 表示“接到”，指客观地收到某物这一事实，并不表示是否愿意接受，即：receive （收到的东西）并不一定accept （接受）。

提示

accept与receive均为非延续性动词，不能同表示一段时间的状语连用。

I have received her letter for a week . （误）

I received her letter a week ago . （正）我收到她的信已有一周了。

It's a week since I received her letter. （正）