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英语重点词汇详解accept和receive区别分析

1、accept 相当于汉语的“收到并接受”，即既有动作上的收到，又有心理上的愿意接受；指主观上接受或同意建议、邀请等；也指认为某人或某物足够好而接受。

2、receive相当于汉语的“接收”，即仅仅表示接到或收到的动作，并无强调心理上的接受与否的含义。指收到信件、消息、礼物等，表示客观上接收这一行为，不涉及接收者的主观意愿；也指接受医院的治疗。

从下面的例句中可以看出二者的区别：

He received a watch of a famous brand from his friend and

accepted it.

昨天他收到朋友寄来的一只名表并收下了它。

Eventually Sam persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage

最终萨姆说服她接受了求婚。

Did you receive my card?

你收到我的贺卡了吗？

The Council will meet to decide if it should accept his

resignation.

委员会将召开会议决定是否接受他的辞呈。

She was quite satisfied with the boy so she readily accepted

the small gift. 她对那个男孩挺满意的，所以欣然接受了他的小礼物。

The security guard patiently explained to him that he could

not bring electronics into the room. He finally accepted.

保安耐心地跟他解释说不能带电子产品进入房间，他最终接受了。

He received an invitation to dinner, but he didn't intend

to go. 他收到了宴会邀请，但是不打算去。

John accepted the invitation to the party.

约翰接受了参加晚会的邀请。

He was sent to hospital and would receive professional

treatment immediately. 他被送去了医院，将马上接受专业的治疗。

Please accept our sincere apologies.

请接受我们真诚的道歉。

另外，take使用最广泛，泛指接受、接收的动作或行为，如接收信息、接受工作、接受意见等等，例如：

Well, you are right. I will take your advice. 好吧，你是对的，我会接受你的建议的。

She had a hard time getting into the final interview, but

she didn't take the opportunity in the end. 她好不容易才进入最终面试，但是她却没有接受这个机会。

Why don't you take that job?

你为什么不接受那份工作？

Please take my advice and give him another chance.

请接受我的建议，再给他一次机会。

In his opinion, it is not impossible for the staff to agree

to take a 1% pay cut.

在他看来，让员工同意接受1%的降薪并非是不可能的。

disappointment [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] n.

失望;沮丧;扫兴;使人失望的人(或事物);令人扫兴的人(或事物)

失望;沮丧;扫兴;(不可数名词)常常是泛指，多指愿望或期望的落空。

To our great disappointment , it rained every day of the

trip.

这次旅行天天下雨，让我们大失所望。

to one’s disappointment 是某人失望的是……

To my (great) disappointment (= sadness), he decided to

leave.

令我（非常）沮丧的是，他决定离开。

Book early for the show to avoid disappointment.

欲看演出，从速订票，以免失望。

Get tickets early to avoid disappointment.

早点预订以免扑空。

Book early to avoid disappointment.

趁早预订以免落空。

We expressed in the clearest possible way our

disappointment, hurt and anger

我们清楚明白地表达了我们的失望、伤心和愤怒。

The resolution had been received with great disappointment

within the PLO .

巴解组织内部对决议表现出极大失望。

He found it difficult to hide his disappointment when she

didn't arrive.

她没有来，他感到很难掩饰自己内心的沮丧。

Despite winning the title, their last campaign ended in

尽管赢得了冠军，但他们最后一役却令人大失所望。

He is young enough to bounce back from this disappointment.

他还年轻，会很快从失望沮丧中恢复过来的。

The lack of enthusiasm for unification among most West

Germans

fills him with disappointment

大多数西德人都没有渴望统一的热情，这令他无比失望。

He made no effort to hide his disappointment

他毫不掩饰失望之情。

The statement was greeted with bitter disappointment by

many of the other delegates.

这份声明使其他许多代表大失所望。

Trish's face clouded with disappointment

翠茜一脸失望。

Then disappointment sets in as they see the magic is no

longer there

当他们发现魔力已失的时候，失望的情绪开始蔓延。

使人失望的人(或事物);令人扫兴的人(或事物)，可数名词

This comes as a bit of a disappointment.

这有点儿让人失望。

For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter

disappointment.

对许多人来说，他们期盼已久的还乡之行却令他们大失所望。

a bitter/major disappointment

令人极度失望 / 大失所望的事（人或物）

That new restaurant was a big disappointment.

那家新餐馆使人大失所望。

I always felt I was a disappointment to my father.

我总觉得我使父亲失望了。

知识拓展：

despair : 普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。

a mood/sense of despair

绝望的情绪／感觉

They're in (the depths of) despair over/about the money

they've lost.

他们对找回丢失的钱已经不抱（任何）希望了。

To her teacher's despair, Nicole never does the work that

she's told to do.

妮科尔从不做作业，让她的老师感到非常失望。

Their fourth year without rain drove many farmers to

despair.

第四年仍然没有雨水，这让许多农民感到非常绝望。

desperation : 语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。

There was a note of desperation in his voice.

他的声音里透出破釜沉舟的决心。

In desperation, they jumped out of the window to escape the

fire.

情急之下，他们跳出窗户躲避大火。

an act of desperation

破釜沉舟之举

depression : 侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。

There was a feeling of gloom and depression in the office

when the news of the job cuts was announced.

裁员消息宣布时办公室里一片忧郁和沮丧的气氛。

I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression.

我万念俱灰。

overwhelm[ˌəʊvəˈwelm] v.

(感情或感觉)充溢，难以禁受;压倒;击败;征服;压垮;使应接不暇

I slid into a depression and became morbidly fascinated

with death.

我陷入消沉，开始对死亡有种病态的迷恋。