recognize
(ALSO UK usually recognise) /'rek.əg.naɪz/
verb
KNOW 认识
E [T]
* to know someone or something because you have seen, heard or experienced them before
认出，认识；识别

1. I hadn't seen her for 20 years, but I recognized her immediately.
我20年没见她了，但我还是一眼就认出了她。

2. "Do you recognize this song?"
“你听出这首歌来了吗？”

3. Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of different diseases.
医生受过训练可以辨识出不同疾病的症状。

(ALSO UK usually recognise) /'rek.əg.naɪz/
verb
ACCEPT 接受
E [T]
* to accept that something is legal, true or important
正式承认；认可；接受

1. The international community has refused to recognize (= officially accept the existence of) the newly independent nation state.
国际社会拒绝承认这个新独立的国家。

2. [+ (that)] He sadly recognized (that) he would die childless.
他接受了这个悲哀的事实：他将无儿无女、孤苦伶仃地度过残生。

3. You must recognize the seriousness of the problems we are facing.
你必须认识到我们现在面临的问题有多严重。

A [T often passive]
* If a person's achievements are recognized, official approval is shown for them
表彰；嘉奖；表扬

1. The Prime Minister recognized her services to her country by awarding her an MBE.
首相授予她不列颠帝国勋章，以表彰她对国家的贡献。

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☞ recognize
rec·og·nize (BrE also -ise) / 5rekE^naiz / verb (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时)
1. [VN] ~ sb / sth (by / from sth) to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them, because you have seen or heard them or it before
   认识；认出；辨别出:
   I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.
   他一进屋我就认出了他。
   Do you recognize this tune?
   你能听出这是哪支曲子吗？
   I recognized her by her red hair.
   我从她的红头发认出了她。
⇨ note at identify
2. ~ sth (as sth) to admit or to be aware that sth exists or is true
   承认；意识到
   SYN  acknowledge :
  ▪ [VN]
   They recognized the need to take the problem seriously.
   他们承认需要严肃对待这个问题。
   Drugs were not recognized as a problem then.
   那时候还没有把毒品看成严重问题。
  ▪ [V wh-]
   Nobody recognized how urgent the situation was.
   谁也没意识到形势有多么紧急。
  ▪ [V that]
   We recognized that the task was not straightforward.
   我们意识到这个任务并非轻而易举。
  ▪ [VN that]
    It was recognized that this solution could only be temporary.
   人们意识到这只是个临时的解决方案。
  ▪ [also VN to inf]
3. ~ sb / sth (as sth) to accept and approve of sb / sth officially
   (正式)认可,接受,赞成:
  ▪ [VN]
   recognized qualifications
   获得承认的资格
   The UK has refused to recognize the new regime.
   英国已拒绝承认这个新的政权。
  ▪ [VN to inf]
   He is recognized to be their natural leader.
   人们都承认他是他们的当然领袖。 4. [VN] be recognized (as sth) to be thought of as very good or important by people in general
   赞赏；赏识；看重；公认:
   The book is now recognized as a classic.
   这本书现在是一部公认的经典着作。
   She's a recognized authority on the subject.
   她在这个学科上被奉为权威。
5. [VN] to give sb official thanks for sth that they have done or achieved
   正式向…致谢；正式感谢:
   His services to the state were recognized with the award of a knighthood.
   他被封为爵士,以表彰他对国家的贡献。

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recognize ( also -ise) verb

1. know sb/sth again

• ADVERB immediately, instantly I immediately ~d the building. | correctly, well She ~d the song correctly. | easily This is the only species of flamingo in the region, easily ~d by its pink plumage. | barely, hardly Stella hardly ~d her brother. | vaguely I vaguely ~d his voice, but couldn't think of his name.

• VERB + RECOGNIZE learn to You learn to ~ the calls of different birds. | be easy to

• PREPOSITION as He ~d the man as one of the police officers. | by I ~d her by her red hair. | from I ~d them from a television show.

2. understand or acknowledge sth

• ADVERB clearly, fully They fully ~ the need to proceed carefully. | belatedly, finally The government has belatedly ~d the danger to health of passive smoking. | readily He readily ~s the influence of Freud on his thinking. | rightly The 1970s are rightly ~d as a golden era of Hollywood film-making.

• VERB + RECOGNIZE must, need to | begin to | be slow to The company had been slow to ~ the opportunities available to it. | fail to

• PREPOSITION as This issue must be ~d as a priority for the next administration.

• PHRASES be commonly ~d, be generally ~d, be universally ~d, be widely ~d | be increasingly ~d The strength of this argument is being increasingly ~d. | failure to ~ sth | it is important to ~ sth It's important to ~ that obesity isn't necessarily caused by overeating.

3. accept sth officially

• ADVERB clearly The law clearly ~s that a company is separate from those who invest in it. | federally (AmE), formally, legally, officially | globally, internationally, nationally The estuary is ~d internationally as an important area for wildlife. | publicly The company should publicly ~ its mistake. | explicitly, implicitly The court explicitly ~d the group's right to exist. | Criminal law implicitly ~s a difference between animals and property. | currently Do any US states currently ~ gay marriage?

• VERB + RECOGNIZE agree to | refuse to

• PREPOSITION as All rivers should be officially ~d as public rights of way.

• PHRASES be legally ~d A bill of exchange is a legally ~d document. | a refusal to ~ sth

Recognize is used with these nouns as the subject: law, treaty
Recognize is used with these nouns as the object: ability, accomplishment, achievement, authority, benefit, breed, category, complexity, contribution, danger, debt, difference, distinction, enormity, error, excellence, existence, extent, fact, failing, folly, futility, handwriting, impact, importance, inadequacy, independence, inevitability, influence, landmark, limit, limitation, link, marriage, merit, mistake, nature, necessity, need, pattern, plight, possibility, potential, problem, reality, republic, responsibility, right, role, seriousness, shortcoming, sign, signature, significance, similarity, sovereignty, status, symptom, syndrome, talent, trait, type, union, validity, value, voice, weakness, worth, writing, wrong

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