湖南省蓝山二中 2014 年高中英语 Unit3 Task 学案 牛津译林版选修8[+ to infinitive] The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce
[T] 1) to allow someone to enter a place:Each ticket admits one member and one guest
Men will not be admitted to the restaurant without a tie
LITERARY A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glimmer of a street lamp
2) to allow a person or country to join an organization:Spain was admitted to the European Community in 1986
3) to allow someone to enter a hospital because they need medical care:She was admitted to hospital (US to the hospital) suffering from shock
admission n
[C or U]1) when you agree that sth
is true, especially unwillingly:Her silence was taken as an admission of guilt/defeat
[+ that] I felt he would see my giving up now as an admission that I