And my goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance.

                                                                                                        ——Michael Jackson
我很幸运得到了这份恩赐，我也乐意将它们回报给世界：通过我的音乐和舞蹈感受那份天人合一的喜悦之情。
                                                                                                        ——迈克尔杰克逊

一、关于receive，你知道多少？

v.

1.收到，接到，得到 [I,T]

I receive quarterly bank statements.

我每叁个月都收到一份银行结单。

 

2.经受，受到 [I,T]

He received more of the blame than anyone when the plan failed to work.

计划失败后，他受到了比别人更多的指责。

 

3.接见，迎接，招待；接纳 [I,T]

How did he receive the suggestion?

他接纳这建议吗？

 

4.对…作出反应；回应 [I,T]

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。

 

5.接收 [I]

Email allows users to electronically transmit and receive messages, text, or data.

电子函件使用户可以用电子手段传递和接收消息、文本和数据。

 

二、词义辨析：类似有“接受”意思的词还有：

accept, receive, admit, take

这些动词均有“接受、接纳”之意。

accept强调主动地或自愿地接受，或者说，经过考虑后同意接受。

receive着重仅仅接到或收到这一支轮船或事实，而不含采取主动或积极行动的意思。

admit作“接受”讲时，强调准许或批准。

take与receive同意，是receive的日常用法，侧重不带主观意愿地收下或接受。

 

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They will        their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm
他们会在斯德哥尔摩举行的仪式上接受颁奖。