/əd'mɪʃn; əd`mɪʃən/
n
1 [U] ~ (to/into sth) entering or being allowed to enter a building, society, school, etc 进入或获准进入某建筑物, 社团, 学校等
*Admission (to the club) is restricted to members only. 只准会员进入（俱乐部）.
* Admission to British universities depends on examination results. 英国大学入学以考试成绩为凭.
* A week after his admission into the army, he fell ill. 他入伍後一星期就病了.
* Do they charge for admission? 入场要收费吗?
* How does one gain admission to the Buckingham Palace? 怎样才能获准进入白金汉宫?
2 [U] money charged for being admitted to a public place 公众场所入场费; 门票钱
*You have to pay
2 admission. 你须付2英镑入场费.
3 [U] ~ (of sth); ~ (that...) statement acknowledging the truth of sth; confession 承认; 招认; 供认; 坦白
*an admission that one has lied 对自己说了谎的供认
* Her resignation amounts to an admission of failure. 她的辞职等于承认失败.
4 (idm 习语) by/on one's own ad`mission as one has oneself admitted 如其自己所承认的
*He is a coward by his own admission. 他自己承认是个胆小鬼.

n
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: admissio, from admittere; ADMIT]
[C]
a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong
= confessionadmission that
　The Senator's admission that he had lied to Congress shocked many Americans.
admission of guilt/defeat/failure etc
　Silence is often interpreted as an admission of guilt.
　Reese, by his own admission , lacks the necessary experience.
[U]
permission given to someone to enter a building or place, or to become a member of a school, club etc
　No admission after 10 pm.
　The young men tried to enter a nightclub but were refused admission .
　Women gained admission to the club only recently.
admission to
　those applying for admission to university
admissions [plural]
the process of allowing people to enter a university, institution etc, or the number of people who can enter
university/college/school admissions
admissions policy/procedures etc
　The college has a very selective admissions policy.
　the admissions officer
[U and C]
the process of taking someone into a hospital for treatment, tests, or care
　There are 13,000 hospital admissions annually due to playground accidents.
[U]
the cost of entrance to a concert, sports event, cinema etc
→admittance
　Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for children.
　The cost includes free admission to the casinos.
　The Museum has no admission charge .