/əd'mɪt; əd`mɪt/
v (-tt-)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (into/to sth)
(a) allow sb/sth to enter 许可某人[某物]进入
*That man is not to be admitted. 不准那个人进来.
* Each ticket admits two people to the party. 每张票可供两人入场参加聚会.
* The small window admitted very little light. 那扇小窗户只能透进一点光线.
(b) accept sb into a hospital as a patient, or into a school, etc as a pupil 接受某人（入院或入学等）
*The school admits sixty new boys and girls every year. 这所学校每年招收六十名男女新生.
* He was admitted to hospital with minor burns. 他因轻度烧伤而入院.
2 [Tn] (of an enclosed space) have room for (sb/sth) （指一范围内）可容纳（某人[某事物]）
*The theatre admits only
250 people. 这家戏院只能容纳250人.
3 [Ipr, Tn, Tf, Tnt, Tg] ~ to sth/doing sth recognize or acknowledge sth as true, often reluctantly; confess sth 承认, 供认, 招认（常为不情愿地）; 坦白某事物
*George would never admit to being wrong. 乔治从不认错.
* The prisoner has admitted his guilt. 犯人认罪了.
* I admit my mistake/that I was wrong. 我承认是我的错[我错了].
* I admit (that) you have a point. 我承认你有理.
* He admitted having stolen the car. 他招认偷了那辆汽车.
* It is now generally admitted to have been (ie Most people agree and accept that it was) a mistake. 如今人们公认这是个错误.
4 [Ipr] ~ of sth (fml 文) allow the possibility of sth; leave room for sth 容许某事物; 对某事物留有馀地
*His conduct admits of no excuse. 他的行为无可宽恕.
* The plan does not admit of improvement, ie cannot be improved. 这项计划已无改进馀地了（已尽善尽美）.
5 (idm 习语) be admitted to sb's presence (fml 文) be allowed to enter the room, etc where sb (esp sb important) is 获准会见某人（尤指要人）.

v past tense and past participleadmittedpresent participleadmitting

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1【accept truth】
2【accept blame】
3【allow to enter】
4【allow to join】
5【hospital】
6 admit defeat
7 admit evidence
Phrasal verbs
　admit of something

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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: admittere, from ad- 'to' + mittere 'to send']
【ACCEPT TRUTH】 [I and T]
to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right
　'Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,' Jenny admitted.
admit (that)
　You may not like her, but you have to admit that she's good at her job.
admit to sb (that)
　Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley.
　I must admit , I didn't actually do anything to help her.
　Admit it! I'm right, aren't I?
admit (to) doing sth
　Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.
freely/openly/frankly etc admit
(=admit without being ashamed)
　Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.
【ACCEPT BLAME】 [I and T]
to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminal
= confess
≠ denyadmit doing sth
　Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.
admit to (doing) sth
　A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.
　After questioning, he admitted to the murder.
　No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.
【ALLOW TO ENTER】 [T]
to allow someone to enter a public place to watch a game, performance etc
→admittance, admission admissionadmit sb to/into sth
　Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.
【ALLOW TO JOIN】 [T]
to allow someone to join an organization, club etc
admit sb to/into sth
　Drake was admitted into the club in 1997.
【HOSPITAL】 [T]
if people at a hospital admit someone, that person is taken in to be given treatment, tests, or care
　What time was she admitted?
be admitted to hospital
BrEbe admitted to the hospital
AmE
admit defeat
to stop trying to do something because you realize you cannot succeed
　For Haskill, selling the restaurant would be admitting defeat.
admit evidence
to allow a particular piece of evidence to be used in a court of law
　Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.
admit of [admit of sth] phr v
if a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possible
　The facts admit of no other explanation.