中考英語詞語辨析：accept

Ⅰ. accept 接受，表示其行為是由主觀意願決定的。

① I accepted it without question. 我毫無疑問地接受了它。

② We have accepted his proposal. 我已接受了他的建議。

Ⅱ. receive 接到、收到、受到表示其行為與主觀意願無關。如：

① I received a letter from him. 我收到了他的.來信。

② He received the present, but he did not accept. 他收到了禮物，但沒有接受下來。

③ He received a good education.他受到了良好的教育。

[注] 在表示接待、接見時，通常用 receive, 而不用 accept.

如：We often receive foreign guests. 我們經常接待外賓。

at hand/ in hand

Ⅰ. at hand在手邊；在附近；即將到來如：

① When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary at hand. 他寫東西時，手邊總有一本字典。

② Spring is at hand. 春天就要來了。

Ⅱ. in hand 在手中的；現有的引申為：在掌握中；在處理中。如：

① I have 100 yuan in hand. 我手頭有100元錢。

② The police immediately had the situation in hand. 警方立即控制了局勢。