Ⅰ. accept 接受,表示其行爲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、受到表示其行爲與主觀意願無關。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;現有的引申爲: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。