in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 recognise
										- VERB 认识;认出
 If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.- The receptionist recognized him at once...
 接待员一眼就认出他了。
- He did not think she could recognize his car in the snow...
 他觉得她在雪天里认不出他的车子。
- A man I easily recognized as Luke's father sat with a newspaper on his lap.
 我一眼就认出那人是卢克的父亲,他坐在那里,膝盖上放着一份报纸。
 
- VERB 认可;承认
 If someone says that they recognize something, they acknowledge that it exists or that it is true.- I recognize my own shortcomings...
 我承认自己的缺点。
- Well, of course I recognize that evil exists.
 嗯,我当然承认邪恶的存在。
 
- VERB 正式认可;承认;正式接受;赞成
 If people or organizations recognize something as valid, they officially accept it or approve of it.- Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine...
 大多数医生似乎都接受顺势疗法是一种合理的医疗手段。
- France is on the point of recognizing the independence of the Baltic States.
 法国即将承认波罗的海诸国的独立。
- ...a nationally recognized expert on psychology.
 全国公认的心理学专家
 
- VERB 赞赏,认可(某人的所作所为)
 When people recognize the work that someone has done, they show their appreciation of it, often by giving that person an award of some kind.- The RAF recognized him as an outstandingly able engineer...
 英国皇家空军表彰他是一名非常能干的机械师。
- He had the insight to recognize their talents...
 他很有眼力,慧眼识英才。
- Nichols was recognized by the Hall of Fame in 1949.
 尼科尔斯在1949年正式入选名人堂。