(1) ①receive表示“收到，接到”或“得到，受到”，但不一定接受(如礼物、邀请等)。

此外，还可用来表示“受(教育)；收到(命令、指示、支持)；受(处罚)”等以及“接见(客人)”等。

• He received an invitation to be an exclusive sales agent, but he didn't accept in consideration of the bad reputation of the company.
  他接到邀请，要他担任独家销售代理，但考虑到该公司名誉不佳，他没有接受。
• He received permission to go back home on holiday.
  他得到允许，回家度假。
• That was the most valuable encouragement I had ever received from anyone.
  那是我所得到过的最珍贵的鼓励。
• The old people can receive the best of care in the home for the elderly.
  这些老人们在老年之家能够得到最佳的呵护。
• He received a severe punishment for not doing his homework.
  他因为没做家庭作业而受到严厉的惩罚。
• The newcomers are to receive three weeks of intensive military training.
  新来的人要接受三周的集中军训。
• The President is reported to have received the special envoy in charge of the Middle East affairs.
  据报道，总统接见了这位负责中东事务的特使。
• Madam is not receiving callers today.
  夫人今天不见客。

②receive有时用作不及物动词，表示“见客”。

• Mr. Jones receives twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday.
  琼斯先生每周两次接待客人，在星期二和星期五。

③receive有时表示“得到(某种反应)；使……被接受”。

• His speech was very well received /was received with enthusiasm by the teachers and students.
  他的演说得到师生热情的响应。
• The Theory of Relativity put forth by Einstein was to be gradually received by the public.
  爱因斯坦的相对论将会逐渐地被公众接受。

 (2) ①accept表示“接受”，常用于礼物、邀请、忠告、建议、批评、计划等；“接受某人担任某角色”；还表示“接受，同意”，用于条件、意见、观点等。

• Please accept this little gift in token of our esteem.
  请接受代表我们敬意的小礼品。
• The management have already accepted the workers' terms in principle.
  资方已原则上接受了工人们的条件。
• I'll talk him into accepting you as assistant to the manager.
  我将说服他接受你担任经理助手一职。
• The new theory has become widely/universally accepted .
  这一新理论已被广泛/普遍接受。

②accept有时可跟that或what引导的从句。

• I accept that the aircraft has no choice but to crash into the sea.
  我同意飞机除坠入大海外别无选择的说法。
• The police accepted what I said/my story as true.
  警察同意了我的说法／同意我讲的是真的。