Biologists recognize several distinct species of coral by examining the microscopic structure of their skeletons.
生物学家通过检查珊瑚骨骼的微观结构来识别几个不同的珊瑚物种。
As a result, elephants can recall the locations of watering holes visited decades earlier and recognize individual elephants and humans they have not encountered in years.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
- mRNA vaccines teach cells to produce a harmless piece of a virus's protein, training the immune system to recognize the real virus later.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “recognize”?
C — Identify, know. “recognize” means identify, know.
Which word means “identify, know”?
B — recognize. “recognize” means identify, know.
recognize — identify, know. In Chinese: 认出，识别.
recognize is pronounced /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/.
Biologists recognize several distinct species of coral by examining the microscopic structure of their skeletons. (生物学家通过检查珊瑚骨骼的微观结构来识别几个不同的珊瑚物种。)
identify, discern, perceive — all close in meaning to recognize (identify, know).
misunderstand, overlook — each the opposite of recognize (identify, know).
Yes. recognize is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
re(again)+cogn(know)+ize(verb).