误 He admits to be afraid of the thunder.

正 He admits being afraid of the thunder.

析 admit可用动名词作宾语,但不能用不定式作宾语。

误 I cannot admit of your doing that.

正 I cannot allow you to do that.

析 admit of 一般只用事物而不用人作主语。

误 He admitted to be wrong.

正 He admitted to being wrong.

析 admit后接介词to,但是不能接动词不定式。

误 No one should be admitted to enter except on business.

正 No one should be admitted except on business.

析 admit本身已含有“入内”的意思, to enter为多余的。

误 He admitted me that he had made a mistake.

正 He admitted to me that he had made a mistake.

析 “对我承认…”不能说admit me that...,而必须说admit to me that...。