Basically, 'receive' means to be given something, 'accept' is when you agree to receive something.

Hi Melinda, When we agree to someone's proposal or suggestion, we "accept" their ideas. Example: My thesis is not accepted by my professor as the citation is not complete. When we are a recipient of something that someone sent to you, we "receive" it. Example: My thesis was submitted again and my professor gladly received it. Additionally, we can "accept" something tangible such as a gift or something intangible such as an idea. We can "receive" something without "accepting", such as a flyer in your letterbox. Hope this helps you. Cheers, Lance

简单地来讲，大多数情况下receive是收到，accept是接受。有时候accept也意味着“收到”，但这时候它也带着一点“接受”的意思（不知道我这一句中文你能不能看懂 哈哈）。另外，单位也可以accept，这时候accept的意思是接收或者录取。