concede

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con·cede /kənˈsiːd/ verb

1 admit STH is true 承认某事属实 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ADMIT to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true （不得不）承认 → concession

‘That’s the only possible solution.’ ‘Yes, I suppose so, ’ Charles conceded.

“那是唯一可行的解决办法。”“对，我想是。”查尔斯承认道。

concede (that)

I conceded that I had made a number of errors.

我承认自己犯了一些错误。

► see thesaurus at admit

2 admit defeat 认输 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR to admit that you are not going to win a game, argument, battle etc 承认（失败），认（输），让步 → concession

The Georgian forces defended the capital but were finally obliged to concede.

格鲁吉亚军队奋起保卫首都，但最终被迫投降。

In May 1949, Stalin conceded defeat and reopened land access to Berlin.

1949年5月斯大林承认失败，重新开放了通往柏林的陆上通道。

3 concede a goal/point/penalty LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARto not be able to stop your opponent from getting a goal etc during a game 不能阻止对方进球/得分/罚球得分

The team has conceded only 19 goals in 28 games.

球队在28场比赛中只失了19个球。

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concede a goal/point/penalty• Barthez escaped with a yellow card despite clearly kicking Ian Harte to concede a penalty.• Chiddingfold should have taken the lead after five minutes when Rob Madgwick conceded a penalty for a trip.• But as Saracens consistently conceded penalties, Humphreys accepted the points on offer.• Hitchcock has yet to concede a goal since stepping in for Dave Beasant.• Liverpool can not afford to concede a goal tonight-and James has yet to keep a clean sheet.

4 give STH as a right 给予权利 [transitiveT]LET/ALLOW to give something to someone as a right or privilege, often unwillingly 〔勉强〕同意，让给〔某人权利〕 → concession

concede something to somebody

The King finally agreed to concede further powers to Parliament.

国王终于同意向议会交出更多的权力。

Finally the company conceded wage increases to their workers.

公司最终作出让步，给员工增加工资。

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concede• "Well, she is a little bit rude, " Ortega conceded.• After three years of civil war, the rebels finally conceded.• This time the fear of conceding an early goal will outweigh any desire for an instant lift.• Eventually, the chairman was forced to concede and announce his resignation.• Matthew kept on arguing his point, unwilling to concede defeat.• "Sam, you have to apologise to her" -- "I know, " Sam conceded grudgingly.• Knowles refused to concede her error.• The majority concede that a complaint which is not supported by evidence of injury is unlikely to be pursued by the police.• Environmentalists concede that it will not be easy to persuade car drivers to use their vehicles less often.• But eventually he was forced to concede that religious and regional fanaticism threatened to overwhelm his reforms.• For the first time in living memory a presidential candidate claimed the White House before his rival had conceded the race.• We both had a point, but neither of us would concede to the other.

concede (that)• However, Mr Nasser concedes it has been only recently that he has made real progress in reducing his head count.• Even a sympathizer conceded that Aleksandr Golovnin possessed few qualifications for heading the education ministry.• Anderson is a large man who concedes that he is 40 pounds overweight.• The Group concedes that many client will be afraid of upsetting their relationship with their bank.• Even his friends concede that Pillsbury can be difficult, being something of a diva, hot-tempered and imperious.• Government officials concede their courts are not perfect.• An intimacy Jessica and I conceded to was holding hands.• That would be to concede total defeat.• United, leading 3-0 at the time, conceded two goals at the final whistle.

conceded defeat• I get the impression that the Tories have already conceded defeat.• The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years, being continually revised, but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat.• Kavner conceded defeat after 75% of the vote had been counted.• Swearing-in of new President On Nov. 1 Kaunda conceded defeat after about a third of the results had been publicly declared.• Seemingly mustered for a last ditch stand they in fact conceded defeat after only six days.• The Committee finally conceded defeat and left the matter open.• In May 1949, after almost a year of crisis, Stalin conceded defeat and reopened land access to the city.• This time, one of the two opponents capitulated, conceded defeat-to an unprecedented degree.

concede something to somebody• He has stated repeatedly that he will not concede any territory to neighboring countries.• The richer nations will never concede equal status to the poorer countries.

Origin concede

(1400-1500) French concéder, from Latin concedere, from com- ( → COM-) + cedere ( → CEDE)

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