concede
v. 承認; 讓步; 認輸; 授予(權利、特權)
If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right...
貝絲最終承認了南希是對的。
'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.'...
“嗯,”他承認道,“我有時候說話的確有點吐字不清。”
If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege.
The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions...
政府承認建立獨立工會的權利。
Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos.
法國人在越南面臨徹底的失敗後,接著又讓寮國取得了完全的獨立。
If you concede something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you.
A strike by some ten thousand bank employees has ended after the government conceded some of their demands.
政府答應了他們的一些要求後,大約有一萬名銀行員工參加的罷工結束了。
In sport, if you concede goals or points, you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them.
They conceded four goals to Leeds United...
他們被利茲聯隊攻進4個球。
Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.
盧頓未能在罰球區的邊緣截住對方的任意球。
If you concede a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win.
Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival...
56歲的賴納在比賽中幾乎已經向對手認輸了。
Alain Prost finished third and virtually conceded the world championship.
阿蘭·普羅斯特以第三名的成績結束比賽,實際上已經將世界冠軍的位置拱手讓人。
If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle.
Airtours conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad...
空中旅遊公司承認其對度假服務行業競爭對手海外業主旅行社的控股企圖以失敗告終。
He happily conceded the election.
他欣然接受了選舉的失敗。
1. admit, make a clean breast of;
2. be willing to concede;
3. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
4. acknowledge defeat;
acknowledge, admit, confess, recognize, concede
這些動詞均含"承認"之意。
Some comrades have asked why we should concede eight Liberated Areas.
有些同志問,為什麼要讓出八個解放區?
The analogy between these events and today's problems is not perfect, as the authors concede.
這兩名作者都承認,這些往事跟當前的問題並不存在完全的類比關係.
Miners, after all, concede the need for reform of Australia's convoluted mining tax regime.
畢竟, 礦商承認,改革讓人摸不著頭腦的澳大利亞採礦稅制是必要的.
He will not concede what anything ails his business.
他不允許任何事情來干擾他的工作.
But they concede that potential customers may find purchases hard to finance.
但是,他們承認目前的潛在客戶可能發現其財政狀況無法支援他們的購買預算.