concedes

英 [kənˈsiːdz]

美 [kənˈsiːdz]

v.  承认(某事属实、合乎逻辑等); (尤指勉强地)让与，让步; 允许; 承认(比赛、选举等失败)
concede的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (勉强)承认，承认…属实
  If youconcedesomething, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
  1. Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right...
     贝丝最终承认了南希是对的。
  2. 'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.'...
     “嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”
  3. Mr. Chapman conceded the need for Nomura's U.S. unit to improve its trading skills.
     查普曼先生承认野村证券美国分公司需要提高股票交易技巧。
• VERB 赋予，授予(权利、特权)
  If youconcedesomethingtosomeone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege.
  1. The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions...
     政府承认建立独立工会的权利。
  2. Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos.
     法国人在越南面临彻底的失败后，接着又让老挝取得了完全的独立。
• VERB 让给;让与
  If youconcedesomething, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you.
  1. A strike by some ten thousand bank employees has ended after the government conceded some of their demands.
     政府答应了他们的一些要求后，大约有一万名银行员工参加的罢工结束了。
• VERB (在体育运动中)未能阻止(对方进球或得分)
  In sport, if youconcedegoals or points, you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them.
  1. They conceded four goals to Leeds United...
     他们被利兹联队攻进4个球。
  2. Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.
     卢顿未能在罚球区的边缘截住对方的任意球。

in AM, use 美国英语用 give up


• VERB 认输;承认失败
  If youconcedea game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win.
  1. Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival...
     56岁的赖纳在比赛中几乎已经向对手认输了。
  2. Alain Prost finished third and virtually conceded the world championship.
     阿兰·普罗斯特以第三名的成绩结束比赛，实际上已经将世界冠军的位置拱手让人。
• VERB 承认(失败);认(输)
  If youconcededefeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle.
  1. Airtours conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad...
     空中旅游公司承认其对度假服务行业竞争对手海外业主旅行社的控股企图以失败告终。
  2. He happily conceded the election.
     他欣然接受了选举的失败。

双语例句

• As Prof Sornette himself concedes, it would be an error to exit the market too early.
  正如索尔内特教授自己承认的，过早退出市场将是个错误。
• British nosh is no longer as awful as it was30 years ago, he concedes.
  他承认英国食物不像30年前那么糟糕了。
• He is proud of the mini-Britain his company has created but concedes: I would not say this will definitely be a hugely economically successful project.
  他为自己公司创造的小英国感到自豪，但他承认：我不能保证，这一定是一个在经济上非常成功的项目。
• Like most smart boyfriends, Jackson concedes the argument to Buss, admitting that she's usually right.
  就象大多数机智的男友，禅师不再和女友争论，承认她是对的。
• However, she concedes that the transformation cannot take place overnight: Many of these measures are long-term.
  然而，她承认，这一转型无法立竿见影：其中许多是长期措施。
• The report concedes: Private equity can help an economy, in principle.
  报告承认：私人股本原则上能够帮助经济。
• Yet Falk concedes that her interpretation is still hypothetical.
  然而，福尔克承认自己的解释仍然带有假定的成分。
• "It is really a challenge to explain to investors what we do," Mr Smith concedes.
  “的确很难跟投资者解释我们的业务，”史密斯承认。
• Honda's Formula One technical manager Ross Brawn concedes it is a difficult time for his staff.
  本田一级方程式比赛的技术经理罗斯.布朗承认，对于他的雇员来说，现在是一个艰难的时期。
• Duff readily concedes he "had to go," but is not looking back.
  达夫欣然承认他“不得不走。”，但是没有论及过去的日子。