conceding

英 [kənˈsiːdɪŋ]

美 [kənˈsiːdɪŋ]

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的现在分词

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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of conceding or yielding
  Synonym:concessionyielding

双语例句

• But yet, after conceding that, he still says that he would oppose the surge if he had to decide that again today.
  而在他不情愿地让步后，他还在说如果今天再给他一次机会让他做决定，他将反对增兵。
• Fabio Aurelio believes Liverpool can take a lot of heart from the fighting spirit they showed at Stoke despite the despair of conceding a last minute goal.
  尽管在斯托克城的比赛中最后一分钟丢球，法比奥-奥雷里奥认为利物浦可以从拼搏精神中收获许多心得。
• The threat of Rooney inevitably dominated Jorge Jesus's pre-match press conference, with the Benfica coach conceding United's No10 would shape his plans.
  鲁尼不可避免的成为赛前记者会上的焦点，本菲卡教练承认曼联10号会是比赛中的关键人物。
• In conceding the nomination, Senator Clinton said both she and Senator Obama, and the people who had voted for them, had made history.
  在星期六的讲话中，克林顿指出，她和奥巴马以及所有支持他们的人，一道创造了历史。
• Earlier this season Liverpool won3-2 at the Reebok, twice coming from behind after conceding goals to Kevin Davies and Tamir Cohen.
  赛季初利物浦在锐步3比2取胜，在分别凯文-戴维斯和科恩先进球的情况下，利物浦两度后来居上。
• Despite a slow start to Dalglish's return to the helm the team are now in fine form having won their last three matches without conceding a goal.
  尽管达格利什上任之初并不顺利，但球队现在已经走上了正轨，他们在过去三场比赛中取得全胜且不失一球。
• The Dutchman matched the previous standard for minutes without conceding a goal during the first half at Upton Park.
  荷兰人上半场在厄普顿公园就追平了先前的不失球记录。
• Given the eagerness of British and Germany to stay in step with France, I had no difficulty conceding Paris a leadership role.
  鉴于英国和德国希望与法国保持步调一致，要我承认巴黎的领导作用并无困难。
• While conceding the Beijing Olympics should boost travel and tourism to China, he does not believe it will be a bumper year.
  尽管他承认北京奥运会将刺激来华的旅行和旅游，但他不认为今年会是一个丰年。
• There was no question of developing countries conceding the need for them to make absolute cuts in their emissions: instead, they were asked only to take actions to curb emissions that were measurable, reportable and verifiable and were variable according to national circumstances.
  根本不可能要求发展中国家承认它们需要削减绝对排放量：相反，它们只被要求采取行动，以控制可测量、可报告及可证实的排放，并且根据各国的具体情况可变。