concessions

英 [kənˈsɛʃənz]

美 [kənˈsɛʃənz]

n.  让步; 妥协; 承认; 给予; 许可; 减价; (对某类人的)减价票
concession的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指为平息争端或冲突而作出的)让步，妥协
  If you make aconcession tosomeone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict.
  1. The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.
     为了结束与其臣民的冲突，国王作出了很大的让步。
• N-COUNT 特许权;优惠
  Aconcessionis a special right or privilege that is given to someone.
  1. The government has granted concessions to three private telephone companies.
     政府已经向3家私营电话公司授予了特许权。
  2. ...tax concessions for mothers who stay at home with their children.
     针对在家照顾孩子的母亲的纳税优惠
• N-COUNT (通常指针对老人、学生和失业人员的)优惠价格
  Aconcessionis a special price which is lower than the usual price and which is often given to old people, students, and the unemployed.
  1. Open daily; admission £1.10 with concessions for children and OAPs.
     每天开放;门票1.10英镑，儿童和退休人士可享受票价优惠。

in AM, use 美国英语用 reduction


• (尤指在别家公司大楼内的)销售权(或经营权)协议
  Aconcessionis an arrangement where someone is given the right to sell a product or to run a business, especially in a building belonging to another business.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 franchise

双语例句

• The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.
  为了结束与其臣民的冲突，国王作出了很大的让步。
• He hoped to unnerve Kennedy and force him into concessions.
  他只希望动摇肯尼迪的信念，迫使他让步。
• The matter was settled because they made mutual concessions.
  他们互相作了让步，事情因此解决了。
• They have reached a contract agreement with the autoworkers union but terms of the concessions were not revealed.
  两家公司与汽车工人工会达成了协议，但没有透露妥协的具体内容。
• None of our constituencies found it easy to make concessions.
  要我们的赞助者作出让步并非易事。
• Employers made concessions to the workers in negotiation.
  这些雇主在与工人的谈判中做出了让步。
• We finally negotiated them into making concessions.
  我们终于通过谈判使他们作出了让步。
• Last-minute concessions had been made to disaffected groups to win their support.
  最后时刻还是对心怀不满的集团作了让步，以图赢得他们的支持。
• The financial concessions granted to British Aerospace were, he said, of a precarious character
  他说，向英国宇航公司给予财政优惠未获证实。
• We have settled border questions with many other countries simply by having both parties make concessions.
  我们和好多国家解决了边界问题，解决的办法无非是双方相互让步。