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concedeverb(ADMIT)C2[T]toadmit, oftenunwillingly, that something istrue: （常指不情愿地）承认 [+ (that)]Thegovernmenthas conceded(that)the newtaxpolicyhas been adisaster.政府承认新的税收政策是彻底失败的。 [+ speech]"Wellokay,perhapsI was a little hard on her," he conceded.“好吧，也许我对她是有点苛刻，”他承认道。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto say that you are wrong - confessRawlinson finally confessed to the robbery.
- own upCome on, own up - who's eaten the last sandwich?
- fess upFess up - you wanted to go to the cinema instead, didn't you?
- come cleanI decided to come clean about the broken vase.
- concedeShe did eventually concede that the instructions were not very clear.
- admitHe admitted that he had been wrong.
See more results » [IorT]toadmitthat you havelostin acompetition: 认输；承认（失败） Hekeptonarguingand wouldn't concededefeat.他一直争论个不停，不愿认输。 She concededevenbefore all thevoteshad beencounted.选票还没全部统计出来她就认输了。 - She concededdefeatwell before all thevoteshad beencounted.
- Hysenhandledtheballand conceded thepenaltythat gave ManchesterUnitedthelead.
- Clinton conceded, "Webitoff more than we couldchewinouroriginalhealthcarereformproposals."
- He conceded that he had been a littleharsh.
- Reluctantly she conceded thattheirideawasbetter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAdmitting & confessing - avow
- avowedly
- breastbeating
- clean
- climb
- climbdown
- come cleanidiom
- concession
- concessionary
- confess
- confession
- cop
- cop tosomething
- deny
- eat humble pieidiom
- face
- hand
- stand
- swallow
- truth be toldidiom
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Losing and being defeated concedeverb(GIVE AWAY)C2[T]toallowsomeone to have something,evenif you do notwantto: （不情愿地）让步，答应给，让与 Thepresidentis notexpectedto concede thesereforms.估计总统不会同意这些改革。 He is notwillingto concede any of hispower/authority.他不愿交出自己的任何权力。 Britainconceded(=allowed)independencetoIndiain 1947.英国在1947年承认印度独立。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAccepting & agreeing reluctantly - accede tosomething
- acceptance
- acquiescence
- be resigned tosomethingidiom
- bend tosomething
- bow down tosomeone
- cave in
- crack
- like it or lump itidiom
- peace
- philosophical
- resignyourselftosomething
- resignation
- resigned
- resignedly
- resort tosomething
- settle forsomething
- shoulder
- tolerate
- tradesomethingoff
See more results » concede a goal/point tofailtostopanopposingteamorpersonfromwinningapointorgame: 没能阻止对方进球（或得分）Theteamconceded twogoals(tothe otherside) in the first fiveminutesof thegame.开赛后5分钟内，球队就送了（对方）两个球。 concede| American Dictionarytoadmitthat something istrue, or toallowsomething: [+ (that) clause]Officials concede (that) theplanisn’t thebestone. If you concede in acompetition, youadmitthat you havelost: [I/T]She conceded (theelection)yesterday. concede| Business English[T]toadmitthat somethingexistsor istrue, oftenunwillingly: concede thatThechairmanconceded thatshareholdershad been "impactedby thedeclineinmarketprices". Theinsurersultimatelyconcededliabilityforrepairingthedamageto thecar. [T]to give something to someone, orallowthem to have it,especiallywhen you areunwillingto do so: Localgovernmenthas beenforcedto concede some ofitsauthoritytolarger,regionallybased,units. [IorT]tostoparguing,fighting, orcompetingagainst someone andadmitthat you havelost: After arecountof thevotes, thecandidateconcededdefeat. Critics say he should have concededrightafter theelection. Examplesofconcedeconcede In addition, protestant- loyalist politics has always been a zero-sum activity: one either has a monopoly of power or concedes it to the opposition.From theCambridge English Corpus Such is not our intention or our mission, he modestly concedes.From theCambridge English Corpus Despite continued inflation such small increases in remuneration have been conceded only after many years of negotiation.From theCambridge English Corpus Later, however, he conceded that this attempt had been unsuccessful, and his earlier rigorous separation of science and ideology misguided.From theCambridge English Corpus In the case of temporal viewpoints this point will be easily conceded.From theCambridge English Corpus With disarming but tough-minded modesty, he concedes his casualness of study, selective taste, and large areas of ignorance.From theCambridge English Corpus The length of this experiment, he concedes, is difficult to measure, mainly because a free market never operates irrespective of other factors.From theCambridge English Corpus He conceded nothing to the rules when he saw nothing coming from them.From theCambridge English Corpus The right of a woman to retain her maiden name in marriage was not conceded until 1976.From theCambridge English Corpus They require conceding in advance a common empirical experience of the matters at hand.From theCambridge English Corpus Whilst the automation of this process remains only a distant possibility, it must be conceded that none of these techniques is directly usable as described.From theCambridge English Corpus Finally, the ambiguous powers conceded in the donations left large areas of doubt that were to make political advancement by the popes difficult.From theCambridge English Corpus In light of what we have conceded in the present section, we will not say that anymore.From theCambridge English Corpus Wage cutting in the early 1930s appeared to be almost as competitive as the sporadic wage increases conceded between 1917 and 1919.From theCambridge English Corpus Now is the crucial moment; we may be unable to control the territory, but this must not be conceded.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |