2VERB 赋予,授予(权利、特权) If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege. 赋予,授予(权利、特权) [Also VERB n n]
The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions. [VERB noun]
政府承认建立独立工会的权利。
Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos. [VERB noun + to]
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。
3VERB 让给;让与 If you concede something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you. 让给;让与
A strike by some ten thousand bank employees has ended after the government conceded some of their demands. [VERB noun]
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。
4VERB (在体育运动中)未能阻止(对方进球或得分) In sport, if you concede goals or points, you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them. (在体育运动中)未能阻止(对方进球或得分) [British]
They conceded four goals to Leeds United. [VERB noun + to]
他们被利兹联队攻进4个球。
Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area. [VERB noun]
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
5VERB 认输;承认失败 If you concede a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win. 认输;承认失败
Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival. [VERB noun + to]
56岁的赖纳在比赛中几乎已经向对手认输了。
Alain Prost finished third and virtually conceded the world championship. [VERB noun]
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。
6VERB 承认(失败);认(输) If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle. 承认(失败);认(输)
Airtours conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad. [VERB noun]
ADVERB | VERB + CONCEDE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤eventually, finally最終/最後承認▸➤readily欣然承認◇She readily concedes that there is much work still to be done.她毫不遲疑地承認還有很多工作未完成。➤grudgingly, reluctantly勉強/不情願地承認◇He reluctantly conceded that he was not fit enough to play.他不情願地承認自己狀態不好,應付不了比賽。➤implicitly (NAmE) 含蓄地承認◇The company seems to be implicitly conceding that sales have been poor.公司似乎含蓄地承認其銷售情況不好。VERB + CONCEDE➤be forced to被迫承認▸➤be prepared to, be willing to願意/自願承認◇He was not prepared to concede that he had acted illegally.他不願意承認自己犯了法。➤be reluctant to, be unwilling to勉強/不願承認▸➤refuse to拒絕承認PREPOSITION➤to向⋯讓步◇The firm should concede a significant salary increase to its employees.公司應該作出讓步,給員工大幅度提高工資。