Examples

Any of our concessions will be interpreted by them as a sign of weakness.

我们有一丁点儿的让步都会被他们认为是软弱的表现。 → weakness

merely verbal concessions → verbal

巡捕用警棍对付赤手空拳的示威学生。

The police in the foreign concessions used truncheons against the unarmed demonstrating students. → 赤手空拳

你一点儿不让步，这事没商量了。

If you refuse to make any concessions, the deal is off. → 没商量

准备作出某些必要的让步

be prepared to make some necessary concessions → 让步

饶这么让着他，他还不满意。

No matter how many concessions I made, he still wasn't satisfied. → 饶

在原则问题上从不退让

never make concessions on matters of principle → 退让

一味迁就

make endless concessions; make one concession after another → 一味

委曲求全

make concessions to achieve one's aim; compromise for the sake of the general interest → 求全

争执的双方都互不相让, 只有请德高望重的族长出来持正。

The two parties in dispute wouldn't make any concessions. The only way was to invite the prestigious Sheikh to determine justice. → 秉正

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