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concede

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  • Conjugation : past  conceded ; ing  conceding
  • Derivatives : n  conceder
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

concede [kən'siːd]
  1. 1. vt. (admit) 承认
  2. 2. vi. 让步
    to concede that...
    承认...

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

concede [kən 'sɪd] [kən 'sɪːd]
  1. 1. vt. 认以为真；勉强承认
    to concede a point in arg ument
    在辩论中承认对方某一点
  2. 2. vt. 确认；（正式被确认前）承认（对手的胜利、得分等）
    to concede victory to an opponent
    承认对手胜利
  3. 3. vt. 给与，让与，授予（权利、特权等）
  4. 4. vi. [American English] 让步；（尤指）在选举中承认失败

Collins English-English Dictionary

concede [kən'siːd]
  1. 1. vb [when tr, may take a clause as object] to admit or acknowledge (something) as true or correct
  2. 2. vb to yield or allow (something, such as a right)
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to admit as certain in outcome
    to concede an election
  4. 4. vt. [Etymology] C17: from Latin concedere, from cedere to give way, cede
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Examples

to concede a point in arg ument
在辩论中承认对方某一点 → concede
to concede victory to an opponent
承认对手胜利 → concede
to concede that...
承认... → concede
to concede an election → concede
这几次您下棋都赢了我, 我已经口服心服了！
You defeated me several times in chess; now I concede defeat, from the bottom of my heart. → 口服心服
伏输
concede defeat → 伏

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