concede
让步
释义2：
concede
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◙ verb1. [reporting verb] admit or agree that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it• （不情愿地）承认（或同意）…为事实（或正确） »[with clause] I had to concede that I'd overreacted. 我不得不承认我反应过度了。 »[with direct speech] ‘All right then,’ she conceded. “那好吧，”她勉强同意道。 »[with obj.] that principle now seems to have been conceded. 那条原则现在似乎已被承认了。 [with obj.] admit (defeat) in a match or contest• （比赛、竞赛中）认（输）；承认（失败） »he conceded defeat. 他认输了。 »[no obj.] reluctantly, Ellen conceded. 埃伦不情愿地认输了。 [with obj.] admit defeat in (a match or contest)• 承认（比赛，竞赛）失败 »they conceded the match to their opponents. 他们承认在比赛中对手获胜。2. [with obj.] surrender or yield (something that one possesses)• 放弃，让与，拱手让出（所有物） »in 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric. 公元475年，皇帝把奥弗涅大地区拱手让给了尤里克。 grant (a right, privilege, or demand)• 给予，授予（权利，特权）；容许（要求），准予 »the government conceded a key demand. 政府同意了一项关键性要求。 (in sport) fail to prevent the scoring of (a goal or point) by an opponent• （在体育比赛中）不能阻止对方进球（或得分），失（球，分） »they have conceded only one goal in seven matches. 他们在七场比赛中仅失1球。 allow (a lead or advantage) to slip• 失去（领先地位，优势） »he took an early lead which he never conceded. 他一开始就领先，一直没有失去优势。【派生】
♦ conceder noun【语源】
1. late 15th cent.: from French concéder or Latin concedere, from con- 'completely' + cedere 'yield'
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