concede

1. V-T If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. (常指不情願地) 承認

Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right. 貝絲最終承認南希是對的。

"Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."

“嗯，”他承認道，“我有時說話確實有點兒含糊。”

2. V-T If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege. 給予 (權利或特權)

Poland's Communist government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions. 波蘭共産黨政府給予了建立獨立工會的權力。

3. V-T If you concede something, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you. 讓與

The strike by bank employees ended after employers conceded some of their demands. 銀行雇員的罷工在雇主們答應了他們的一些要求之後停止了。

4. V-T If you concede a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win. (通過認輸而) 使 (比賽、競賽、爭論等) 結束

Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival. 56嵗的賴納差一點就曏他的對手認輸而使比賽結束。

5. V-T If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle. 承認 (失敗)

She has conceded defeat in her bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for governor. 她已經承認自己在民主黨州長提名競選中失敗。