conceding

英 [kənˈsiːdɪŋ]

美 [kənˈsiːdɪŋ]

v.  承认(某事属实、合乎逻辑等); (尤指勉强地)让与，让步; 允许; 承认(比赛、选举等失败)
concede的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB (勉强)承认，承认…属实
  If youconcedesomething, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
  1. Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right...
     贝丝最终承认了南希是对的。
  2. 'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.'...
     “嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”
  3. Mr. Chapman conceded the need for Nomura's U.S. unit to improve its trading skills.
     查普曼先生承认野村证券美国分公司需要提高股票交易技巧。
• VERB 赋予，授予(权利、特权)
  If youconcedesomethingtosomeone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege.
  1. The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions...
     政府承认建立独立工会的权利。
  2. Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos.
     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。
• VERB 让给;让与
  If youconcedesomething, you give it to the person who has been trying to get it from you.
  1. A strike by some ten thousand bank employees has ended after the government conceded some of their demands.
     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。
• VERB (在体育运动中)未能阻止(对方进球或得分)
  In sport, if youconcedegoals or points, you are unable to prevent your opponent from scoring them.
  1. They conceded four goals to Leeds United...
     他们被利兹联队攻进4个球。
  2. Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.
     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


• VERB 认输;承认失败
  If youconcedea game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win.
  1. Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival...
     56岁的赖纳在比赛中几乎已经向对手认输了。
  2. Alain Prost finished third and virtually conceded the world championship.
     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。
• VERB 承认(失败);认(输)
  If youconcededefeat, you accept that you have lost a struggle.
  1. Airtours conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad...
     空中旅游公司承认其对度假服务行业竞争对手海外业主旅行社的控股企图以失败告终。
  2. He happily conceded the election.
     他欣然接受了选举的失败。

英英释义

noun

• the act of conceding or yielding
  Synonym:concessionyielding

双语例句

• But as they drifted out of the stadium, South African fans could probably reflect on a game that their team could so easily have lost, having allowed Mexico to dominate the first half and come perilously close to conceding on numerous occasions.
  但当南非球迷成群结队地离开体育场时，他们或许会反思这场比赛：南非队本来很可能输掉比赛，因为他们让墨西哥队在上半场主宰了比赛，多次险些攻破南非队的球门。
• It has been a near-perfect start for Argentina, who have taken the maximum six points from their opening two games, conceding just once in the process.
  这对于阿根廷真是一个近乎梦幻般的开局：他们在已经进行两场比赛中获得了最高的6分，仅失一球。
• While conceding that a recession is possible, he said it is too early to say the economy is in recession, usually defined as six months of negative growth.
  伯南克虽然承认经济衰退是可能的，但他说，现在就说经济已步入衰退还为时过早。经济衰退的定义为6个月的负增长。
• While conceding the Beijing Olympics should boost travel and tourism to China, he does not believe it will be a bumper year.
  尽管他承认北京奥运会将刺激来华的旅行和旅游，但他不认为今年会是一个丰年。
• His coach was conceding the game a little early for Ginobili's taste and he didn't like experiencing it.
  在吉诺比利看来，教练放弃的有点早，他一点也不喜欢这样的经历。
• Nothing marks the triumph of reality over managerial optimism more than conceding you will not get money back from the taxman.
  再没有比承认你将无法从税务机关收回任何钱，更能证明现实已战胜了管理层的乐观态度。
• But yet, after conceding that, he still says that he would oppose the surge if he had to decide that again today.
  而在他不情愿地让步后，他还在说如果今天再给他一次机会让他做决定，他将反对增兵。
• Fabio Aurelio believes Liverpool can take a lot of heart from the fighting spirit they showed at Stoke despite the despair of conceding a last minute goal.
  尽管在斯托克城的比赛中最后一分钟丢球，法比奥-奥雷里奥认为利物浦可以从拼搏精神中收获许多心得。
• The Swede led Manchester City to wins in his opening three Premier League games, without conceding a goal.
  这位瑞典人带领曼彻斯特城队赢得了开季的三场联赛，没有一个失球。
• The argument about "conceding" numerical inequality was due either to a misunderstanding or to demagoguery.
  所谓我们承认了数量的不平等，这不是出于误解就是想蛊惑人心。