concede
- IPA[kənˈsēd]
美式
- admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it；admit (defeat) in a contest
verb: concede, 3rd person present: concedes, gerund or present participle: conceding, past tense: conceded, past participle: conceded
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it I had to concede that I'd overreacted that principle now seems to have been conceded 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ admit (defeat) in a contest he conceded defeat
- ▪ admit defeat in (a contest) ready to concede the gold medal
- 2. surrender or yield (something that one possesses) to concede all the territory he'd won 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ grant (a right, privilege, or demand) their rights to redress of grievances were conceded once more
- ▪ (in sports) fail to prevent the scoring of (a goal or point) by an opponent the coach conceded three safeties rather than kick into the wind
- ▪ allow (a lead or advantage) to slip he took an early lead that he never conceded
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- IPA[kənˈsiːd]
英式
- admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it: I had to concede that I'd overreacted ‘All right then,’ she conceded
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