concede
翻译
承认, 让步, 承认失败
例句
He finally conceded that she was right.
他最终承认她是对的。
The candidate conceded the election after the results.
结果出来后,那位候选人承认败选。
The team conceded a goal in the last minute.
该队在最后一分钟失了一球。
语法模式
((that ...)) 承认(…) He conceded that he was wrong.
((sth.)) ((to sb.)) 向(某人)让与(某物) The company conceded the wage demands to the union.
近义词
同义词: admit, acknowledge, grant, yield; 反义词: deny, dispute
词源
源自拉丁语 'con-' (共同) + 'cedere' (走,让步)。意为向某人让步或同意某人。
记忆技巧
把 'cede' 理解为“让步”(如在 'recede' 中)。'concede' 就是在辩论中向与你对立的人让步一个观点。