Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3862
Fully loadedconcede
承认；认错
to admit that you have done something wrong
- 1.
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
屈服；让步；给予
- 2.
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
授予权利或特权；做出让步
- 3.
To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge
承认或同意某事为真；认可
- 4.
To yield or make concession.
让步或做出妥协
- 5.
To have a goal or point scored against
被对方得分或进球
- 6.
(of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
(指投球手)被对方击出得分
让步；退让；让出；交出；认输；承认失败；屈服；让步；给予；授予权利或特权；做出让步
In use
I have to concede that I made a mistake.
After hours of debate, she finally conceded that the other plan was better.
She walked away without conceding that she had been unfair.
concede sth
此结构表示承认某事，通常为负面或不利的事实。
She conceded defeat after the election.
选举后她承认失败。
concede that + clause
后接从句，用于承认某个事实或观点。
He conceded that the project was over budget.
他承认项目超支了。
concede to sb/sth
表示屈服或让步于某人或某事。
The government conceded to the protesters' demands.
Connections
Collocations
- concede defeat
- 承认失败
- After a long battle, the politician finally conceded defeat.经过长期的斗争，这位政治家最终承认了失败。
- concede a point
- 承认某一点（正确）
- He conceded that her argument had merit on that point.他承认她的论点在那一点上有道理。
- concede to demands
- 对要求让步
- The company conceded to the workers' demands for better pay.公司对工人提高工资的要求做出了让步。
- concede an election
- 承认选举失败
- The candidate conceded the election after the results were clear.结果明确后，候选人承认了选举失败。
- concede a goal
- 失球
- The team conceded a goal in the final minute of the match.球队在比赛最后一分钟失球。
- concede that
Learner notes
Memory Tip
concede音似“肯舍得”，肯舍得就是让步、放弃，记住这个谐音就容易想到词义。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或半正式场合，如辩论、谈判或承认错误时，表示让步或承认某事属实。语体偏正式，但在日常交流中也可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the same ending '-siːd' and rhyme with 'concede'. They all contain the spelling chunk 'cede' but note that 'succeed' and 'exceed' have a different prefix.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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