| 单词 | admit defeat |
| 释义 | admit defeattoacceptthat you havefailedand give up: After severalattemptstountietheknot, Iadmitteddefeatandcutthrough it with aknife. He istrailingin thepollsbut stillrefusestoadmitdefeat. Moving back in with myparentsfeltlikeadmittingdefeat. See also admit(ACCEPT)
admit defeattoacceptthat you cannot do something: IthoughtI couldfixtheradiomyself, but I had toadmitdefeat. After a two-yearbattletoovercomeaseriesof backinjuries, she wasfinallyforcedtoadmitdefeatandretirefrom thesport. He justrefusedtoadmitdefeatandcarriedon. If I were you, I wouldadmitdefeatandaskforhelp. She's still notwillingtoadmitdefeat. See also defeatnoun |
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