con·cede
verb/kənˈsiːd/
/kənˈsiːd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they concede | /kənˈsiːd/ /kənˈsiːd/ |
| he / she / it concedes | /kənˈsiːdz/ /kənˈsiːdz/ |
| past simple conceded | /kənˈsiːdɪd/ /kənˈsiːdɪd/ |
| past participle conceded | /kənˈsiːdɪd/ /kənˈsiːdɪd/ |
| -ing form conceding | /kənˈsiːdɪŋ/ /kənˈsiːdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to admit that something is true, logical, etc. after first denying it or resisting it
（在否认或拒不承认后）承认（某事属实、合乎逻辑等） - + speech ‘Not bad,’ she conceded grudgingly.
“不错。”她勉强承认道。 - concede (that)… He was forced to concede (that) there might be difficulties.
他被迫承认可能会有困难。 - concede something I had to concede the logic of this.
我得承认这件事情有它的逻辑。 - concede something to somebody He reluctantly conceded the point to me.
他不情愿地向我承认了这一点。 - concede somebody something He reluctantly conceded me the point.
他不情愿地向我承认了这一点。 - it is conceded that… It must be conceded that different judges have different approaches to these cases.
必须承认不同的法官会采用不同的方法来判定这些案件。
Synonyms admitadmitacknowledge ▪ recognize ▪ concede ▪ confessThese words all mean to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true.admit to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true:- It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
我承认，那次干的是件蠢事。
- She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform.
她拒不承认改革的必要性。
- They recognized the need to take the problem seriously.
他们承认需要严肃对待这个问题。
- He was forced to concede (that) there might be difficulties.
他被迫承认可能会有困难。
- She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.
她不愿承认她的无知。 - He confessed to the murder.
他对谋杀罪行供认不讳。
- to admit/acknowledge/recognize/concede/confess that…
- to admit/confess to something
- to admit/concede/confess something to somebody
- to admit/acknowledge/recognize the truth
- to admit/confess your mistakes/ignorance
Express Yourself Conceding a pointConceding a pointWhen you want to show that the other person has convinced you with their argument, at least partially, you can concede:Topics Opinion and argumentc1- Yes, I suppose you're right.
是的，我想你是对的。
- Yes, I suppose you're right.
- Yes, I guess you're right.
是的，我想你是对的。
- Yes, I guess you're right.
- Yes, I see what you mean.
是的，我明白你的意思。
- Yes, I see what you mean.
- OK, I take/see your point about the expense, but I still think it's worth it.
好吧，我理解你对这笔支出的看法，但我还是认为这是值得的。
- OK, I take/see your point about the expense, but I still think it's worth it.
- Well, I guess you've got a point there.
嗯，我想你说的有道理。
- Well, I guess you've got a point there.
- OK, that’s a good point.
嗯，这话说得很对。
- OK, that’s a good point.
- No, possibly/I guess not.
不，应该不行／我想不行。
- No, possibly/I guess not.
- I suppose not.
我看不见得。
- I suppose not.
- Well, yes, OK. I hadn't really appreciated/understood that before.
好吧，我以前真的不了解那一点。
- Well, yes, OK. I hadn't really appreciated/understood that before.
- Well, I can’t/won’t argue with that.
好吧，我不得不承认那一点。
- Well, I can’t/won’t argue with that.
- That’s true. We’ll need to take that into consideration.
确实如此。我们需要考虑这一点。
- That’s true. We’ll need to take that into consideration.
Extra Examples- He reluctantly conceded that he was not fit enough to play in the match.
他不情愿地承认自己的状态不足以应付这场比赛。 - He was not prepared to concede that he had acted illegally.
他不愿意承认自己犯了法。 - She readily concedes that there is much work still to be done.
她毫不迟疑地承认还有很多工作未完成。 - The company seems to be implicitly conceding that sales have been poor.
公司似乎含蓄地承认其销售情况不好。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- eventually
- finally
- readily
- …
- be forced to
- be prepared to
- be willing to
- …
- to
- + speech ‘Not bad,’ she conceded grudgingly.
- [intransitive, transitive] concede (defeat) to admit that you have lost a game, an election, etc.
承认（比赛、选举等失败） - After losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede.
输掉了这场决定性的战役后，那位将军不得不承认失败。 - Injury forced Hicks to concede defeat.
受伤后，希克斯被迫认输。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- eventually
- finally
- readily
- …
- be forced to
- be prepared to
- be willing to
- …
- to
- After losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede.
- [transitive] to give something away, especially unwillingly; to allow somebody to have something
（尤指勉强地）让与，让步；允许 - concede something (to somebody) The president was obliged to concede power to the army.
总统被迫把权力让给军队。 - England conceded a goal immediately after half-time.
英格兰队在下半场一开始就被攻入一球。 - concede somebody something Women were only conceded full voting rights in the 1950s.
妇女在 20 世纪 50 年代才被容许完全享有选举权。 - The firm should concede a significant salary increase to its employees.
公司应该作出让步，给员工大幅度提高工资。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- eventually
- finally
- readily
- …
- be forced to
- be prepared to
- be willing to
- …
- to
see also concession - concede something (to somebody) The president was obliged to concede power to the army.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French concéder or Latin concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’.