vt.承认；给予；让步；认输
vi.让步
I concede that you are right. 我承认你是对的。
You must concede that I have tried my best. 你必须承认我已经尽力了。
You concede nothing to me and I have to concede everything to you. 你对我无论什么都不肯让步；我对你，可无论什么都得让步。
The government was forced to concede defeat . 政府被迫承认失败。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)Mike had to concede when he confronted his parents 当面对他的父母,麦克不得不让步。
concede的基本意思是“出让”,指迫于要求或要求者的压力,勉强同意给予某种特权、所有权或权力。引申可表示“承认”,指勉强承认某事是真的或正确的,也指在结果确定前承认失败。
concede作“承认”解时,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,后可接名词、代词或名词从句作宾语,也可接由as短语充当补足语的复合宾语。
concede作“出让”解时,可按双宾语,其间接宾语可以转化为介词to的宾语。
