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concede

【发音】

美 /kən'sid/ 英 /kən'siːd/

【翻译】

  1. vt. 承认, 承认…为真; 承认失败; 允许, 让予; 让步, 认输

    英释:to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true

【记忆】

con + cede(割让) → 让出去 → 让步

【例句】

  1. ‘That’s the only possible solution.’ ‘Yes, I suppose so,’ Charles conceded.

    “那是唯一可行的解决办法。”“对,我想是。”查尔斯承认道。

【真题例句】

  1. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Even the strongest supporters of the reform movement concede that the task of raising achievement among disadvantaged students is hard work...

【同、近义词】

  1. vt.承认;退让;给予,容许

    afford/accept/agree/recognize/extend/

  2. vi.让步

    meet halfway/give ground/

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