concede

【发音】
美 /kən'sid/ 英 /kən'siːd/
【翻译】
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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】
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‘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】
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(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】
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vt.承认;退让;给予,容许
afford/accept/agree/recognize/extend/
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vi.让步
meet halfway/give ground/