concede defeat

/kənˈsiːd dɪˈfiːt/· v. phr.

政治/外交/军事B2

concede defeat
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Chinese meaning

承chéng认rèn失shī败bài;认rèn输shū

公gōng开kāi承chéng认rèn自zì己jǐ输shū了le

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武wǔ契qì奇qí公gōng开kāi承chéng认rèn议yì会huì选xuǎn举jǔ落luò败bài

Example

Vucic concedes defeat in Serbia's parliamentary election

武wǔ契qì奇qí承chéng认rèn塞sāi尔ěr维wéi亚yà议yì会huì选xuǎn举jǔ落luò败bài。

Source: CBS News · 25 Oct 2026

Background ✎

武wǔ契qì奇qí承chéng认rèn在zài塞sāi尔ěr维wéi亚yà议yì会huì选xuǎn举jǔ中zhōng落luò败bài。他tā曾céng把bǎ反fǎn对duì派pài学xué生shēng运yùn动dòng斥chì为wèi外wài国guó主zhǔ导dǎo、意yì图tú推tuī翻fān自zì己jǐ的de行xíng动dòng,并bìng以yǐ近jìn乎hū绝jué对duì的de权quán力lì执zhí政zhèng了le14年nián。

Roots · etymology

concede 源自拉丁 con-(完全)+ cedere(让步)

  • concede(让步、承认)+ defeat(失败)

Collocations

  • concede defeat to / concede the election / refuse to concede

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