承认失败

认输

concede defeat───承认失败；认输

concede a goal───失球

concerted effort───齐心协力

avoid defeat───避免失败

conceded───vt.承认；退让；给予，容许；vi.让步

concededly───adv.明白地；无可争辩地；毫无疑问地

concedes───vt.承认；退让；给予，容许；vi.让步

Unabashed by his rejection, Mr. Collins proposes again, but finally concedes defeat.───遭拒绝后，柯林斯先生并不感到羞愧，再次求婚，但最终不得不自认失败。

Hillary Clinton concedes defeat. Barack Obama will be the Democrat presidential nominee.───希拉里·克林顿承认不敌巴拉克·奥巴马，将民主党总统候选人的位置拱手让出。

The worst outcome would be a result in the second round so close that neither concedes defeat.───最坏的结果，就是第二轮投票结果难分胜负，双方互不相让僵持不下。

Unabashed by his rejection, Mr. Collins proposes again, but finally concedes defeat.

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