1 to admit that sth is true although you do not want to 承认（常指无奈地）: When it was clear that he would lose the election, he conceded defeat. 他明白自己在选举中大势已去，于是承认失败。She conceded that the problem was mostly her fault. 她承认所以造成这个问题主要是她自己不好。

2 concede sth (to sb) to allow sb to take sth although you do not want to 把东西让与他人（常指无奈地）: They lost the war and had to concede territory to their enemy. 他们打了败仗，只得割让土地给敌人。 ☞noun concession 名词为concession