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something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult 让步；妥协 The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。 🔊🔊 to win a concession from somebody 取得某人的让步 a major/an important concession 重大的让步 She made no concession to his age; she expected him to work as hard as she did. 她丝毫也不体谅他的年龄，要求他干得像她一样卖力。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1The company will be forced to make concessions to the union. 公司将被迫向工会作出让步。 The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy. 压力集团在环境政策方面已经赢得了对方若干让步。 They made no concessions to his disability. 他们丝毫不体谅他的残疾。 They remained unwilling to make any substantial concessions. 他们仍然不愿作出任何实质性让步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- key
- major
- …
- grant (somebody/something)
- make
- offer (somebody/something)
- …
- concession on
- concession to
- make no concessions to somebody/something
- [uncountable] concession (of something) (to somebody/something)
the act of giving something or allowing something; the act of conceding 承认；给予；许可；让步 the concession of university status to some colleges 对某些学院升为大学的许可 Clinton’s concession speech (= when she admitted that she had lost the election) 克林顿的让步演讲 Military support was offered in return for the concession of territory. 提供军事援助以作为对领土让步的回报。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- key
- major
- …
- grant (somebody/something)
- make
- offer (somebody/something)
- …
- concession on
- concession to
- make no concessions to somebody/something
- [countable, usually plural] (British English)
a reduction in an amount of money that has to be paid; a ticket that is sold at a reduced price to a particular group of people 减价；（对某类人的）减价票 They may grant tax concessions to encourage foreign investors. 他们可以给予税收优惠以鼓励外国投资者。 Tickets are £3; there is a £1 concession for students. 票价为 3 英镑，学生票减免 1 英镑。 🔊🔊 Adults £2.50, concessions £2, family £5 成人、优惠、家庭票价分别为 2.50 英镑、2 英镑、5 英镑。 Travel concessions are available to older people. 老年人可享受旅行优惠。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tax
- travel
- be available to
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a right or an advantage that is given to a group of people, an organization, etc., especially by a government or an employer （尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权，优惠 The Bolivian government has granted logging concessions covering 22 million hectares. 玻利维亚政府批准了在 2 200 万公顷土地上的伐木特许权。 🔊🔊 The company has just won a mining concession in the north of the country. 这家公司刚刚取得了在国家北部的采矿特许权。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- trade
- logging
- oil
- …
- grant (somebody/something)
- obtain
- secure
- …
- [countable]
the right to sell something in a particular place; the place where you sell it, sometimes an area that is part of a larger building or store （在某地的）特许经营权；（有时为大型建筑物或商场中的）销售场地，摊位 the burger concessions at the stadium 体育场内的汉堡包小吃摊 - (especially US English)
They went to the concession stand to get a hot dog. 他们去了小卖部去买热狗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- trade
- logging
- oil
- …
- grant (somebody/something)
- obtain
- secure
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin concessio(n-), from the verb concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’.