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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. 他们仍然不愿意做出任何实质性的让步。
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) 克林顿的让步演说 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. 他们可能会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
- [countable]
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
- …
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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. 他们去特许摊位买热狗。
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’.