C1 · v.

concede

UK /kənˈsiːd/
US /kənˈsiːd/

v. 不情願地承認

v. 承認某事屬實，往往並不情願

v. 在抵抗後放棄或允許某事；讓步

v. 承認比賽落敗；認輸

He finally conceded that my route was much quicker.
他終於承認我選的路線快得多。

Although critics concede that tourism creates jobs, they argue that its environmental costs are often overlooked.
儘管批評者承認旅遊業創造就業，他們仍認為其環境代價常被忽視。

concession (n.)

常含原本反對、後來不得不承認的意味。