1. | [c][u] 让步；妥协something that you allow or do, or allow sb to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult |
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 sb 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。 |
2. | [u] 承认；给予；许可；让步the act of giving sth or allowing sth; the act of conceding |
the concession of university status to some colleges 对某些学院升为大学的许可 | |
McCain's concession speech(= when he admitted that he had lost the election) 麦凯恩承认竞选失败的讲话 |
3. | [c][usupl] 减价；（对某类人的）减价票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 |
tax concessions 税收减免 | |
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。 |
4. | [c] （尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权，优惠a right or an advantage that is given to a group of people, an organization, etc., especially by a government or an employer |
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。 |
5. | [c] （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 right to sell sth in a particular place; the place where you sell it, sometimes an area which is part of a larger building or store |
the burger concessions at the stadium 体育场内的汉堡包小吃摊 |
