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词汇 example_english_admitting-defeat
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admitting defeat

collocation in English

meanings of admitand defeat


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admit
verb
uk /ədˈmɪt/ us /ədˈmɪt/
to agree that something is true, ...
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defeat
noun[C or U]
uk /dɪˈfiːt/ us /dɪˈfiːt/
the fact of losing against someone in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made ...
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Examples of admitting defeat


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In such a case, however, the proper response is not simply to ignore the challenge, but rather to put off admittingdefeat, acknowledging the need for further study.
They asked the miners to sign a document saying that the 11-month strike was a waste of time and admittingdefeat.
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Hansard archive

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It is not a matter of admittingdefeat by calling for fostering.
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If we do that, we will already be admittingdefeat.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
We have no intention whatever of admittingdefeat at this stage.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
If he thought that, that would be a respectable reason for withdrawing from the battle and admittingdefeat.
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My only defence is that to seek a less ambitious programme would be tantamount to admittingdefeat from the start.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
If we relied on detection rates for our measure, we would be admittingdefeat before we started.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Does he recognise that he is, again, admittingdefeat on his principal personal objective?
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The general raised his hands in the air, admittingdefeat.
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Torres heavily defended the territorial status during her campaign and even criticized the "soberanistas" after admittingdefeat.
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Maya breaks down emotionally, admittingdefeat.
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