认输，承认失败
to accept that you have failed and give up
After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife. 我试了几次都没有把这个结解开，最后认输了，就用刀子把它割开了。
He is trailing in the polls but still refuses to admit defeat.
Moving back in with my parents felt like admitting defeat.
See also: admit (ACCEPT)
- More examples
- We were desperate to see the film on opening night, but two hours into waiting for tickets, we admitted defeat.
- By lunch time, we had only completed a small fraction of the task and were forced to admit defeat.
- He found the training camp really tough but wouldn't admit defeat.