surrender
UK [sər'en.dər] US [sə'ren.dɚ] verb
ACCEPT DEFEAT 承认失败
ADVANCED intransitive
■to stop fighting and admit defeat 投降•They would rather die than surrender (to the invaders).他们宁死也不（向侵略者）投降。 intransitive
■If you surrender to an experience or emotion, you stop trying to prevent or control it 任凭摆布，屈服•I finally surrendered to temptation, and ate the last remaining chocolate.我最后还是抵挡不住诱惑，吃掉剩下的最后一块巧克力。
UK [sər'en.dər] US [sə'ren.dɚ] verb
GIVE 给
transitive
■to give something that is yours to someone else because you have been forced to do so or because it is necessary to do so （被迫）交出，放弃•The police demanded that the gang surrender their weapons.警方要求那个团伙交出武器。 •Neither side is willing to surrender any territory/any of their claims.双方都不愿意在领土上作出任何让步／坚持各自对所有权的主张，谁也不愿放弃。
UK [sər'en.dər] US [sə'ren.dɚ] noun countable or uncountable
■when you stop fighting and admit defeat 投降•The rebels are on the point of surrender.叛军很快就要投降了。 |