capitulate
[kə'pɪt.jʊ.leɪt] verb intransitive
■to accept military defeat 投降；屈服；停止抵抗•Their forces capitulated five hours after the Allied bombardment of the city began.在盟军对该市进行了五个小时的轰炸后，他们的军队投降了。 ■to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly 被迫接受；被迫同意；让步•The sports minister today capitulated to calls for his resignation.体育部长今天被迫接受了要他辞职的要求。 |