capitulate

英 [kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt]

美 [kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt]

v.  屈服; 屈从; 投降

过去式：capitulated　过去分词：capitulated　现在分词：capitulating　第三人称单数：capitulates　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.18449 / COCA.18153

牛津词典

verb

• 屈服；屈从
  to agree to do sth that you have been refusing to do for a long time
  1. They were finally forced to capitulate to the terrorists' demands.
     他们最后被迫屈从恐怖分子的要求。
• 投降
  to stop resisting an enemy and accept that you are defeated
  1. The town capitulated after a three-week siege.
     这座城镇被围困三个星期后投降了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 不再反抗;屈服
  If youcapitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
  1. The club eventually capitulated and now grants equal rights to women...
     那家俱乐部最终还是让了步,现在赋予女性以平等权利。
  2. In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand.
     还不到两个小时,科恩就屈服了,接受了几乎一切要求。

英英释义

verb

• surrender under agreed conditions

双语例句

• Economic pressures finally forced the government to capitulate to our demands.
  经济压力终于迫使政府屈从于我们的要求。
• Right now, it's fighting the Canadians, who are holding out for preferred stock in the new entity before they capitulate.
  目前它正同加拿大人作战，因为后者坚持在这个新领域购买喜欢的股票并拒绝投降。
• Many members of other parties and groups who are apprehensive of the disaster of national subjugation certainly have no wish to capitulate and fight a civil war.
  中国其他党派的党员，懔于民族危亡的巨祸，必有很多不愿意投降和内战的。
• The citadel, therefore, is doomed to capitulate and its stubborn resistance merely serves to create profit opportunities for astute traders.
  因此，防御者注定会缴械投降，其顽固的抵抗只会为狡猾的商人创造谋利机会。
• In fact this line is not practicable, and therefore they are actually ready to capitulate to imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat-capitalism.
  这后一条路线，在实际上是不能实现的，所以他们实际上是准备投降帝国主义、封建主义和官僚资本主义的人。
• In reality, as he saw now, he had been ready to capitulate long before he had taken the decision.
  实际上，他回想起来，他在作出这个决定之前很久早已准备投降了。
• The more fear there is, the more likely it is that institutions will delay investing& until they have to capitulate and play catch-up.
  市场上恐惧氛围越严重，机构投资者就越有可能推迟投资，直到它们不得不投降、然后急着追赶。
• The club eventually capitulated and now grants equal rights to women
  那家俱乐部最终还是让了步，现在赋予女性以平等权利。
• The appealing tone of ishmasl young's voice made Collins capitulate.
  伊斯梅尔杨恳求的口吻使柯林斯让步了。
• It signifies a decision to capitulate to Japanese imperialism.
  就是说决定投降日本帝国主义。