surrender
[UK]/sər'en.dər/ [US]/sə'ren.dɚ/
verb
ACCEPT DEFEAT 承认失败
A [I]
* to stop fighting and admit defeat
投降

1. They would rather die than surrender (to the invaders).
他们宁死也不（向侵略者）投降。

[I]
* If you surrender to an experience or emotion, you stop trying to prevent or control it
任凭摆布，屈服

1. 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
[T]
* 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

1. The police demanded that the gang surrender their weapons.
警方要求那个团伙交出武器。

2. 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 [C or U]
* when you stop fighting and admit defeat
投降

1. The rebels are on the point of surrender.
叛军很快就要投降了。

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surrender
sur·ren·der / sE5rendE(r) / verb1. ~ (yourself) (to sb) to admit that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting; to allow yourself to be caught, taken prisoner, etc.
   投降
   SYN  give in :
  ▪ [V]
   The rebel soldiers were forced to surrender.
   叛军被迫投降。
  ▪ [VN]
   The hijackers eventually surrendered themselves to the police.
   劫机者最终向警方投降。
2. [VN] ~ sth / sb (to sb) (formal) to give up sth / sb when you are forced to
   (被迫)放弃,交出
   SYN  relinquish :
   He agreed to surrender all claims to the property.
   他同意放弃对那笔财产的一切权利要求。
   They surrendered their guns to the police.
   他们向警察交出了枪。
   The defendant was released to await trial but had to surrender her passport.
   被告被释放候审,但须交出护照。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ sur'render to sth | sur'render yourself to sth (formal)
   to stop trying to prevent yourself from having a feeling, habit, etc. and allow it to control what you do
   听任(感情、习惯等)摆布(或发展):
   He finally surrendered to his craving for drugs.
   他最终克制不住,吸起毒来。 noun [U, sing.]
1. ~ (to sb / sth) an act of admitting that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting
   投降:
   They demanded (an) unconditional surrender.
   他们要求无条件投降。
2. the fact of allowing yourself to be controlled by sth
   屈服；屈从:
   They accused the government of a surrender to business interests.
   他们指责政府唯工商界的利益是从。
3. ~ of sth (to sb) an act of giving sth to sb else even though you do not want to, especially after a battle, etc.
   (尤指在战争等过后)放弃,交出:
   They insisted on the immediate surrender of all weapons.
   他们坚持要求立即交出全部武器。

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surrender

I. noun

• ADJECTIVE complete, total | unconditional | immediate

• VERB + SURRENDER demand The allied commander demanded their immediate and unconditional ~. | force into, starve into The villagers were starved into ~. | accept The division accepted the ~ of a group of some 500 rebels. | negotiate

• PREPOSITION ~ to the government's ~ to the nationalists' demands

• PHRASES a flag of ~ The rebels hoisted the white flag of ~. | in ~ He raised his hands in mock ~. | terms of ~ The rebels were offered easy terms of ~.

II. verb

• ADVERB unconditionally | completely After three weeks under siege they ~ed completely. | immediately | eventually, finally | formally The British formally ~ed on May 31. | voluntarily

• VERB + SURRENDER order sb to They were ordered to ~ their weapons to the police. | agree to They agreed to ~ their claim to the territory. | refuse to | be forced to

• PREPOSITION to He ~ed voluntarily to his enemies. | The dictator ~ed power to Parliament.

Surrender is used with these nouns as the object: control, freedom, lease, passport, prerogative, sovereignty, territory

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surrender verb
⇨ give sth up

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surrender

verb
1 the government surrendered to the Allied forces
CAPITULATE , give in, give (oneself) up, yield, concede, submit, climb down, give way, defer, acquiesce, back down, cave in, relent, succumb, quit, crumble; be beaten, be overcome, be overwhelmed, fall victim; lay down one's arms, raise/show the white flag, throw in the towel, throw in the sponge, accept defeat, concede defeat.
-opposite(s): RESIST, WITHSTAND.

2 the republics agreed to surrender certain powers to the central government
GIVE UP , relinquish, renounce, forgo, forswear, cede, abdicate, waive, forfeit, sacrifice;
HAND OVER , turn over, deliver (up), resign, transfer, commit, grant; part with, let go of; archaic forsake.
-opposite(s): SEIZE.

3 to abandon the past is to surrender all purposeful hope of changing the world
ABANDON , leave behind, cast aside, turn one's back on, give up, lose.

noun
1 the ordeal ended with the peaceful surrender of the hijackers
CAPITULATION , submission, yielding, giving in, succumbing, acquiescence, laying down of arms, quitting; fall, defeat.

2 a surrender of power to the shop floor
RELINQUISHMENT , surrendering, renunciation, forgoing, forsaking, ceding, cession, abdication, waiving, resignation; handing over, giving up, transfer, abandonment.

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surrender 投降，屈服，放弃，交出
sur-, 在上，向上；render, 给回，返还，给予，递交。原指放弃，交出，后引申词义投降，屈服等，且成为主要词义。词义演变比较give up.

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