capitulate

US [kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt]
UK [kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt]
  • v.屈从；投降；屈服
  • Web停止抵抗；让步；有条件地投降
Simple Present：capitulates  Present Participle：capitulating  Past Tense：capitulated  

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capitulate
v.
1.
[i]
~ (to sb/sth)
屈服；屈从to agree to do sth that you have been refusing to do for a long time
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。
2.
[i]
~ (to sb/sth)
投降to stop resisting an enemy and accept that you are defeated
The town capitulated after a three-week siege.
这座城镇被围困三个星期后投降了。

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AllAll,屈从屈从,投降投降,屈服屈服,停止抵抗停止抵抗,让步让步,有条件地投降有条件地投降
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1.
'But she could just sputter instead, or capitulate more than once, or slowly slide around along the bottom. ' Warns Prof.
但是，这个所谓的最后时刻可能只是低点之一，之后可能还有投资者继续抛售，股指或会继续缓慢下滑。
dàn shì , zhè ge suǒ wèi de zuì hòu shí kè kě néng zhǐ shì dī diǎn zhī yī , zhī hòu kě néng hái yǒu tóu zī zhě jì xù pāo shòu , gǔ zhǐ huò huì jì xù huǎn màn xià huá 。
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2.
capitulate or compromise, or to launch a nationwide anti-Communist war.
这些都是使国民党不易投降妥协和不易举行全国反共战争的国际条件。
zhè xiē dōu shì shǐ guó mín dǎng bú yì tóu xiáng tuǒ xié hé bú yì jǔ xíng quán guó fǎn gòng zhàn zhēng de guó jì tiáo jiàn 。
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3.
When I came to him he began to capitulate with me.
当我碰到他时，他便开始同我磋商。
dāng wǒ pèng dào tā shí , tā biàn kāi shǐ tóng wǒ cuō shāng 。
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4.
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。
yīn cǐ , fáng yù zhě zhù dìng huì jiǎo xiè tóu xiáng , qí wán gù de dǐ kàng zhǐ huì wèi jiǎo huá de shāng rén chuàng zào móu lì jī huì 。
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5.
The rally is forcing some contrarian investors, who bet on a price fall due to large inventories, to capitulate, traders said.
交易员表示，本轮反弹正迫使一些曾押注金属价格会因库存量大而下跌的逆市投资者投降。
jiāo yì yuán biǎo shì , běn lún fǎn tán zhèng pò shǐ yì xiē céng yā zhù jīn shǔ jià gé huì yīn kù cún liàng dà ér xià diē de nì shì tóu zī zhě tóu xiáng 。
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6.
To avoid war with the northern colossus, history suggests, the Vietnamese will kowtow but finally fight rather than capitulate.
为了避免与北方巨人的军事冲突，历史的经验是越南将会磕头臣服，但最终仍会斗争而不是屈服。（译者按：反复无常？）
wèi le bì miǎn yǔ běi fāng jù rén de jūn shì chōng tū , lì shǐ de jīng yàn shì yuè nán jiāng huì kē tóu chén fú , dàn zuì zhōng réng huì dòu zhēng ér bú shì qū fú 。 ( yì zhě àn : fǎn fù wú cháng ? )
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7.
To capitulate, the author recommends that the system of contract rescission shall be consummated in the future civil code.
综述，建议在未来的民法典中完善合同解除制度。
zōng shù , jiàn yì zài wèi lái de mín fǎ diǎn zhōng wán shàn hé tong jiě chú zhì dù 。
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8.
Put that aside, though, and suppose that China did capitulate and let the renminbi appreciate briskly.
不过，暂且将这个问题放在一旁，设想中国确实做出让步，允许人民币快速升值。
bú guò , zàn qiě jiāng zhè ge wèn tí fàng zài yì páng , shè xiǎng zhōng guó què shí zuò chū ràng bù , yǔn xǔ rén mín bì kuài sù shēng zhí 。
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9.
Watching an insipid and familiarly witless England side capitulate to Spain, those other European rank underachievers?
去看英国队向欧洲足球的落后生西班牙队缴械投降吗？
qù kàn yīng guó duì xiàng ōu zhōu zú qiú de luò hòu shēng xī bān yá duì jiǎo xiè tóu xiáng ma ?
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10.
The rest of the world had no choice but to capitulate to the advance of the west.
世界其它地区毫无选择，只能屈从于西方世界的前进步伐。
shì jiè qí tā dì qū háo wú xuǎn zé , zhǐ néng qū cóng yú xī fāng shì jiè de qián jìn bù fá 。
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