| 单词 | capitulate |
| 释义 | capitulate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: capitulate (verb) capitulate /kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt/ verb capitulates; capitulated; capitulating capitulate /kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt/ verb capitulates; capitulated; capitulating Learner's definition of CAPITULATE [no object] formal 1 : to stop fighting an enemy or opponent : to admit that an enemy or opponent has won : surrender投降；屈服 The country still refuses to capitulate despite its weakening army and dwindling resources.尽管军队日渐衰弱，资源日益匮乏，这个国家仍拒绝投降。 2 : to stop trying to fight or resist something : to agree to do or accept something that you have been resisting or opposing停止抵抗；让步 The teacher refused to capitulate: no calculators were to be used during the exam.教师拒绝让步：考试中不得使用计算器。 — often + to The company capitulated [=gave in] to the labor union to avoid a strike.为了避免罢工，公司向工会做出了让步。 Officials eventually capitulated to the protesters' demands.官员们最终同意了抗议者的要求。 — capitulation /kəˌpɪtʃəˈleɪʃən/ noun, plural capitulations [count, noncount] |
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