capitulate
发音
英 [kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt]
美 [kəˈpɪtʃəˌlet]
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- vi.
- 认输，屈服
- 屈从，停止反抗
- 有条件投降
- 让步
单词词源
capitulate 屈服
来自capitulation的回构词，原指协议，条款，来自词根cap, 头。-ul, 小词后缀。指小头，一条一条的条款，后指有条件投降，比较chapter。
双语例句
- 1. The government was wise to capitulate .
- 政府的让步是明智的。
- 2. 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。
- 3. 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。
- 4. 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。
- 5. In georgia , russia has loudly declared that it will no longer capitulate to the west .
- 在格鲁吉亚，俄罗斯高声宣布，将不再屈从于西方。