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单词 surrender
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Definition of surrender in English:

surrender

verb səˈrɛndəsəˈrɛndər
  • 1no object Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

    投降

    over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

    140多名叛乱者向当局投降了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though the garrison surrendered without much of a fight, many were still put to the sword.
    • On shore the British moved against the armoured brigade which soon surrendered with the loss of one life.
    • The policy, while savage, often meant the next towns along the way would surrender rather than resist.
    • With no emperor, there would be no one with the authority to surrender.
    • They surrendered peacefully to police after demanding asylum and meeting a United Nations representative.
    • Six confessed militants who surrendered to authorities under a government amnesty in July have since been released.
    • In 1940, the Belgian army surrendered to the invading Germans.
    • Noriega eventually surrendered voluntarily to U.S. authorities.
    • However, he was a soldier true at heart and would never surrender without resisting with all the means at his disposal.
    • This isn't a war against an enemy that will surrender and move on.
    • He was severely wounded during the fighting and was arrested once the rebels had surrendered.
    • Women are seized and only released when a male relative wanted by the authorities surrenders.
    • The Japanese refused to unconditionally surrender to allied forces.
    • Enemy soldiers can also surrender and go home as civilians as soon as the war is over.
    • The more infrastructure destroyed, the more quickly the enemy is willing to surrender, or so the theory goes.
    • At the sight of tank guns, the seemingly stubborn occupants surrendered almost immediately without a fight.
    • The singer surrendered to authorities in Santa Barbara, California, this past week.
    • They never surrender without a fight, and the review process will add to their armoury.
    • Now, the merciless enemy commander wants to surrender.
    • Two days later, on May 2, 1945, all enemy forces in Italy surrendered unconditionally.
    Synonyms
    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/sponge, accept defeat, concede defeat
    1. 1.1with object (in sport) lose (a point, game, or advantage) to an opponent.
      (体育运动中)失利(或丢分)
      she surrendered only twenty games in her five qualifying matches

      在5场资格赛中她只输了20局。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Kings could surrender a Game 1 to Jersey from sheer jitters.
      • He started the day with a one-point lead, but surrendered his advantage with four bogeys in an eight-hole stretch mid-round.
      • They surrendered the opening game to their Carricknabb hosts as Louise Farrand fell to Shelly Fitzsimons.
      • Playing with focus and energy, they worried Iceland when they had the ball and worked hard off it whenever they surrendered possession.
      • They surrendered home advantage following Saturday's 1-1 draw at Horsfall
      • Rovers were poor on the night and can count themselves lucky not to have surrendered maximum points on the night.
      • Next up is New Orleans, which has surrendered the second-most points in the league behind the Raiders.
      • York City could soon face a scrap to save their Football League status if they continue to surrender points in the alarming fashion that has been displayed in the club's last two outings.
      • While she did display some fine touch of her own, Reta never really got settled, and surrendered the game 9-5.
      • That was enough to catch halfway leader Chris DiMarco, who surrendered a massive advantage when he struggled to a five-over 77.
      • He doesn't want to surrender the advantage he has as a fine hitter.
      • However, the second half proved to be much different with Davitts surrendering their advantage whilst also finishing the game with 14 men.
      • Guiseley were in no mood to surrender their lead and indeed they extended it.
      • All three have a central striker and two wider attackers, who drop back to become part of a five-man midfield when possession is surrendered.
      • Instead we surrendered possession and suddenly it was 32-10, and to me that was the real turning point in the game.
      • They took the lead thanks to an own goal but surrendered the advantage with five minutes left.
      • Just four teams have allowed more than the 3.55 goals per game surrendered by the Isles.
      • Midfielders were determined to surrender possession in the early stages.
      • Though the Bucs surrendered points, this quasi-stand rallied them to a comeback victory.
      • Chela has three break points and Henman surrenders his advantage with a double fault.
    2. 1.2surrender to Give in to (a powerful emotion or influence)
      the president has surrendered to panic and is making things worse
      he surrendered himself to the mood of the hills

      他沉浸在群山的气氛中。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In dealing with the issue, however, the minister expressed the view that we have been surrendering to the idea that society is essentially responsible for all ills.
      • The three basic skills are attending to, befriending and surrendering to emotions that make us uncomfortable.
      • His carefully ordered routine only begins to unravel when he makes the mistake of surrendering to a very human emotion.
      • I say that we cannot surrender to those temptations.
      • He gave a small smile before closing his eyes and surrendering to sleep.
  • 2with object Give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand.

    放弃(或移交)(人,权利,财产)(多指出于被迫)

    in 1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden

    1815年丹麦被迫将挪威移交给瑞典。

    the UK is opposed to surrendering its monetary sovereignty

    英国反对放弃货币自主权。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The criteria they appear to be using is that any nation that either actively sponsors, gives shelter to or ‘turns a blind eye’ to terrorist activities effectively surrenders its sovereign rights.
    • To frighten the people sufficiently that they will gladly surrender their individual rights and those of their neighbors for the promise of security, you have to atomize them.
    • If you're going to surrender your passport, you can't leave the country.
    • Will they be satisfied if the Territories be unconditionally surrendered to them?
    • Some of these organizations caused their opponents serious discomfiture and served notice that the landlords were not going to surrender their rights and privileges without a fight.
    • The day of his accident, Glover had signed the waiver, surrendering any right to sue the company.
    • The suit demanded that Seaman surrender the rights to 374 photos he took of the Lennon family and pay unspecified damages.
    • I thought they had already surrendered all rights to privacy.
    • Charles would never have surrendered his divine right.
    • An indigenous society cannot, as it were, surrender its rights by modifying its way of life.
    • It all hinges on whether artists are considered to be employees of the labels, and as such obliged to surrender copyright automatically to their labels.
    • Concerns, comments, discussions, and debates must be welcome and be out in the open, so that we do not surrender our rights once again.
    • He thus surrendered his rights to claim severance pay and termination pay pursuant to the procedure under the ESA.
    • It is an example of a leader and a party that will surrender the right of this country to make decisions according to its own values and its own judgments.
    • Any such rights were surrendered the moment an attack was carried out.
    • We have surrendered the rights of majority to appease minorities.
    • In 1931, the French Government was forced to surrender its rights of jurisdiction to the local government.
    • Farmers sought the protection of powerful lords and in return surrendered certain rights and control over their lands.
    • Attorneys later took up his appeal on the grounds that he had surrendered his rights under duress.
    • By late September, NATO seeks to gather 3,300 weapons voluntarily surrendered by the rebel National Liberation Army.
    Synonyms
    give up, relinquish, renounce, forgo, forswear, cede, abdicate, waive, forfeit, sacrifice
    hand over, turn over, deliver (up), yield (up), resign, transfer, commit, grant
    part with, let go of
    archaic forsake
    abandon, leave behind, cast aside, turn one's back on, give up, lose
    1. 2.1 (of a person assured) cancel (a life insurance policy) and receive back a proportion of the premiums paid.
      退保(被保险的人为取得退保金中途放弃保险)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you do choose to surrender the policy it would be a good idea to use the proceeds to pay off the mortgage, making sure that there would be no penalties incurred.
      • About 30% are cancelled in the first few years and 40% are surrendered or sold mid-term.
      • Customers surrender policies early for a number of reasons, including early retirement, unemployment, illness or because they can no longer afford the investment.
      • However, in a surprise move, the bank said on Friday that it would also compensate anyone who had surrendered a policy by paying them a lump sum.
      • Those policies which were surrendered early were heavily penalised and milched for profit.
      • It is essential that those surrendering their policies do not take more than their fair share of the fund.
      • If you surrender your policy after one year, you will lose all the money you have paid the insurance company.
      • The policy can be surrendered for cash at any time after one year at a special surrender value and there are no deductions if the policy is surrendered any time after three years.
      • Consumers who are forced to surrender their policy early would lose any cover and the premiums they had paid.
      • Meanwhile, although it was agreed that we should surrender the policy, the firm continued to take the premiums.
      • This is effectively an exit penalty for anyone who wants to surrender a with-profits policy early and shift their money elsewhere.
    2. 2.2 Give up (a lease) before its expiry.
      期满前就放弃(租借物)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Development of the hall is to be completed in 2008, when the council will surrender its lease of the building and the car park.
      • The Pastoral Land Act law says that we surrender our lease for a subdivision at no cost to the public.
      • Legal action will be taken against the tenants of a dilapidated landmark York building - unless they agree to surrender the lease.
      • The tenants of a dilapidated York building allegedly turned down £250,000 to surrender the lease to the city council.
      • Oscars nightclub, on the Longleat estate, shut its doors in January after its lease was surrendered.
      • After a number of different owners the leases were surrendered in 1896.
      • I had to surrender my lease for the taking of land.
      • Earlier this week, Agora claimed the majority of stallholders had said they were prepared to surrender their existing leases.
noun səˈrɛndəsəˈrɛndər
mass noun
  • 1The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

    退保

    the final surrender of Germany on 8 May 1945

    1945年5月8日德国的最终投降。

    count noun the colonel was anxious to negotiate a surrender

    上校急于商谈投降事宜。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It certainly seems that mass numbers of surrenders from the existing troops, as they exist, and the end of snipers and potshots coming from the local populace will indicate an end to this.
    • Granted, they're probably concentrating on coaxing surrenders from conscript units on the front, but this is a task that cannot be ignored.
    • The Allied policy of unconditional surrender also discouraged many from laying down their arms until there was no other option open.
    • Besides the quantity of enemies, they didn't look like they would be accepting surrenders or capitulations any time soon.
    • That view gained ascendancy and credibility when the atomic bomb brought on the final surrender of Japan.
    • The victor would then be able to starve his opponent into surrender, or at least so disrupt his trade that his economy would collapse and he would no longer be able to continue the war.
    • The number of surrenders has by far exceeded our expectations.
    • False surrenders thus amount to a very striking case of a military ‘burning its bridges.’
    • However, we have recently seen a significant increase in surrenders.
    • There will be mass defections, mass surrenders, insurrection.
    • Those troops would be loath to accept surrenders from troops who engage in such acts.
    • The historian must ask: after the massive surrenders of 1877, what were the causes of the breakouts?
    • In our system of government there is no provision for surrender.
    • Close combat is the only form of warfare that results in surrenders.
    • It's time to leave behind the fort that has stories of sieges, surrenders, trading and treaties to tell.
    • There was no element of surrender in the early capitulations made between the powerful Ottoman Turk sultans and various European rulers.
    • Those surrenders can be particularly troublesome if they result in blanket rules that negate any decision-making process tailored to a particular situation.
    • There are those who risked ambush in the taking of surrenders.
    • A final series of surrenders followed as hungry Lakota bands capitulated at military posts along the upper Missouri and Yellowstone.
    • The fear factor undoubtedly plays a role in preventing mass surrenders.
    Synonyms
    capitulation, submission, yielding, giving in, succumbing, acquiescence, laying down of arms, quitting
    fall, defeat
    relinquishment, surrendering, renunciation, forgoing, forsaking, ceding, cession, abdication, waiving, resignation
    handing over, giving up, yielding up, transfer, abandonment
  • 2The action of surrendering a lease or life insurance policy.

    退保

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such a world exists - not for car owners, but for owners of life insurance policies intended for lapse or surrender.
    • I conclude on the evidence that the only reason for TMD's involvement at this stage was the early surrender of the lease and that these costs would not have been incurred but for that indication.
    • As a consequence of the approach adopted by insurance companies on the early surrender of endowment policies, a market has developed in second-hand endowment policies.

Phrases

  • surrender to bail

    • Duly appear in court after release on bail.

      〔律〕保释后如期到庭受审

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A 16-year-old youth, alleged to have been involved in the robbery, has not surrendered to bail and is being sought.
      • The youngsters also had violent histories with one having previous convictions for battery, assault, and assault with actual bodily harm and the other having convictions for battery, affray and failing to surrender to bail.
      • He was also convicted of failing to surrender to bail.
      • Marshall, who was convicted of the assault in July last year, had also been found guilty of three counts of failing to surrender to bail.
      • The offences include thefts, stealing cars, assaults on police officers, drugs offences and failing to surrender to bail.

Origin

Late Middle English (chiefly in legal use): from Anglo-Norman French (see sur-1, render).

Rhymes

addenda, agenda, amender, ascender, attender, blender, Brenda, contender, corrigenda, descender, engender, extender, fazenda, fender, gender, Glenda, Gwenda, hacienda, Länder, lender, mender, offender, pudenda, recommender, referenda, render, sender, slender, spender, splendour (US splendor), suspender, tender, Venda, weekender, Wenda

Definition of surrender in US English:

surrender

verbsəˈrendərsəˈrɛndər
[no object]
  • 1Cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

    投降

    over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

    140多名叛乱者向当局投降了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1940, the Belgian army surrendered to the invading Germans.
    • However, he was a soldier true at heart and would never surrender without resisting with all the means at his disposal.
    • Two days later, on May 2, 1945, all enemy forces in Italy surrendered unconditionally.
    • The singer surrendered to authorities in Santa Barbara, California, this past week.
    • The Japanese refused to unconditionally surrender to allied forces.
    • Noriega eventually surrendered voluntarily to U.S. authorities.
    • They surrendered peacefully to police after demanding asylum and meeting a United Nations representative.
    • Enemy soldiers can also surrender and go home as civilians as soon as the war is over.
    • Women are seized and only released when a male relative wanted by the authorities surrenders.
    • They never surrender without a fight, and the review process will add to their armoury.
    • The policy, while savage, often meant the next towns along the way would surrender rather than resist.
    • This isn't a war against an enemy that will surrender and move on.
    • Now, the merciless enemy commander wants to surrender.
    • Six confessed militants who surrendered to authorities under a government amnesty in July have since been released.
    • Though the garrison surrendered without much of a fight, many were still put to the sword.
    • On shore the British moved against the armoured brigade which soon surrendered with the loss of one life.
    • The more infrastructure destroyed, the more quickly the enemy is willing to surrender, or so the theory goes.
    • With no emperor, there would be no one with the authority to surrender.
    • He was severely wounded during the fighting and was arrested once the rebels had surrendered.
    • At the sight of tank guns, the seemingly stubborn occupants surrendered almost immediately without a fight.
    Synonyms
    capitulate, give in, give up, give oneself up, yield, concede, submit, climb down, give way, defer, acquiesce, back down, cave in, relent, succumb, quit, crumble
    1. 1.1with object Give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand.
      放弃(或移交)(人,权利,财产)(多指出于被迫)
      in 1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden

      1815年丹麦被迫将挪威移交给瑞典。

      they refused to surrender their weapons
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It all hinges on whether artists are considered to be employees of the labels, and as such obliged to surrender copyright automatically to their labels.
      • We have surrendered the rights of majority to appease minorities.
      • By late September, NATO seeks to gather 3,300 weapons voluntarily surrendered by the rebel National Liberation Army.
      • The suit demanded that Seaman surrender the rights to 374 photos he took of the Lennon family and pay unspecified damages.
      • Farmers sought the protection of powerful lords and in return surrendered certain rights and control over their lands.
      • To frighten the people sufficiently that they will gladly surrender their individual rights and those of their neighbors for the promise of security, you have to atomize them.
      • Will they be satisfied if the Territories be unconditionally surrendered to them?
      • Concerns, comments, discussions, and debates must be welcome and be out in the open, so that we do not surrender our rights once again.
      • An indigenous society cannot, as it were, surrender its rights by modifying its way of life.
      • Charles would never have surrendered his divine right.
      • Attorneys later took up his appeal on the grounds that he had surrendered his rights under duress.
      • It is an example of a leader and a party that will surrender the right of this country to make decisions according to its own values and its own judgments.
      • In 1931, the French Government was forced to surrender its rights of jurisdiction to the local government.
      • The day of his accident, Glover had signed the waiver, surrendering any right to sue the company.
      • If you're going to surrender your passport, you can't leave the country.
      • I thought they had already surrendered all rights to privacy.
      • Some of these organizations caused their opponents serious discomfiture and served notice that the landlords were not going to surrender their rights and privileges without a fight.
      • Any such rights were surrendered the moment an attack was carried out.
      • The criteria they appear to be using is that any nation that either actively sponsors, gives shelter to or ‘turns a blind eye’ to terrorist activities effectively surrenders its sovereign rights.
      • He thus surrendered his rights to claim severance pay and termination pay pursuant to the procedure under the ESA.
      Synonyms
      give up, relinquish, renounce, forgo, forswear, cede, abdicate, waive, forfeit, sacrifice
      abandon, leave behind, cast aside, turn one's back on, give up, lose
    2. 1.2with object (in a sports contest) lose (a point, game, or advantage)
      (体育运动中)失利(或丢分)
      she surrendered only twenty games in her five qualifying matches

      在5场资格赛中她只输了20局。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Though the Bucs surrendered points, this quasi-stand rallied them to a comeback victory.
      • While she did display some fine touch of her own, Reta never really got settled, and surrendered the game 9-5.
      • Instead we surrendered possession and suddenly it was 32-10, and to me that was the real turning point in the game.
      • They surrendered the opening game to their Carricknabb hosts as Louise Farrand fell to Shelly Fitzsimons.
      • Midfielders were determined to surrender possession in the early stages.
      • Playing with focus and energy, they worried Iceland when they had the ball and worked hard off it whenever they surrendered possession.
      • He doesn't want to surrender the advantage he has as a fine hitter.
      • They took the lead thanks to an own goal but surrendered the advantage with five minutes left.
      • Guiseley were in no mood to surrender their lead and indeed they extended it.
      • All three have a central striker and two wider attackers, who drop back to become part of a five-man midfield when possession is surrendered.
      • They surrendered home advantage following Saturday's 1-1 draw at Horsfall
      • However, the second half proved to be much different with Davitts surrendering their advantage whilst also finishing the game with 14 men.
      • York City could soon face a scrap to save their Football League status if they continue to surrender points in the alarming fashion that has been displayed in the club's last two outings.
      • Just four teams have allowed more than the 3.55 goals per game surrendered by the Isles.
      • That was enough to catch halfway leader Chris DiMarco, who surrendered a massive advantage when he struggled to a five-over 77.
      • He started the day with a one-point lead, but surrendered his advantage with four bogeys in an eight-hole stretch mid-round.
      • The Kings could surrender a Game 1 to Jersey from sheer jitters.
      • Rovers were poor on the night and can count themselves lucky not to have surrendered maximum points on the night.
      • Next up is New Orleans, which has surrendered the second-most points in the league behind the Raiders.
      • Chela has three break points and Henman surrenders his advantage with a double fault.
    3. 1.3surrender to Abandon oneself entirely to (a powerful emotion or influence); give in to.
      沉溺于;陷入
      he was surprised that Miriam should surrender to this sort of jealousy

      他很惊讶米里亚姆竟会陷入这种嫉妒之中。

      he surrendered himself to the mood of the hills

      他沉浸在群山的气氛中。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In dealing with the issue, however, the minister expressed the view that we have been surrendering to the idea that society is essentially responsible for all ills.
      • I say that we cannot surrender to those temptations.
      • His carefully ordered routine only begins to unravel when he makes the mistake of surrendering to a very human emotion.
      • The three basic skills are attending to, befriending and surrendering to emotions that make us uncomfortable.
      • He gave a small smile before closing his eyes and surrendering to sleep.
    4. 1.4with object (of an insured person) cancel (a life insurance policy) and receive back a proportion of the premiums paid.
      退保(被保险的人为取得退保金中途放弃保险)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you surrender your policy after one year, you will lose all the money you have paid the insurance company.
      • Consumers who are forced to surrender their policy early would lose any cover and the premiums they had paid.
      • It is essential that those surrendering their policies do not take more than their fair share of the fund.
      • Customers surrender policies early for a number of reasons, including early retirement, unemployment, illness or because they can no longer afford the investment.
      • The policy can be surrendered for cash at any time after one year at a special surrender value and there are no deductions if the policy is surrendered any time after three years.
      • About 30% are cancelled in the first few years and 40% are surrendered or sold mid-term.
      • This is effectively an exit penalty for anyone who wants to surrender a with-profits policy early and shift their money elsewhere.
      • Meanwhile, although it was agreed that we should surrender the policy, the firm continued to take the premiums.
      • Those policies which were surrendered early were heavily penalised and milched for profit.
      • However, in a surprise move, the bank said on Friday that it would also compensate anyone who had surrendered a policy by paying them a lump sum.
      • If you do choose to surrender the policy it would be a good idea to use the proceeds to pay off the mortgage, making sure that there would be no penalties incurred.
nounsəˈrendərsəˈrɛndər
  • 1The action of surrendering.

    投降

    Example sentencesExamples
    • False surrenders thus amount to a very striking case of a military ‘burning its bridges.’
    • There was no element of surrender in the early capitulations made between the powerful Ottoman Turk sultans and various European rulers.
    • There are those who risked ambush in the taking of surrenders.
    • Besides the quantity of enemies, they didn't look like they would be accepting surrenders or capitulations any time soon.
    • A final series of surrenders followed as hungry Lakota bands capitulated at military posts along the upper Missouri and Yellowstone.
    • Those troops would be loath to accept surrenders from troops who engage in such acts.
    • The Allied policy of unconditional surrender also discouraged many from laying down their arms until there was no other option open.
    • Granted, they're probably concentrating on coaxing surrenders from conscript units on the front, but this is a task that cannot be ignored.
    • There will be mass defections, mass surrenders, insurrection.
    • However, we have recently seen a significant increase in surrenders.
    • In our system of government there is no provision for surrender.
    • It certainly seems that mass numbers of surrenders from the existing troops, as they exist, and the end of snipers and potshots coming from the local populace will indicate an end to this.
    • The fear factor undoubtedly plays a role in preventing mass surrenders.
    • The historian must ask: after the massive surrenders of 1877, what were the causes of the breakouts?
    • That view gained ascendancy and credibility when the atomic bomb brought on the final surrender of Japan.
    • Those surrenders can be particularly troublesome if they result in blanket rules that negate any decision-making process tailored to a particular situation.
    • Close combat is the only form of warfare that results in surrenders.
    • It's time to leave behind the fort that has stories of sieges, surrenders, trading and treaties to tell.
    • The number of surrenders has by far exceeded our expectations.
    • The victor would then be able to starve his opponent into surrender, or at least so disrupt his trade that his economy would collapse and he would no longer be able to continue the war.
    Synonyms
    capitulation, submission, yielding, giving in, succumbing, acquiescence, laying down of arms, quitting
    relinquishment, surrendering, renunciation, forgoing, forsaking, ceding, cession, abdication, waiving, resignation
    1. 1.1 The action of surrendering a life insurance policy.
      投降
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I conclude on the evidence that the only reason for TMD's involvement at this stage was the early surrender of the lease and that these costs would not have been incurred but for that indication.
      • Such a world exists - not for car owners, but for owners of life insurance policies intended for lapse or surrender.
      • As a consequence of the approach adopted by insurance companies on the early surrender of endowment policies, a market has developed in second-hand endowment policies.

Origin

Late Middle English (chiefly in legal use): from Anglo-Norman French (see sur-, render).

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