ca·pitu·lateBrE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt/NAmE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theycapitulateBrE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt/NAmE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt/present simple - he / she / itcapitulatesBrE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪts/NAmE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪts/past simplecapitulatedBrE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪtɪd/NAmE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪtɪd/past participlecapitulatedBrE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪtɪd/NAmE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪtɪd/ -ing formcapitulatingBrE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪtɪŋ/NAmE/kəˈpɪtʃuleɪtɪŋ/[I]~ (tosb/sth)toagreetodosththatyouhavebeenrefusingtodoforalongtime屈服;屈从SYNgive in (to sb/sth), yield◆Theywerefinallyforcedtocapitulatetotheterrorists'demands. 他们最后被迫屈从恐怖分子的要求。[I]~ (tosb/sth)tostopresistinganenemyandacceptthatyouaredefeated投降SYNsurrender◆Thetowncapitulatedafterathree-weeksiege. 这座城镇被围困三个星期后投降了。▸ca·pitu·la·tionBrE/kəˌpɪtʃuˈleɪʃn/NAmE/kəˌpɪtʃuˈleɪʃn/noun[C, U]