surrender
verb
noun
səˈrendə verb
1 to say officially that you want to stop fighting or to stop avoiding the police, government etc because you realize that you cannot win （使）投降 I,T
The terrorists were given ten minutes to surrender.
恐怖分子被限定在十分钟之内投降。
surrender to sb
Thousands of illegal immigrants in Japan have surrendered to police.
日本成千上万的非法移民向警方自首。
surrender yourself (to sb)
He immediately surrendered himself to the authorities.
他立即向当局投降了。
2 to give your soldiers, land or weapons to an enemy after you have been defeated 〔向敌人〕交出〔部队或武器〕; 放弃〔土地〕 T
They were given two hours to surrender their weapons.
他们被要求在两小时内交出武器。
3 to give up something or someone because you are forced to 〔被迫〕放弃 T
Cath was most reluctant to surrender her independence.
凯斯很不愿意放弃自己的独立。
Marchers who had cameras were forced to surrender their film.
带照相机的游行示威者被迫交出胶卷。
4
surrender to sth
to allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something 听任某事物摆布; 屈服于某事物
Colette surrendered to temptation and took out a cigarette.
科利特经不住诱惑，拿出了一根香烟。
5 to give something such as a ticket or a PASSPORT to an official [正式] 〔向官员〕交出〔票证或护照〕 T | formal
surrender sth to sb
Steir voluntarily surrendered his license to the State.
斯泰尔主动向政府交出执照。
noun
6 when you say officially that you want to stop fighting because you realize that you cannot win 投降
the humiliation of unconditional surrender (=accepting total defeat)
无条件投降的耻辱
surrender to sb/sth
the Nazis’ surrender to the Allied forces
纳粹向盟军的投降
7 when you give away something or someone, usually because you are forced to 放弃，交出〔一般出于被迫〕
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a surrender of power
权力的放弃
the surrender of all illegal weapons
交出所有非法武器
8 when you allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something 屈服; 让步
total surrender to drug addiction
放任自己彻底染上毒瘾