Capitulate
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. ( 有条件地) 投降
- ［英］ v. ( 有条件地) 投降 ( surrender conditionally)
- ［类］ 反义词: resist ( 抵抗) ; resistance ( 抵抗)
- ［记］ capit ( 头) +ulate -> ( 低头) -> 投降
- ［同］ 派生词: capitulation ( n. 投降)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
intransitive verb (-lated; -lating)
- Etymology: Medieval Latin capitulatus, past participle of capitulare to distinguish by heads or chapters, from Late Latin capitulum
- Date: 1596
- 1. archaic parley, negotiate
- 2.
- a. to surrender often after negotiation of terms
- b. to cease resisting ; acquiesce
- Synonyms: see yield
