surrender

🇬🇧 UK/sә'rendә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To give up or yield to the power or control of another; to stop resisting

投降;放弃;交出

n.

The act of giving up or yielding to another's power or control

投降;放弃;交出

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
surover, above
+
renderother
=surrender

Common Collocations

  • 1.unconditional surrender无条件投降
  • 2.surrender to authorities向当局自首
  • 3.refuse to surrender拒绝投降
  • 4.surrender control放弃控制权

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The soldiers were forced to surrender after running out of supplies.

  • 2.

    She refused to surrender her dreams despite years of failure.

  • 3.

    The suspect surrendered to police outside his apartment building.

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