surrender
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sur·ren·der1 /səˈrendə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive]PMLOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR to say officially that you want to stop fighting, because you realize that you cannot win 投降 Germany surrendered on May 7th, 1945. 德国于 1945 年 5 月 7 日投降。 The terrorists were given ten minutes to surrender. 恐怖分子被限定在十分钟之内投降。2 [intransitive, transitive] to go to the police or the authorities, and say that you want to stop trying to escape from them （使）自首surrender (yourself) to somebody He immediately surrendered himself to the authorities. 他立刻向当局自首了。3 [transitive]GIVE to give up something or someone, especially because you are forced to 〔被迫〕放弃 They agreed to surrender their weapons. 他们同意交出武器。 She was reluctant to surrender her independence. 她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 something LET/ALLOWto 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 [transitive] formalPGO to give something such as a ticket or a passport to an official 〔向官员〕交出〔票证或护照〕surrender something to somebody Steir voluntarily surrendered his license to the State. 斯泰尔主动向政府交出执照。n THESAURUSsurrender to say officially that you want to stop fighting, especially in a war, because you realize that you cannot win – used about people and countriesTwo days later, the rebels surrendered.Japan surrendered in August 1945.give in to accept that you cannot win a game, argument, fight etc and stop trying to win it The players refused to give in and eventually won the game 4-3 in extra time.The negotiations went on for days and neither side was prepared to give in.admit/accept defeat to accept that you have not won somethingIn July 1905, Russia admitted defeat in its war with Japan.She wanted to run for the Presidency and refused to accept defeat.concede formal to say that you are not going to win a game, argument, election etc, so that it officially endsHe was forced to concede the match.Davis conceded defeat in the election.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
surrender• Many of the most-feared militants were shot, and more than 700 of them surrendered.• Finally, on April 16th, the enemy surrendered.• They promised to abide by the peace agreement and surrender all their weapons to the occupying forces.• All three gunmen had surrendered by the end of the day.• Ventura has agreed to surrender custody of all six of her children.• In 1637, when Stanhope was persuaded to surrender his patent, Witherings took control of the whole postal system.• Six armed proctors surround me and demand I surrender my blank examination-book.• The President has indicated that he intends to surrender power on February 7th.• But the starkness of the imagery also surrenders symbolic overtones.• But the people of Glastonbury aren't going to surrender their king without a fight, as Clare Lafferty reports.• 19 rebels hiding in the Czech embassy surrendered to the authorities.• Whipped by bad fortune, surrendering to the inexorable gravity of downward-sliding consequences, Edna enforced home order without compromise.• They told Weary that he and Billy had better find somebody to surrender to.surrender something to somebody• The court ordered Bond to surrender his passport to the authorities.surrender2 ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable] 1 PMLOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARwhen 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 somebody/something the Nazis’ surrender to the Allied forces 纳粹向盟军的投降2 when you give away something or someone, usually because you are forced to 〔通常出于被迫〕放弃，交出surrender of a surrender of power 放弃权力 the surrender of all illegal weapons 交出所有非法武器3 LET/ALLOWwhen you allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something 屈服；让步 total surrender to drug addiction 放任自己染上毒瘾Examples from the Corpus
surrender• Colonel Casado was anxious to negotiate a surrender.• A surrender value may not be available if premiums have been paid for less than two years.• It held passion and fire, it was a kiss of domination that asked for surrender yet promised surrender in return.• The Milanese were starving, and forced into surrender.• Then he let down bundles of lighted straw to kill them or choke them into surrender.• Philosophy, by contrast, does not elaborate a mode of experience but rather requires its surrender.• I do not accept that the proposal represents a major surrender of sovereignty.• Beauty on the verge of surrender, and thus all the more beautiful.• But this will entail major political concessions by the government, including the surrender of the state monopoly over electronic media.• General Haig would accept nothing less than unconditional surrender.unconditional surrender• August 1945, to an unconditional surrender.• The allies demanded unconditional surrender.• Instead, they issued the Potsdam Declaration, calling again for unconditional surrender on pain of great destruction.• In this case, however, unconditional surrender was now required.• Tonight the staff accepted the council's unconditional surrender with a bottle of champagne.• Hopes of a compromise peace stood no chance in the face of Franco's determination to pursue the Republic's unconditional surrender.From Longman Business Dictionarysurrendersur‧ren‧der1 /səˈrendə-ər/ verb1[transitive]INSURANCE if you surrender an insurance policy, you stop it before it MATUREs (=becomes due for payment) and receive only a part of what it would have been worth if you had kept itMany policyholders had held theirannuities for years because of heavy penalties forsurrendering them.The firm paid out $1.33 billion in the first quarter to customerssurrendering insurance policies. → compare redeem2[intransitive, transitive] if someone surrenders their power, influence, high position etc, they allow someone else to have itEight months after taking over the running of the business, shesurrendered thatauthority to a man who had only just joined.He plans tosurrender his majorityownership of the company.3[transitive] journalismFINANCE if shares etc surrender their value, price etc, the value, price etc fallsAftersurrendering 39% of itsvalue in the early 1990s, the Nikkei average has moved steadily upwards.4[transitive]LAW to give something to an official authority when it is asked forUnder the Bankruptcy Code, debtors must surrender most of theirassets.The seven men have been granted bail on condition that their passports be surrendered.→ See Verb tablesurrendersurrender2 noun [countable, uncountable]INSURANCE the act of stopping an insurance policy before it MATUREs (=becomes due for payment)Last year’s losses follow a flood ofpolicy surrenders.Any profit arising on surrender or maturity will be taken into account.Origin surrender1 (1400-1500) Old French surrendre, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + rendre “to give back, yield”sur·ren·der1 verb →n THESAURUS1surrender2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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surrender
sur‧ren‧der1 /səˈrendə $ -ər/ 
verb
Germany surrendered on May 7th, 1945.
The terrorists were given ten minutes to surrender.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to go to the police or the authorities, and say that you want to stop trying to escape from them
surrender (yourself) to somebody
He immediately surrendered himself to the authorities.
3. [transitive] to give up something or someone, especially because you are forced to:
They agreed to surrender their weapons.
She was reluctant to surrender her independence.
Marchers who had cameras were forced to surrender their film.
4. surrender to something to allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something:
Colette surrendered to temptation and took out a cigarette.
5. [transitive] formal to give something such as a ticket or a passport to an official
surrender something to somebody
Steir voluntarily surrendered his license to the State.
▪ surrender to say officially that you want to stop fighting, especially in a war, because you realize that you cannot win – used about people and countries: Two days later, the rebels surrendered. | Japan surrendered in August 1945.
▪give in to accept that you cannot win a game, argument, fight etc and stop trying to win it: The players refused to give in and eventually won the game 4-3 in extra time. | The negotiations went on for days and neither side was prepared to give in.
▪admit/accept defeat to accept that you have not won something: In July 1905, Russia admitted defeat in its war with Japan. | She wanted to run for the Presidency and refused to accept defeat.
▪concede formal to say that you are not going to win a game, argument, election etc, so that it officially ends: He was forced to concede the match. | Davis conceded defeat in the election.
surrender2 noun [singular, uncountable]
1. when you say officially that you want to stop fighting because you realize that you cannot win:
the humiliation of unconditional surrender (=accepting total defeat)
surrender to somebody/something
the Nazis’ surrender to the Allied forces
2. when you give away something or someone, usually because you are forced to
surrender of
a surrender of power
the surrender of all illegal weapons
3. when you allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something:
total surrender to drug addiction
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verb Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: surrendre, from sur- ( ⇨ surcharge) + rendre 'to give back, yield'
1. [intransitive] to say officially that you want to stop fighting, because you realize that you cannot win:Language: Old French
Origin: surrendre, from sur- ( ⇨ surcharge) + rendre 'to give back, yield'
2. [intransitive and transitive] to go to the police or the authorities, and say that you want to stop trying to escape from them
surrender (yourself) to somebody
3. [transitive] to give up something or someone, especially because you are forced to:
4. surrender to something to allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something:
5. [transitive] formal to give something such as a ticket or a passport to an official
surrender something to somebody
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noun [singular, uncountable]1. when you say officially that you want to stop fighting because you realize that you cannot win:
surrender to somebody/something
2. when you give away something or someone, usually because you are forced to
surrender of
3. when you allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by something:
Starting a war 开战
declare/make/wage war (on sb/sth)（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 go to war (against/with sb)（向…）开战 cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest引起／平息骚乱 incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 enter/invade/occupy sb's territory进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动
adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres/( maneuversespecially
执行军事行动／军事演习 send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on sb)领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 employ/use guerrilla tactics采用游击战术 conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare进行／发动生物战／游击战 fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 suffer/inflict a crushing defeat遭受惨败；大获全胜 achieve/win a decisive victory赢得决定性的胜利 halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 order/force a retreat命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战
join/serve in the army/navy/air force加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 be/go/remain/serve on active duty在服现役 serve/complete/return from a tour of duty在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 be sent to the front (line)被派往前线 attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting目睹／报道／参与激战 call for/be met with armed resistance要求／遭遇武装抵抗 come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at sb/sth)（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons使用生物／化学／核武器 inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties遭受惨重损失／伤亡 be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 become/be held as a prisoner of war成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民
harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 impose/enforce/lift a curfew强制实行／解除宵禁 engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 be sent to an internment/a concentration camp被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war接受／收容／安置战争难民 fear/threaten military/violent reprisals害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解
make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 sign a ceasefire agreement签署停战协议 call for/bring/put an end to hostilities要求发动／引发／结束战争 demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of sb/sth强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force建立／派遣维和部队 negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定