surrender

surrender
verb

[no obj.]cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority
投降
over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities.
140多名叛乱者向当局投降了。
■[with obj.]give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand
放弃（或移交）（人，权利，财产）（多指出于被迫）
in 1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden.
1815年丹麦被迫将挪威移交给瑞典。
the UK is opposed to surrendering its monetary sovereignty.
英国反对放弃货币自主权。
■[with obj.](in a sporting context) lose (a point, game, or advantage)
（体育运动中）失利（或丢分）
she surrendered only twenty games in her five qualifying matches.
在5场资格赛中她只输了20局。
■(surrender to)abandon oneself entirely to (a powerful emotion or influence); give in to
沉溺于；陷入
he was surprised that Miriam should surrender to this sort of jealousy.
他很惊讶米丽娅姆会陷入这种嫉妒之中。
he surrendered himself to the mood of the hills.
他沉浸在群山的气氛中。
■[with obj.](of a person assured) cancel (a life insurance policy) and receive back a proportion of the premiums paid
退保（被保险的人为取得退保金中途放弃保险）
■[with obj.]give up (a lease) before its expiry
期满前就放弃（租借物）

noun

[mass noun]the action of surrendering
投降
the final surrender of Germany on 8 May 1945.
1945年5月8日德国最终投降。
[count noun]the colonel was anxious to negotiate a surrender.
上校急于商谈投降事宜。
■the giving up of a lease before its expiry
期满前对租约的终止
■the action of surrendering a life insurance policy
退保

常用词组
surrender to bail

(Law)duly appear in court after release on bail
(律)保释后如期到庭受审

语源

late Middle English (chiefly in legal use): from Anglo-Norman French (see sur-, render)

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