英
[kə'pɪtʃuleɪt]
美
[kə'pɪtʃuleɪt]
- v. 屈從，停止反抗；有條件投降
capitulate的用法和樣例：
例句
用作動詞 (v.)
- The planters』 ladies were the last to capitulate.
莊園主的夫人們是最後被征服的。 - We will never capitulate to pressure from outside.
我們永遠不會屈服於外界的壓力。 - The ememy was warned to capitulate or face annihilation.
敵人受到警告，要麼投降，要麼全部被殲滅。 - The whole course of my life proves that I never capitulate.
我的全部生活歷程證明我是從來不曾投降過。
經典引文
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Want of provisions quickly obliged Trevulci to capitulate.
出自： W. Robertson -
I knew that I was on the verge of capitulating to him, backing down.
出自： W. Styron
