英
[kə'pɪtʃuleɪt]
美
[kə'pɪtʃuleɪt]
- v. 屈从,停止反抗;有条件投降
capitulate的用法和样例:
例句
用作动词 (v.)
- The planters’ ladies were the last to capitulate.
庄园主的夫人们是最后被征服的。 - We will never capitulate to pressure from outside.
我们永远不会屈服于外界的压力。 - The ememy was warned to capitulate or face annihilation.
敌人受到警告,要么投降,要么全部被歼灭。 - The whole course of my life proves that I never capitulate.
我的全部生活历程证明我是从来不曾投降过。
经典引文
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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