surrender
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (oneself) (to sb) stop resisting an enemy, etc; yield; give up 停止抵抗; 投降; 屈服; 放棄
We shall never surrender. 我們決不投降.
The hijackers finally surrendered (themselves) to the police. 劫機者終於向警方投降了.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth/sb (to sb) (fml 文) give up possession of sth/sb when forced by others or by necessity; hand sth/sb over 被迫放棄對某物[某人]的控制權; 交出某事物[某人]
We shall never surrender our liberty. 我們決不放棄自由權.
They surrendered their guns to the police. 他們向警方交出槍枝.
He surrendered his insurance policy, ie gave up his rights under the policy in return for immediate payment他中途退保(放棄保險以立即獲得退保金).
3 (phr v) surrender (oneself) to sth (fml or rhet usu derog 文或修辭, 通常作貶義) allow (a habit, an emotion, an influence, etc) to control what one does 聽任(某習慣、 感情、 影響等)擺布
He surrendered (himself) to despair and eventually committed suicide. 他陷於絕望, 終於自殺了. surrender, n [U, C]
surrendering or being surrendered 投降; 屈服; 放棄; 交出
demand the surrender of the town 要求該城投降
She accused the government of a cowardly surrender to big-business interests. 她指責政府畏首畏尾屈從於大企業的利益.
[attrib 作定語]
What is the surrender value of these shares? 這些股票的轉讓價額是多少?