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Cede Ceded Position Reference Land Power   [V N

英语单词 cede
英美音标 英 [siːd] 美 [siːd]
中文释义 v.割让(领土;权利)
v.放弃
英语例句 (1) That is what the regime fears most, because then it either has to shoot its own people or cede power.
(2) This second step will be awkward, because votes cannot be taken from members that do not want to cede them.
中文例句 (1) 这是当前伊朗政权最害怕的,因为到那时只能被迫选择开枪射击自己的人们,或放弃权力。
(2) 第二步会比较麻烦,因为投票权并不能从那些不愿放弃他们的成员那里拿过来。
vocabulary简明 To cede is to give up or surrender land, position, or authority. "She reluctantly ceded the coveted position as the baby of the family to her brother when he was born. She would not, however, cede her bedroom to him."
vocabulary扩展 Cede is a word often used in discussing diplomatic issues. It is more commonly used in reference to actual physical things, like geographic areas or objects, but can also be used in reference to attitudes or opinions. "The rebels ceded territory after the siege failed." "Dad tried but finally ceded control and let me have my own Facebook account."
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]割让(领土);放弃(权力) If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
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  • Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America...

    在波多黎各的战事很短暂;但是战争结束后,西班牙将该岛屿割让给了美国。

  • The General had promised to cede power by January.

    将军允诺于一月份之前交出兵权。

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