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Secede Country Succeed Group Larger 英 Sɪ'Siːd] 美 Sɪ'Siːd

英语单词 secede
英美音标 英 [sɪ'siːd] 美 [sɪ'siːd]
中文释义 v.正式脱离或退出
英语例句 (1) The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.
中文例句 (1) 巴拿马共和国于1903年脱离哥伦比亚。
vocabulary简明 To secede is to go your own way, breaking off ties. Usually, this refers to one part of a country that wants to become independent, like the South during the U.S. Civil War.
vocabulary扩展 The Latin word secedere means “go apart” and that's where secede comes from. Don't confuse it with the much more common succeed. Your plan to secede from the state of New Jersey and found a kingdom named Rusty, after your dog, is not likely to succeed.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词](从国家、大集团中正式)退出,脱离,分离 If a region or group secedes from the country or larger group to which it belongs, it formally becomes a separate country or stops being a member of the larger group.
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  • Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia and became an independent sovereign state...

    新加坡脱离马来西亚联邦成为一个独立的主权国家。

  • On 20 August 1960 Senegal seceded.

    塞内加尔于 1960年 8 月 20 日独立出去。

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