cede
英 [siːd]
美 [siːd]
v. 割让; 让给; 转让
过去分词:ceded 过去式:ceded 现在分词:ceding 第三人称单数:cedes
Collins.1 / BNC.15941 / COCA.12221
牛津词典
verb
- 割让;让给;转让
to give sb control of sth or give them power, a right, etc., especially unwillingly- Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898.
古巴在1898年被西班牙割让给美国。
- Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 割让(领土);放弃(权力)
If someone in a position of authoritycedesland or powertosomeone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.- 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。
- Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America...
英英释义
verb
- relinquish possession or control over
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
- give over