cede
cede 英 [si:d] 美 [sid]
vt. 放弃；割让（领土）
进行时:ceding 过去式:ceded 过去分词:ceded 第三人称单数:cedes
- 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."
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- vt. 放弃；割让（领土）
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1. Of course the attacks will stop if we cede those political objectives.
当然，如果我们放弃这些政治目标，攻击自然将会停止。
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2. That is what the regime fears most, because then it either has to shoot its own people or cede power.
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。
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3. Many Americans may find it tempting to turn inward, and cede our claim of leadership in world affairs.
许多美国人可能愿意将目光转向内部，放弃我们在世界事务中的领导作用。
- cede (v.) 1630s, "to yield, give way," from French céder or directly from Latin cedere "to yield, give place; to give up some right or property," originally "to go from, proceed, leave," from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- "to go away, avoid," from PIE root *ked- "to go, yield."
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