Word · Frequency #18449
capitulating
投降；屈服；妥协
capitulating is the present participle of capitulate.
to stop resisting and give in, especially by agreeing to an opponent's conditions
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To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply.
按约定条件投降,放弃抵抗,屈服,顺从。
按约定条件投降,放弃抵抗,屈服,顺从。；(有条件)投降；[法] 投降；投降
In use
After a long battle, the general decided to capitulate to the enemy forces.
The government capitulated to public pressure and changed the law.
Instead of fighting, the smaller company is capitulating to the industry giant.
capitulate to sb/sth
capitulate to 后接屈服的对象，多为被动或被迫。
After weeks of negotiations, the union finally capitulated to the management.
经过数周的谈判，工会最终向管理层屈服了。
capitulate on sth
capitulate on 指在某个议题或要求上做出让步。
The politician refused to capitulate on the tax reform.
这位政治家拒绝在税收改革上让步。
capitulate under sth
capitulate under 表示在外部压力或影响下屈服。
Connections
Collocations
- capitulate to pressure
- 屈服于压力
- The government was forced to capitulate to public pressure.政府被迫屈服于公众压力。
- capitulate to demands
- 向要求让步
- She refused to capitulate to their demands.她拒绝向他们的要求让步。
- capitulate to the enemy
- 向敌人投降
- The troops would rather fight than capitulate to the enemy.部队宁战而不向敌人投降。
- refuse to capitulate
- 拒绝屈服
- Despite the losses, they refused to capitulate.尽管遭受损失，他们仍拒绝屈服。
- capitulate under pressure
- 在压力下屈从
- He eventually capitulated under pressure from his colleagues.他最终在同事的压力下屈从了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：把cap（帽子）扔给对方，像投降时举起白旗，记住它表示“投降、屈服”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military conflicts、political negotiations、arguments or pressure situations capitulate 为正式用词，多用于军事投降，或在比喻义中表示因压力而屈服、妥协。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ulate 结尾，但按所给发音均不与 capitulate 的 /kəˈpitjuleit/ 构成完全韵脚；各词的重读元音或其后辅音不同（如 populate /ˈpɑːpjəleɪt/、calculate /ˈkælkjəleɪt/）。请注意不要只按拼写推断发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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