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　

GRETEM8法律

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
  1. Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898.
     古巴在1898年被西班牙割让给美国。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. The General had promised to cede power by January.
     将军允诺于一月份之前交出兵权。

英英释义

verb

• relinquish possession or control over
  1. The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
  Synonym:surrenderdelivergive up
• give over
  Synonym:concedeyieldgrant

双语例句

• Mr Kerry will be seeking political cover from allies in the Gulf for possible US military action against Sunni militants in northern Iraq, while also trying to convince them that Washington does not plan to cede more ground in Iraq to Iran.
  对于美国可能对伊拉克北部逊尼派武装分子采取军事行动，克里将从海湾盟国那里寻求政治掩护，同时他还将试图让他们相信，美国不计划在伊拉克问题上向伊朗作出更多让步。
• 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。
• Germany would even be prepared to cede some national sovereignty in return for closer economic and political ties, she says.
  默克尔表示，德国甚至准备放弃部分国家主权来换取更紧密的经济和政治联系。
• Brazil rejected a request from Argentina to cede some of its contracted shipments of natural gas from Bolivia.
  巴西否决了阿根廷的一项要求：转让玻利维亚天然气的部分合同发货。
• Yet other schools might work better if their heads had the guts to cede more power.
  不过，如果其他学校的头头们有胆量进一步放权的话，他们可能会做得更好。
• America would never cede control of the world order, and in any case China would never seek to exert hegemony.
  美国从不会放弃控制世界秩序，并在任何情况下，中国绝不会设法施加霸权。
• This is why most technology founders cede control to experienced executives, usually under pressure from their venture capital investors, when the business matures.
  这就是为什么多数科技公司创始人在企业发展成熟时，就会让位给有经验的管理者，通常是迫于风险资本投资者的压力。
• Since early this decade, central banks have had to cede control of long-term interest rates to global market forces.
  自21世纪初以来，各国中央银行不得不放弃对长期利率的控制，将其交给全球市场力量。
• In return, Congo would cede majority rights in a joint venture to develop copper and cobalt concessions.
  作为交换，刚果将把一个合资项目的多数股权让与中国，以开发铜矿和钴矿。
• They inadvertently allow themselves to be seen as the new imperialists and cede market leadership to more flexible competitors.
  一不小心它们就成了新的帝国主义者，市场领导地位也让给了更灵活的竞争对手。