ceding

英 [ˈsiːdɪŋ]

美 [ˈsiːdɪŋ]

v.  割让; 让给; 转让
cede的现在分词

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

noun

• the act of ceding
  Synonym:cession

双语例句

• There is no avoiding war, one merely postpones it, and in most cases to his own disadvantage, in ceding this part and that bit to exchange for another party's tolerance or support.
  战争是无可避免的，通过割让这个那个来交换另一方的容忍或支持，一方只是在拖延战争，而大多数情况下是朝对己方不利的方向。
• If the latter, they risk ceding valuable turf to competitors.
  如果选择后者，就可能把有价值的地盘拱手让给对手。
• But more fundamentally, its supporters cannot stand ceding power to people they regard as ignorant peasants, fit to clean their apartments and drive their taxis, but not to help shape their political landscape.
  但更根本的原因，是其支持者无法忍受将权力拱手让给他们眼中无知的乡下人&他们认为这些人只配给他们做保洁工作，为他们开出租车，却不配帮助塑造他们的政治前景。
• While China may be ceding ground to Mexico in auto manufacturing for now, the race is far from over.
  尽管眼下中国可能正在汽车制造业向墨西哥割让领地，但这场角逐还远没有结束。
• America is unilaterally ceding its global leadership in education, science and infrastructure.
  美国正在单方面失去在教育、科技和基础设施方面的全球领先地位。
• On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused the Pakistani government of ceding more and more territory to the Taliban.
  星期三，美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿指责巴基斯坦政府把越来越多的领土割让给塔利班。
• By ceding 6% of their company, startups get an investor, credibility in the startup community, and communion with other founders who are going through the same masochistic slog as they are.
  通过出让公司6%的股份，初创公司获得了一位投资人，在初创公司群体中较高的可信度以及与其他艰难前行的创业者交流的机会。
• A ceding or surrendering, as of territory to another country by treaty.
  这些岛屿被旧有的主人割让给这个大陆国家。
• I had prided myself on being quite the enlightened husband for ceding control of our day-to-day finances.
  放弃对日常开销的控制权是一个明智的决定，对此我颇为自得。
• Settlement would require ceding some Egyptian territory.
  解决办法将要求埃及让出一些领土。