accept surrender; receive capitulation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to accept the enemy's surrender; to receive capitulation
formalA military and diplomatic term describing the victorious side formally accepting the surrender of defeated forces.
Jiāng将
jūn军
jué决
dìng定
shòu受
xiáng降
，
yǐ以
bǎo保
quán全
shì士
bīng兵
de的
xìng性
mìng命
。
The general decided to accept the surrender in order to save the soldiers' lives.
Shòu受
xiáng降
yí仪
shì式
yú于
shàng上
wǔ午
shí十
shí时
zài在
shì市
zhèng政
tīng厅
jǔ举
xíng行
。
The surrender ceremony was held at ten o'clock in the morning at the city hall.
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Tā他
men们
jù拒
jué绝
shòu受
xiáng降
，
shì誓
yán言
zhàn战
dòu斗
dào到
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
rén人
。
They refused to surrender and vowed to fight until the last man.