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单词 cede
释义
cede
(sd )
Word forms: cedes , ceding , ceded
verb
If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure. [formal]
Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America. [VERB noun + to]
The General had promised to cede power by January. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: surrender, grant, transfer, abandon  
Collocations:
cede control
However, he added that there would be a tension for some about having to cede control over academic selection.
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By getting into someone else's car, you cede control to the driver.
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They have already turned down advances from private equity, preferring to work with high-net-worth individuals who don't require them to cede control.
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To empower your team, you have to cede control.
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That acts as a deterrent for some high-tech businesses where the founders and long-term investors are reluctant to cede control.
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cede ground
Rather than cede ground, the opportunity to tackle the watchdogs head on may prove irresistible.
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I don't want to cede ground.
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We have ceded ground on 100 seats in the local state races.
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cede power
Empire was about a hip-hop patriarch reluctant to cede power to one of his sons.
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His generals have been reluctant to cede power without first securing the military a prominent role in any new government.
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It comes after weeks of speculation that he was preparing to cede power to his son.
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He betrayed his mindset in late 2008, when international pressure on him to cede power was at its most intense.
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Often council leaders cannot agree because most do not want to cede power to a complete stranger.
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cede responsibility
It implies that you can cede responsibility to an algorithm.
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After all, look what happened to finance when it ceded responsibility to mathematicians.
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Instead, they ceded responsibility to the unaccountable market.
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Translations:
Chinese: 割让迫于军事、政治压力
Japanese: 割譲する
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