cede
/siːd/VCE📚 12586 166 1If 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. 割让; 让出 (领土、主权)
verb [vt. 及物动词]放弃；割让（领土）；再保，分保
Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America.
波多黎各岛仅经历了一场短暂的战斗，但大战后西班牙把该岛割让给了美国。
走， 让步， 割让
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- They feel invisible, so they cede responsibility. 他们觉得别人查不到自己，所以就置责任义务于不顾。
- America was reluctant to cede any legal power to a supranational authority. 美国方面不愿将法律权利交付给某种超国家权威。
- Despite all this, it still seems too early to cede America's future to the Lone Star state. 尽管这样，现在就把美国的未来让给孤星之舟还为之尚早。