surrender/səˋrɛndɚ; səˈrendə/v 1 [I] to stop fighting or trying to escape, because you cannot win or escape 投降: surrender to sb The man finally surrendered to police. 这名男子最终向警方投降。The rebel forces have surrendered. 叛军已经投降。2 [T] formal to give something to someone in authority, for example weapons or official documents【正式】〔向负责的人〕交出〔武器﹑公文等〕: They had to surrender their passports . 他们得交出护照。 —surrender n [U]: their unconditional surrender to the Allied forces 他们向盟军的无条件投降