2008年9月10日 星期三

Capitulate
















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–verb (used without object) 

1. to surrender 

unconditionally 

or 

on stipulated terms.  



2. to give up resistance: He finally [capitulated] and [agreed] to do the job my way.  



—Synonyms 

2. yield, acquiesce (默認), accede (答應,繼承), give in.





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Announcing the "Solace" shift on the closing night of the Australian International Movie confab, Sony's Oz topper Stephen Basil-Jones said Thursday 



his studio had capitulated [to] Fox
 



"for the benefit of the industry."



The clashing release dates had [drawn] salvos 



between Sony and Fox at the confab attended by 800 exhibs, distribbers and allied trades on Queensland's Gold Coast.





squat 

The [horse] threw [himself] into a squat.

He squatted in an [empty house].

genuflect 

In a "confession" published on the movie's Web site, Korine [kids] "Dogma 95" at the same time he [genuflects] [to] it.

prostrate 

He prostrated [himself] before [rank and wealth].

udder

condescend

He would not condescend to [misrepresent] the facts. 

He condescended to [their intellectual level] in order to be [understood].  

Tenuous 


















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