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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

屈从 [qūcóng]
  1. 1. verb give way

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

屈从 [qūcóng]
  1. 1. submit; yield; succumb
    屈从于外来压力
    yield to pressure from outside

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

屈从 [qūcóng]
  1. 1. 屈服于压力,违心地服从
    受尽折磨,仍不肯屈从

Examples

屈从
抵死不肯屈从
He bent to her wishes.
屈从于她的愿望。
vulnerable to political pressure
屈从于政治压力的
to will others into submission
强迫他人屈从
Coastal towns were succumbing to the fat profits of the tourist trade.
沿海城镇都屈从于旅游业所带来的丰厚利润。
The orders from the captain were subordinated to the orders from the general.
船长的命令必须屈从于将军的命令。
Editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones.
那些与富人利益作对的表达他们观点的编辑和记者被开除了,并被那些屈从的人所取代。

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