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.
例句
Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America...在波多黎各的戰事很短暫;但是戰爭結束后，西班牙將該島嶼割讓給了美國。The General had promised to cede power by January.將軍允諾于一月份之前交出兵權。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
讓給, 割讓;放棄
As a result of a series of European wars, Florida was ceded to England.一系列歐洲戰事的結果是佛羅里達被割讓給英國。A third of the territory was ceded to France.領土的三分之一割讓給了法國。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
2. relinquish possession or control over;
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"