VERB
割让(领土);放弃(权力)
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...
在波多黎各的战事很短暂;但是战争结束后，西班牙将该岛屿割让给了美国。
The General had promised to cede power by January.
将军允诺于一月份之前交出兵权。