abdicate
英 [ˈæbdɪkeɪt]
美 [ˈæbdɪkeɪt]
v. 退位; 逊位; 失(职); 放弃(职责)
过去式：abdicated 过去分词：abdicated 现在分词：abdicating 第三人称单数：abdicates 复数：abdicates
BNC.18884 / COCA.19114
同义词辨析
abandonabdicatedesertgive upquitrenouncewaive【导航词义：抛弃，放弃】
abandonv. 放弃，遗弃
〔辨析〕
强调永远并完全放弃，不论自愿与否，也可能是为了逃避责任。
〔例证〕
He abandoned his wife and took all their money.
他抛弃了妻子，拿走了他们所有的钱财。
The captain ordered everyone to abandon the burning ship.
船长向所有人下令放弃正在燃烧的船只。
他抛弃了妻子，拿走了他们所有的钱财。
The captain ordered everyone to abandon the burning ship.
船长向所有人下令放弃正在燃烧的船只。
abdicatev. 让位，退位
〔辨析〕
常指国王等放弃王位。
〔例证〕
The Queen has no intention of abdicating her throne.
女王不打算让位。
King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
英王爱德华八世于1936年退位。
女王不打算让位。
King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
英王爱德华八世于1936年退位。
desertv. 抛弃，放弃
〔辨析〕
多指放弃从前的职业、伙伴、伴侣及监护人资格等，有时带有内疚感。
〔例证〕
He deserted his wife and married a Japanese girl.
他抛弃妻子后，和一位日本姑娘结婚了。
The mother deserted the baby boy soon after giving birth.
那位母亲生下男婴后不久就把他遗弃了。
他抛弃妻子后，和一位日本姑娘结婚了。
The mother deserted the baby boy soon after giving birth.
那位母亲生下男婴后不久就把他遗弃了。
give upphr. 取消；放弃
〔辨析〕
普通用语，强调终止做某事，通常用来表示放弃某个计划、设计、工作、职位等。
〔例证〕
He has given up his decision to visit New York.
他取消了访问纽约的决定。
I'll give up the job.
我要辞去这份工作。
他取消了访问纽约的决定。
I'll give up the job.
我要辞去这份工作。
quitv. 〈尤美〉终止；戒除
〔辨析〕
常指停止做于己不利或伤害他人的事。
〔例证〕
He wants to quit smoking.
他想戒烟。
If I don't get a pay rise, I'll quit.
如果不给我加薪，我就不干了。
他想戒烟。
If I don't get a pay rise, I'll quit.
如果不给我加薪，我就不干了。
renouncev. 放弃
〔辨析〕
表示正式声明放弃职位、官衔、权力等。
〔例证〕
He renounced his citizenship.
他正式声明放弃公民权利。
She renounced her religion.
她宣布放弃自己的宗教信仰。
他正式声明放弃公民权利。
She renounced her religion.
她宣布放弃自己的宗教信仰。
waivev. 放弃；取消
〔辨析〕
表示正式宣布放弃权利、要求，或宣布取消规则、规定等。
〔例证〕
He had to waive his right to vote in Parliament.
他只好放弃在议会的投票权。
The local government refused to waive its rules.
地方政府拒绝取缔其规定。
他只好放弃在议会的投票权。
The local government refused to waive its rules.
地方政府拒绝取缔其规定。
牛津词典
verb
- 退位；逊位
to give up the position of being king or queen- He abdicated in favour of his son.
他把王位让给了儿子。 - She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain.
她被迫让出西班牙的王位。
- He abdicated in favour of his son.
- 失（职）；放弃（职责）
to fail or refuse to perform a duty
柯林斯词典
- VERB 退位;逊位
If a king or queenabdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.- The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.
法国末代国王是1848年逊位的路易·菲力普。
- The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.
- VERB 放弃（责任）；失（职）
If you say that someone hasabdicatedresponsibility for something, you disapprove of them because they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer.- Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.
许多父母对孩子简直是完全撒手不管。
- Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.
英英释义
verb
- give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
双语例句
- In remote antiquity, an emperor by the name of Du Yu was forced to abdicate without fulfilling his life's ambition.
在远古时期，皇帝的名字叫做杜宇被迫退位而未履行他一生的志向。 - Did the king abdicate or was he deposed?
那个国王是自己放弃王位还是被废的？ - If you are tired with your customers, why not abdicate?
既然对顾客很不耐烦，何不辞职不干呢？ - No state can abdicate the responsibility to protect its people from crimes against humanity, let alone justify perpetrating such crimes itself.
就保护本国公民免遭“危害人类罪”而言，没有哪个国家能够推卸掉自己的责任，更遑论为自己犯下此类罪行进行辩解。 - The old must abdicate new.
老的必须让位于新的。 - His declining health added weight to speculation that the king would soon abdicate.
国王日益恶化的健康状况加强了人们对他即将退位的猜测。 - The activated area was larger in subtraction calculation task with abdication than that without abdication one. If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned.
退位减法时激活的面积明显增大。如果国王不退位那他只能被废黜了。 - Refusal to Take Charge: When it comes to the bigger decisions that you need to make, you may well prefer to abdicate the responsibility to someone else.
拒绝掌管权。当你面临要作出一个巨大的决策时，你可能更倾向于把这项职责转交给其他人。 - If companies abdicate the role, then society needs to devise other ways to offer long-term support and security to the self-employed, as the Freelancers Union and others have been attempting to do.
如果企业不愿扮演这样的角色，社会应该设计出其他办法，为自我雇佣者提供长期支持和保障，就像自由职业者联盟和其他人正试图做的那样。 - This does not mean I abdicate responsibility for any of the departments that report to me.
这么说并不意味着我会卸下所有下属部门的工作责任。