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
- He attempted to carry out military reforms, but the civil party was too strong for him and he was forced to abdicate.
他试图进行军事改革，但是官僚贵族派系的力量对他来说太过于强大，因而他被迫退位。 - 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。 - Three years later, he induced the boy emperor to abdicate in his favour.
三年后，他诱导孩子逼宫在他的赞成票。 - Did the king abdicate or was he deposed?
那个国王是自己放弃王位还是被废的？ - Yesterday, my boss told Jenny he had a crush on her. I believe that all's fair in love and war. I have to abdicate the office and leave the sad place and my dear Jenny. Ai!
昨天老板告诉珍妮说他迷恋着她，我相信在男女交往中，人们是不择手段的，我只有辞职离开这个伤心的地方和我亲爱的珍妮了，哎！ - When Paula Dobriansky told the gathering that the Bush Administration "will not abdicate our responsibility" to address global warming, the hall filled with boos.
当保拉·多布里扬斯基向大会宣布布什政府“不会放弃自己的责任”去处理全球变暖这一问题时，全场报以唏嘘声。 - Yuan Shikai forced the emperor to abdicate and hand over power to him.
袁世凯逼迫皇帝逊位，把政权交给他。 - The old must abdicate new.
老的必须让位于新的。 - 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？ - But expensive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we abdicate society's power of choice.
然而，只要你不放弃对社会权利的选择，高档享受不可避免地成为富人的特有的领域。