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Abdicate King Abdication Abdicated Responsibility ˈæbdɪkeɪt ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn Queen

This flashcard defines "abdicate" as a verb with two main meanings: to formally give up the position of being a king or queen, or to fail or refuse to perform a duty, especially responsibility. It also provides related terms like "abdication".

This flashcard defines "abdicate" as a verb with two main meanings: to formally give up the position of being a king or queen, or to fail or refuse to perform a duty, especially responsibility. It also provides related terms like "abdication".

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abdicate
/æ̱bdɪkeɪt/
1
[VERB 动词]退位;逊位 If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
  [V]
  [Also V n]
  • 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。

abdication
  • ...the most serious royal crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII.

    自爱德华八世退位以来最为严重的皇室危机

2
[VERB 动词]放弃(责任);失(职) If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of them because they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer.
  [V n]
  [disapproval]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。

abdication
  • There had been a complete abdication of responsibility.

    曾经一度完全无人负责。


Oxford ab·di·cate / ˈæbdɪkeɪt ; NAmE ˈæbdɪkeɪt / verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to give up the position of being king or queen 退位;逊位 ◆ He abdicated in favour of his son. 他把王位让给了儿子。 abdicatesth ◆ She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain. 她被迫让出西班牙的王位。 2 [transitive ] ~ responsibility/your responsibilities to fail or refuse to perform a duty 失职;放弃职责 ▶ ab·di·ca·tion abdication abdications / ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn / noun [uncountable ,  countable ] abdicate abdicates abdicated abdicating ab·di·cate / ˈæbdɪkeɪt ; NAmE ˈæbdɪkeɪt / ab·di·ca·tion / ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn /
LDC
abdicateab‧di‧cate /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]
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1to give up the position of being king or queen:  King Alfonso XIII abdicated in favour of his eldest son. The king was forced to abdicate the throne.2abdicate (your) responsibility formal to refuse to be responsible for something, when you should be or were before:  The government has largely abdicated its responsibility in dealing with housing needs.—abdication /ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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abdicate

[ˈæbdɪkeɪt]abdicated, abdicating, abdicates

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退位(60%),辞职(23%),让位(13%),正式放弃(4%)
vt.退位;放弃
vi.退位;放弃

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