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abdicate v.退位,放弃(职位,权力等) The original meaning of the verb abdicate came from the combination of the Latin ab- "away" and dicare "proclaim." (Note that in the charming relationships between languages with common roots, the Spanish word for "he says" is dice, which comes directly from dicare.) The word came to refer to disowning one's children, and it wasn't until the 17th century that the first use of the word relating to giving up power or public office was recorded. ☆☆☆☆☆ 2015.1

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['æbdikeit] Sometimes someone in power might decide to give up that power and step down from his or her position. When they do that, they abdicate their authority, giving up all duties and perks of the job. King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted “kings don’t abdicate, they dare in their sleep.”  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。abdicationThere had been a complete abdication of responsibility.曾经一度完全无人负责。

英语单词	abdicate
英美音标	['æbdikeit]
中文释义	v.退位,放弃(职位,权力等)
vocab简明	Sometimes someone in power might decide to give up that power and step down from his or her position. When they do that, they abdicate their authority, giving up all duties and perks of the job.
vocab扩展	The original meaning of the verb abdicate came from the combination of the Latin ab- "away" and dicare "proclaim." (Note that in the charming relationships between languages with common roots, the Spanish word for "he says" is dice, which comes directly from dicare.) The word came to refer to disowning one's children, and it wasn't until the 17th century that the first use of the word relating to giving up power or public office was recorded.
真题原句	King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted “kings don’t abdicate, they dare in their sleep.”
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	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。
来源	2015.1

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