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abdicate vt.正式放弃；让位vi.退位；辞职 (1) 他被迫放弃要求财产的权利。(2) 他已经放弃了这件事中的一切职责。(3) 国王被迫逊位。(4) 英王爱德华八世于1936年退位。(5) 我辞职是因为我想尝试些不一样的东西。 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.

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英 ['æbdɪkeɪt] 美 ['æbdɪkeɪt] (1) He was forced to abdicate his claim on the property.(2) He's abdicated all responsibility in the affair.(3) The king was forced to abdicate his throne.(4) King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.(5) I want to try something different so I abdicate the office. 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. 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	英 ['æbdɪkeɪt] 美 ['æbdɪkeɪt]
中文释义	vt.正式放弃；让位 vi.退位；辞职
英语例句	(1) He was forced to abdicate his claim on the property. (2) He's abdicated all responsibility in the affair. (3) The king was forced to abdicate his throne. (4) King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936. (5) I want to try something different so I abdicate the office.
中文例句	(1) 他被迫放弃要求财产的权利。 (2) 他已经放弃了这件事中的一切职责。 (3) 国王被迫逊位。 (4) 英王爱德华八世于1936年退位。 (5) 我辞职是因为我想尝试些不一样的东西。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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.
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。

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