| 释义 |
abdicate /æbdɪkeɪt/ [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) 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。◆she was forced to abdicate the throne of spain.她被迫让出西班牙的王位。▸ abdication noun [uncountable, countable] ◆the forced abdication of the king国王的被迫退位abdicate/ˈæbdɪkeɪt ||; ˈæbdəˌket/verb1. [i] to give up being king or queen 退位；逊位: ◇the queen abdicated in favour of her son (= her son became king). 女王放弃王位，由其儿子继任国王。 2. [t] to give sth up, especially power or a position 放弃（尤指权力或职位）: ◇to abdicate responsibility (= to refuse to be responsible for sth) 不愿承担责任 ➔abdication /ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn ||; ˌæbdəˈkeʃən/ noun [c,u] ab·di·cate /`æbdəˏket; ˈæbdɪkeɪt/v 1. [i] to officially give up the position of being king or queen 正式放弃王位; 让位，逊位 2. abdicate responsibility formal to refuse to be responsible for something any longer 【正式】 放弃责任 |