abdicate
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen. 退位
The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848. 最后一位法国国王是路易斯·菲利普, 退位于1848年。
2. abdicationN-UNCOUNT 退位
...the most serious royal crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII. …自从爱德华八世退位以来最严重的皇室危机。
3. V-T 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. 推卸 (职责)[正式]
Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children. 很多父母干脆推卸掉他们对孩子的所有责任。
4. abdicationN-UNCOUNT 推卸
There had been a complete abdication of responsibility. 曾有个彻底推卸责任的情况。
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abdicate /ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt/ (abdicating,abdicated,abdicates)
剑桥词典
abdicate verb (KING/QUEEN)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen .
逊位；退（位），让（位），正式放弃（王位）
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne ) in 1936. 英王爱德华八世在1936年退位（放弃英国王位）。
abdicate verb (NOT DO)
abdicate responsibility formal disapprovingto stop controlling or managing something that you are in charge of
放弃职责
She abdicated all responsibility for the project . 她放弃了有关该项目的所有职责。 返回 abdicate