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. 最後一位法國國王是路易斯·菲利普, 退位於1848年。
2. abdicationN-UNCOUNT 退位
...the most serious royal crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII. …自從愛德華八世退位以來最嚴重的皇室危機。
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 (職責)[正式]
Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children. 很多父母乾脆推卸掉他們對孩子的所有責任。
4. abdicationN-UNCOUNT 推卸
There had been a complete abdication of responsibility. 曾有個徹底推卸責任的情況。
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abdicate /ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt/ (abdicating,abdicated,abdicates)
剑桥词典
abdicate verb (KING/QUEEN)
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]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 .
遜位；退（位），讓（位），正式放棄（王位）
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne ) in 1936. 英王愛德華八世在1936年退位（放棄英國王位）。
abdicate verb (NOT DO)
abdicate responsibility formal disapprovingto stop controlling or managing something that you are in charge of
放棄職責
She abdicated all responsibility for the project . 她放棄了有關該項目的所有職責。 返回 abdicate