| 单词 | abdicate |
| 释义 | abdicate (æbdɪkeɪt ) Word forms: abdicates , abdicating , abdicated 1. verb If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen. The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848. [VERB] Synonyms: resign, retire, quit, step down [informal] abdication (æbdɪkeɪʃən ) uncountable noun [usually with poss] ...the most serious royal crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII. [+ of] Synonyms: giving up, yielding, surrender, waiving Synonyms: resignation, quitting, retirement, retiral [mainly Scottish] 2. verb 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. [formal, disapproval] Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children. [VERB noun] Synonyms: renounce, give up, abandon, surrender abdication uncountable noun There had been a complete abdication of responsibility. [+ of] Synonyms: giving up, yielding, surrender, waiving Synonyms: renunciation, giving up, surrender, abandonment Collocations: abdicate responsibility Everyone just seemed to abdicate responsibility and now one guy has been apportioned all the blame. The Sun When a bank manager or investment adviser recommends a financial decision, the brain tends to abdicate responsibility and defer to their authority with little independent thought, a study has suggested. Times, Sunday Times Perversely, central bank independence has allowed the political class to abdicate responsibility for growth. Times, Sunday Times The tasks remain absurd and reveal nothing bar the contestants' sneaky attempts to abdicate responsibility and pass the buck. Times, Sunday Times They try to abdicate responsibility by calling themselves 'platforms', when in fact they are publishers. Times, Sunday Times The story begins with the aging emperor preparing to abdicate the throne to his fifteen-year-old son. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If they failed, the king agreed to abdicate the throne. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He therefore voluntarily abdicated his throne in 1702. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the sixth lunar month of 897, she abdicated the throne, dying within the year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He never abdicated his throne rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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