| 单词 | relinquish |
| 释义 | relinquish (once / 797 pages) v If you relinquish something, you let it go. You relinquish control of the army when you resign as general. You relinquish your plan to sneak into town when your parents find out what's going on. Relinquish is also commonly used to mean physically letting go of something: The monkey wouldn't relinquish its grasp on the banana. Relinquish descends from Latin relinquere, from the prefix re- "again" plus linquere "to leave." WORD FAMILYrelinquish: relinquished, relinquishes, relinquishing, relinquishment+/relinquishing: relinquishings/relinquishment: relinquishments USAGE EXAMPLESIn some counties, state legislators effectively control central committees and are reluctant to relinquish appointment power. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) If I were Israel, I would not relinquish control of the West Bank borders — for now. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) He said both countries must fully recognize each other, ensure access to religious sites and relinquish other existing claims. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1v turn away from; give up Syn|Hypo|Hyper foreswear, quit, renounce disclaim renounce a legal claim or title to abandon, give up give up with the intent of never claiming again 2v do without or cease to hold or adhere to relinquish the old ideas Syn|Hypo dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, waive give up, kick stop consuming 3v part with a possession or right I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest Syn|Hypo|Hyper free, give up, release, resign derequisition release from government control give, sacrificeendure the loss of give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over place into the hands or custody of 4v release, as from one's grip relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall Syn|Ant|Hypo let go, let go of, release hold, take hold have or hold in one's hands or grip discharge, muster out release from military service unclasprelease from a clasp poprelease suddenly togglerelease by a toggle switch unhandremove the hand from bring out, let outbring out of a specific state unleashrelease or vent let loose, loose, unleashturn loose or free from restraint unleashrelease from a leash disengage, withdrawrelease from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles deactivateremove from active military status or reassign demob, demobilise, demobilizeretire from military service demobilise, demobilize, inactivaterelease from military service or remove from the active list of military service cannonfire a cannon uncorkrelease unlockset free or release |
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