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单词 abdicate
释义
abdicate
verb
uk
/ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/us
/ˈæb.də.keɪt/

abdicateverb(KING/QUEEN)

[IorT]
If akingorqueenabdicates, he or she makes aformalstatementthat he or she nolongerwantsto bekingorqueen:
逊位；退（位），让（位），正式放弃（王位）
King Edward VIII abdicated (the Britishthrone) in 1936.英王爱德华八世在1936年退位（放弃英国王位）。
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Stop having or doing something

abdicateverb(NOT DO)

abdicate responsibilityformaldisapproving
tostopcontrollingormanagingsomething that you are inchargeof:
放弃职责
She abdicated allresponsibilityfor theproject.她放弃了有关该项目的所有职责。
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abdication
(Definition ofabdicatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

abdicate| American Dictionary

abdicate
verb[I/T]
fml
us
/ˈæb·dɪˌkeɪt/
to give up apositionasking, or tofailto takeresponsibilityfor something:
[T]Edward VIII abdicated the Britishthronein 1936.
Theadministrationhas abdicateditsleadershipon thiscriticalissue.

abdication

noun[C/U]us
/ˌæb·dɪˈkeɪ·ʃən/
[U]Ithinkit’s an abdication ofyourresponsibilityif you don’tvote.
(Definition ofabdicatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What some of my colleagues call "depoliticising monetary policy"others might call"abdicating responsibility for monetary policy".
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If he abdicated from his position of wanting the compulsory powers, a great deal of the difficulty would go.
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Abdicating power to the market undermines and devalues democracy, and gives comfort only to those for whom democracy is a threat.
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We realise that free public opinion has abdicated its position in this country.
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I say it is abdicating its responsibilities now.
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We are not abdicating responsibility—that is what happened under the previous lot.
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Has he abdicated all responsibility for public sector housing?
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They have abdicated their responsibility in the way in which they have sought to tackle these problems.
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They have abdicated any further responsibility for the evolution of these arrangements.
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The company abdicated its responsibility by going into liquidation and trading under another name.
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She is abdicating responsibility for the decisions taken about her life and future.
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Certainly, insurance companies have a role to play in abdicating insurance if a drunken driver is found guilty of an offence.
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Any government which fail to act in that capacity have abdicated a primary responsibility.
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He has abdicated his responsibilities and he should resign.
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About 20 years ago, the cricket authority abdicated its responsibility to young cricket players by producing wickets at county level that produced results.
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