abdicated
past simple and past participle ofabdicate
| 单词 | abdicated |
| 释义 | abdicated past simple and past participle ofabdicate 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: King Edward VIII abdicated (the Britishthrone) in 1936. Retiring & resigning
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stop having or doing something abdicateverb(NOT DO)abdicate responsibilityformaldisapproving tostopcontrollingormanagingsomething that you are inchargeof: She abdicated allresponsibilityfor theproject. Examplesofabdicatedabdicated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Not only were the violators not punished, but local officials stopped convening meetings or demanding compulsory labour, as though they hadabdicatedtheir authority. From theCambridge English Corpus On the contrary, he had let himself be prevailed upon to abandon his kingdom without a government and had thusabdicatedthe throne. From theCambridge English Corpus The point is that government has a responsibility to decide which cannot beabdicatedby deference to a belief in the inevitability of market forces. From theCambridge English Corpus As they condescended (orabdicatedtheir distinction), visitors were required to act like the people they were trying to help. From theCambridge English Corpus They thusabdicatedtheir monopoly on leadership. From theCambridge English Corpus Condescension originally denoted an act whereby an authority figure temporarilyabdicatedthe privileges of his or her position for the benefit of a dependant. From theCambridge English Corpus Morality as such wasabdicatedin favour of an immutable 'cosmic process'. From theCambridge English Corpus If heabdicatedfrom his position of wanting the compulsory powers, a great deal of the difficulty would go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We realise that free public opinion hasabdicatedits position in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Has heabdicatedall responsibility for public sector housing? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They haveabdicatedtheir responsibility in the way in which they have sought to tackle these problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They haveabdicatedany further responsibility for the evolution of these arrangements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The companyabdicatedits responsibility by going into liquidation and trading under another name. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Any government which fail to act in that capacity haveabdicateda primary responsibility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He hasabdicatedhis responsibilities and he should resign. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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