abdicating
present participle ofabdicate
| 单词 | abdicating |
| 释义 | abdicating present 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. Examplesofabdicatingabdicating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Others thought that they were the responsibility of their employers and were at risk ofabdicatingresponsibility. From theCambridge English Corpus What some of my colleagues call "depoliticising monetary policy"others might call"abdicatingresponsibility for monetary policy". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Abdicatingpower to the market undermines and devalues democracy, and gives comfort only to those for whom democracy is a threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I say it isabdicatingits responsibilities now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are notabdicatingresponsibility—that is what happened under the previous lot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She isabdicatingresponsibility for the decisions taken about her life and future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly, insurance companies have a role to play inabdicatinginsurance if a drunken driver is found guilty of an offence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In doing so, they areabdicatingthe responsibility they have in playing a part in the security of the civilian population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would appear that they areabdicatingtheir responsibilities in that regard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This may protect your dogmas, but as politicians you are simplyabdicatingyour responsibility to do everything in your power to combat unemployment. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English If an organisation is in the position of assessing people and deciding what services to provide, then the local authority would beabdicatingits responsibilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that notabdicatinginternational control over two-thirds of the earth's surface, which is already potentially an arsenal, a gold mine and a sewer? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past year, it has responded byabdicatingresponsibility and undermining the principle of authority, which is profoundly damaging to our children's education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We areabdicatingour responsibilities if we do not take up that challenge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He referred to county councilsabdicatingtheir responsibilities. 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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