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单词 relinquish
释义
relinquish
verb[T]
formal
uk
/rɪˈlɪŋ.kwɪʃ/us
/rɪˈlɪŋ.kwɪʃ/
to give up something such as aresponsibilityorclaim:
放弃；拒绝
He has relinquished hisclaimto thethrone.他放弃了继承王位的要求。
She relinquishedcontrolof thefamilyinvestmentstoherson.她把家庭投资的掌控权移交给了儿子。
tounwillinglystopholdingorkeepingsomething:
（不情愿地）松开，放开，交出，让予
She relinquished herhold/gripon thesteeringwheel.她松开了握着方向盘的手。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stop having or doing something
  • abdicate
  • abdication
  • bail out
  • bandh
  • break withsomething
  • butt out
  • forfeitable
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • ghost
  • give up
  • give up the ghostidiom
  • lose
  • relinquishment
  • self-denying
  • self-sacrifice
  • self-sacrificing
  • step
  • throw
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(Definition ofrelinquishfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

relinquish| American Dictionary

relinquish
verb[T]
us
/rɪˈlɪŋ·kwɪʃ/
to give up something, such as aresponsibilityorclaim:
Herefusedto relinquishcontrolof hiscompany.
(Definition ofrelinquishfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrelinquish

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Maintaining multiple roles in the face of competing demands or, contrariwise, relinquishing roles or giving precedence to caregiving, both carry inherent difficulties.
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Many were thus forced to leave thereby relinquishing their right to the land and the hut.
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The significance of relinquishing this physical contact is uncertain.
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Control is only relinquished when the symptoms are no longer manageable.
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In cases of custody dispute, the legal discourse apparently relinquishes its power in favour of the therapeutic approach.
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The task would require winning cultural legitimacy without relinquishing the basic tenants of the faith.
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In contrast, carers in our sample who were not engaged in or had relinquished other roles felt more resentful about caregiving.
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The daughter accepted this distinction, and her father eventually relinquished, readmitting her into his household.
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In this setting, social workers are moving into a role of facilitator and provider of resources, and relinquishing many decision-making powers.
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Of those who had once used bottle supplement, 60% never relinquished it and half of them (19%) stopped breast-feeding altogether.
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Hence, at least relative to others who have had less of her share of life, her claim on resources is diminished or relinquished entirely.
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They lost the war that ensued, then relinquished power under duress.
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Therefore, the late-onset group might represent those who have employed these processes satisfactorily throughout life but have difficulty relinquishing fundamental sources of personal meaning.
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Nature never relinquished its authority as last court of appeal, but its authority was now of a palpably different kind.
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While not relinquishing all hope to do so, they issued statements that might accommodate any outcome.
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