renege
verb /rɪˈniːɡ/, /rɪˈneɪɡ/
/rɪˈneɡ/
[intransitive] (formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they renege | /rɪˈniːɡ/, /rɪˈneɪɡ/ /rɪˈneɡ/ |
| he / she / it reneges | /rɪˈniːɡz/, /rɪˈneɪɡz/ /rɪˈniːɡz/, /rɪˈneɪɡz/ |
| past simple reneged | /rɪˈniːɡd/, /rɪˈneɪɡd/ /rɪˈniːɡd/, /rɪˈneɪɡd/ |
| past participle reneged | /rɪˈniːɡd/, /rɪˈneɪɡd/ /rɪˈniːɡd/, /rɪˈneɪɡd/ |
| -ing form reneging | /rɪˈniːɡɪŋ/, /rɪˈneɪɡɪŋ/ /rɪˈniːɡɪŋ/, /rɪˈneɪɡɪŋ/ |
- renege (on something) to break a promise, an agreement, etc.
违背（诺言）；背信弃义；食言 - to renege on a deal/debt/contract
背弃交易/债务/合同
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘desert’): from medieval Latin renegare, from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + negare ‘deny’. - to renege on a deal/debt/contract