abdicate
verb /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/
/ˈæbdɪkeɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they abdicate | /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it abdicates | /ˈæbdɪkeɪts/ /ˈæbdɪkeɪts/ |
| past simple abdicated | /ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle abdicated | /ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form abdicating | /ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to give up the position of being king, queen or emperor
退位；逊位 - He abdicated in favour of his son.
他把王位让给了儿子。 - abdicate something She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain.
她被迫让出西班牙的王位。
WordfinderTopics Historyc2- abdicate
- accede
- crown
- king
- government
- monarch
- throne
- reign
- royal
- succession
- He abdicated in favour of his son.
- [transitive] abdicate responsibility/your responsibilities to fail or refuse to perform a duty
失职；放弃职责
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin abdicat- ‘renounced’, from the verb abdicare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + dicare ‘declare’.