【abdicate】 - A-level备考词汇

abdicate

UK:  ['æbdɪkeɪt]

现在分词：abdicating  过去式：abdicated  第三人称单数：abdicates  

v.

1.退(位);让(位);辞(职);【法律】废(嫡)

2.放弃(权利)

3.(国王)退位,逊(位)

1 . He made the choice to abdicate because, as supreme governor of the Church of England, he was not permitted to marry a divorced woman.
他选择放弃王位是因为身为英国教会的最高领袖，他不可以与离婚女子结婚。

2 . the nation was thrilled, shocked and sympathetic. whether he would abdicate in favor of his brother became the question of the hour.
举国上下都感到激动，震惊。放弃王位，支持他的兄弟当前热门话题。

3 . Ask for help, don't abdicate responsibility or tough it out yourself: I learned this lesson very early on in my project management career.
寻求帮助，不要推卸责任，也不要委屈了自己：我在项目经理这个职位上很早就知道了这一点。

4 . The British wanted another candidate to run Zanzibar, and demanded the nephew abdicate.
英国人心中另有人选，要求发动政变的侄子让位。

5 . But expensive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we abdicate society's power of choice.
但是，昂贵的东西并不必然该省丰富的，除非我们放弃社会的选择权。