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relinquish

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v.放弃

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relinquish为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:relinquisher 动词过去式:relinquished 过去分词:relinquished 现在分词:relinquishing 第三人称单数:relinquishes

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re-=again,back 变化型 red-,ren-

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abandon  forego  give-up  release  sacrifice  surrender  waive  yield    

relinquish


/rɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ; rɪ`lɪŋkwɪʃ/
v (fml 文)
1 [Tn] give up or cease to practise, feel, etc (sth); abandon 不再采取(某行动); 不再有(某种感觉); 放弃
*relinquish the struggle for power 放弃追求权力的斗争
* relinquish bad habits 戒除坏习惯
* He had relinquished all hope that she was alive. 他已经放弃了她还活着的一切希望.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) give up or renounce (a claim, etc); surrender sth 放弃(要求等); 让出某事物
*relinquish a right, privilege 放弃权利、特权
* She relinquished possession of the house to her sister. 她把房子的所有权让给了她的妹妹.
* relinquish a post to one's successor 把职位让给接替自己的人.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] (used esp in the expressions shown 尤用于以下示例) cease to hold (sb/sth); release 松手放开(某人[某物]); 放松
*relinquish one's grip (on sb/sth) 松手放开(某人[某物])
* relinquish one's hold (on sb/sth) 松手放开(某人[某物]).

relinquish


v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: relinquir, from Latin relinquere 'to leave behind', from linquere 'to leave']
formal to let someone else have your position, power, or rights, especially unwillingly
= give up
 No one wants to relinquish power once they have it.
relinquish sth to sb
 Stultz relinquished control to his subordinate.