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词汇 abdicating
释义 abdicating
present participle ofabdicate
abdicate
verb
uk /ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/ us /ˈæb.də.keɪt/

abdicateverb (KING/QUEEN)


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If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen: 逊位;退(位),让(位),正式放弃(王位)
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.英王爱德华八世在1936年退位(放弃英国王位)。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Retiring & resigning
abdicate
abdication
attrition
bow out
chuck something in
emeritus
get off
golden goodbye
golden handcuffs
golden handshake
pension
quit
redundancy payment
resign
resignation
retd
retire
retired
retiree
turnover

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Stop having or doing something

abdicateverb (NOT DO)


 abdicate responsibilityformaldisapproving
to stop controlling or managing something that you are in charge of: 放弃职责
She abdicated all responsibility for the project.她放弃了有关该项目的所有职责。

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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Others thought that they were the responsibility of their employers and were at risk of abdicating responsibility.
Abdicating power to the market undermines and devalues democracy, and gives comfort only to those for whom democracy is a threat.
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I say it is abdicating its responsibilities now.
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We are not abdicating responsibility—that is what happened under the previous lot.
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She is abdicating responsibility for the decisions taken about her life and future.
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Certainly, insurance companies have a role to play in abdicating insurance if a drunken driver is found guilty of an offence.
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In doing so, they are abdicating the responsibility they have in playing a part in the security of the civilian population.
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It would appear that they are abdicating their responsibilities in that regard.
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This may protect your dogmas, but as politicians you are simply abdicating your responsibility to do everything in your power to combat unemployment.
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If an organisation is in the position of assessing people and deciding what services to provide, then the local authority would be abdicating its responsibilities.
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Is that not abdicating international control over two-thirds of the earth's surface, which is already potentially an arsenal, a gold mine and a sewer?
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In the past year, it has responded by abdicating responsibility and undermining the principle of authority, which is profoundly damaging to our children's education.
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We are abdicating our responsibilities if we do not take up that challenge.
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He referred to county councils abdicating their responsibilities.
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This does not mean that we are abdicating our responsibility.
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