relinquish

英 [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]

美 [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]

v.  (尤指不情愿地)放弃

过去式：relinquished　过去分词：relinquished　现在分词：relinquishing　第三人称单数：relinquishes　

TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.8524 / COCA.9453

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指不情愿地）放弃
  to stop having sth, especially when this happens unwillingly
  1. He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
     他被迫放弃对公司的控制权。
  2. They had relinquished all hope that she was alive.
     他们已经完全不指望她还活着了。
  3. She relinquished possession of the house to her sister.
     她将房子让给了她的妹妹。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 放弃，出让(权力或控制)
  If yourelinquishsomething such as power or control, you give it up.
  1. He does not intend to relinquish power.
     他没有打算放弃权力。

英英释义

verb

• release, as from one's grip
  1. Let go of the door handle, please!
  2. relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
  Synonym:let go oflet gorelease
• turn away from
  1. I am foreswearing women forever
  Synonym:foreswearrenouncequit
• part with a possession or right
  1. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
  2. resign a claim to the throne
  Synonym:releaseresignfreegive up
• do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  1. We are dispensing with formalities
  2. relinquish the old ideas
  Synonym:waiveforgoforegoforesweardispense with

双语例句

• If ever the true king came, he would have to relinquish the throne.
  倘若真正的国王回来，他就不得不让出王位。
• Leading people requires that they relinquish control over their lives.
  领导其他人，就要求这些人放弃生活的自主权。
• America should finally relinquish this absurd "world policeman" role.
  美国早该丢弃这可笑的“世界警察”身份了。
• They lose Jefferson and West, two players they hated to relinquish, but replace them with two All-Stars, Garnett and Allen.
  他们还失去了杰弗森和韦斯特，这也是他们不想放弃的球员，但换来了两名全明星，加内特和雷-阿伦。
• Bush is calling on the Pakistani president to hold elections and relinquish his army post as soon as possible.
  布什呼吁巴基斯坦总统尽快进行选举并放弃他的军事权力。
• We should not relinquish it and become fearful of "ghosts" just because we have criticized our unrealistic notions and deeds in recent years;
  尽管这几年我们有一些想法和做法不切实际，也不要因为批判了这些东西，就丧失了理想，丧失了志气，就怕起“鬼”来了。
• Can't bear to relinquish the idea.
  不能忍受放弃这个主意。
• But why would you willingly relinquish control over your resources and allow them to virtually exist in the cloud?
  但是，为什么您会心甘情愿地放弃对自己资源的控制，而让它们虚拟地存在于云中呢？
• To relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly ( as for a period of time or a question).
  放弃议会的发言权（如发言时间或对某个问题）。
• If you keep making and breaking a resolution, consider whether you should relinquish it entirely.
  如果你不断建立、打破自己的某一个决意，考虑是否要完全放弃它。