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

• He does not intend to relinquish power.
  他没有打算放弃权力。
• England has been forced to relinquish her empire.
  英格兰已经被迫放弃她的帝国统治。
• 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。
• He was forced by law to relinquish the children to their mother.
  按照法律，他被迫将孩子们让给了他们的母亲。
• To release or relinquish to another.
  让渡放弃或让出（财产）给别人。
• But until they succeed, they won't relinquish the crutch of an undervalued exchange rate.
  但是在他们成功之前，他们不会放弃压低人民币汇率这根拐杖。
• Another question is are you ready to relinquish your self destructive nature?
  你准备好放弃你的自毁本质吗？
• 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。
• After years of living alone, she meets a man who will tempt her to relinquish her immortality.
  在独自生活多年之后，她遇到了一个男人，他尝试让布莱克放弃她的永生异能。
• When finished, they both need to be released explicitly to relinquish any associated resources.
  在使用完它们后，必需显式地释放它们，以释放任何相关的资源。