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

• As it seduces us again and again, we relinquish a little part of ourselves.
  鉴于它反复引诱我们，我们就会放弃一小部分自己。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can't bear to relinquish the idea.
  不能忍受放弃这个主意。
• Relinquish possession or control over.
  放弃所有物或控制权。
• 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。
• You will relinquish all weapons to your captors now.
  你们要把所有武器交给你们的俘获者。
• To lessen the pain, some people chose to relinquish all responsibility.
  为了减少痛苦，有些人选择放弃所有责任。
• Nora was not willing to relinquish her high paying job for more free time.
  诺拉不愿意为了拥有更多的空闲时间而放弃高薪的工作。
• TVB watchers also say MS Fong may not want to relinquish control of TVB soon.
  tvb观察人士同时表示，方逸华可能不希望很快放弃对tvb的控制权。