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

• 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。
• To release or relinquish to another.
  让渡放弃或让出（财产）给别人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• He does not intend to relinquish power.
  他没有打算放弃权力。
• The majority of the conference can't bear to relinquish the idea.
  与会的大多数人不能忍受放弃这个主意。
• 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。