abdicate

1. V-I If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen. 退位

The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848. 最后一位法國國王是路易斯·菲利普, 退位于1848年。

2. abdicationN-UNCOUNT 退位

...the most serious royal crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII. …自從愛德華八世退位以來最嚴(yán)重的皇室危機(jī)。

3. V-T If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of them because they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer. 推卸 (職責(zé))[正式]

Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children. 很多父母干脆推卸掉他們對(duì)孩子的所有責(zé)任。

4. abdicationN-UNCOUNT 推卸

There had been a complete abdication of responsibility. 曾有個(gè)徹底推卸責(zé)任的情況。