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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• England has been forced to relinquish her empire.
  英格兰已经被迫放弃她的帝国统治。
• Relinquish possession or control over.
  放弃所有物或控制权。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• He did not relinquish his hold over Mary until his death.
  直到他死去才放弃对玛丽的控制。