[ 第三人称单数 abdicates 现在分词 abdicating 过去式 abdicated 过去分词 abdicated ]
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.
最后一位法国国王是路易斯·菲利普, 退位于1848年。
abdication N-UNCOUNT 退位
...the most serious royal crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII.
…自从爱德华八世退位以来最严重的皇室危机。
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 (职责) [正式]
Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.
很多父母干脆推卸掉他们对孩子的所有责任。
abdication N-UNCOUNT 推卸
There had been a complete abdication of responsibility.
曾有个彻底推卸责任的情况。
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