abdicate /ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt/ TEM8 ( abdicating, abdicated, abdicates )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  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。

• 2. 

  abdication N-UNCOUNT 退位

  例：

  ...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。

• 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 (职责) [正式]

  例：

  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。

• 4. 

  abdication N-UNCOUNT 推卸

  例：

  There had been a complete abdication of responsibility.

  曾有个彻底推卸责任的情况。