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。
1814 - Napoleon abdicates for the first time.
1814年的今天，拿破仑首次退位。
Sustaining this belief abdicates your power to something you cannot control, which is what others think, say, or do.
摈弃他人的想法、流言或做法，这些都是你无力控制的。
The characteristics of the Dictating Literature are as follows: The author abdicates the right of narrating, and becomes a listener, but successfully maintains his position as an author;
口述实录文学的文体特性表现为 ：作者放弃了讲述的权力 ，成为受话人 ，却又成功地维护了自己的作者地位 ；
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