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

• England has been forced to relinquish her empire.
  英格兰已经被迫放弃她的帝国统治。
• To release or relinquish to another.
  让渡放弃或让出（财产）给别人。
• If you keep making and breaking a resolution, consider whether you should relinquish it entirely.
  如果你不断建立、打破自己的某一个决意，考虑是否要完全放弃它。
• If ever the true king came, he would have to relinquish the throne.
  倘若真正的国王回来，他就不得不让出王位。
• If you deny me, I have to accept the reality and relinquish the all, because that was the impasse of the love.
  如果你否认我，我必须接受现实，放弃一切，因为这是僵局的爱情。
• TVB watchers also say MS Fong may not want to relinquish control of TVB soon.
  tvb观察人士同时表示，方逸华可能不希望很快放弃对tvb的控制权。
• He was forced by law to relinquish the children to their mother.
  按照法律，他被迫将孩子们让给了他们的母亲。
• Leading people requires that they relinquish control over their lives.
  领导其他人，就要求这些人放弃生活的自主权。
• When finished, they both need to be released explicitly to relinquish any associated resources.
  在使用完它们后，必需显式地释放它们，以释放任何相关的资源。
• We should not relinquish it and become fearful of "ghosts" just because we have criticized our unrealistic notions and deeds in recent years;
  尽管这几年我们有一些想法和做法不切实际，也不要因为批判了这些东西，就丧失了理想，丧失了志气，就怕起“鬼”来了。