relinquish

• vt. 放弃；放手；让渡

来自拉丁语 relinquere,留下，留给，来自 re-,向后，往回，linquere,留下，留给，词源同 delinquency,relic.引申诸相关词义。

1. part with a possession or right;

"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"

"resign a claim to the throne"

2. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another

3. do without or cease to hold or adhere to;

"We are dispensing with formalities"

"relinquish the old ideas"

4. turn away from; give up;

"I am foreswearing women forever"

5. release, as from one's grip;

"Let go of the door handle, please!"

"relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

relinquish

relinquish: see relic

relinquish (v.)

mid-15c., "desert, abandon;" late 15c., "give up, desist," from Old French relinquiss-, present participle stem of relinquir (12c.), from Latin relinquere "leave behind, forsake, abandon, give up," from re- "back" (see re-) + linquere "to leave," from PIE *linkw-, from root *leikw- "to leave behind" (cognates: Sanskrit reknas "inheritance, wealth," rinakti "leaves;" Greek leipein "to leave;" Gothic leihvan, Old English lænan "to lend;" Old High German lihan "to borrow;" Old Norse lan "loan"). Related: Relinquished; relinquishing.

He was forced to relinquish control of the company.

他被迫放弃对公司的控制权。

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They had relinquished all hope that she was alive.

他们已经完全不指望她还活着了。

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She relinquished possession of the house to her sister.

她将房子让给了她的妹妹。

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He does not intend to relinquish power.

他没有打算放弃权力。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

To relinquish ( power or responsibility ) formally.

正式放弃正式放弃 ( 权力或责任 )

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The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the area to the new governor.

独裁者被迫将该地区的统治权让给新的统治者.

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The old king was made to relinquish his power to his son.

老国王把权力转让给他的儿子.

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He says bullfighting is too important to regional tradition to relinquish.

他说斗牛活动是一项很重要的传统节目,应该得到支持.

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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.

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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.

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They refused to relinquish hope.

他们拒绝放弃希望.

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Democracy corroded by the army's continuing power asas by Mr Museveni's refusal to relinquish office.

军队持续掌权,穆塞维尼先生拒绝卸任,所有这些都严重损害了民主.

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To relinquish control ofblock of memory, a device, or another system resource to the operating system.

放弃一块内存 、 一台设备或另一个系统资源控制权,交予操作系统.

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Nora was not to relinquish her high paying job for more free time.

诺拉不愿意拥有更多的空闲时间而放弃高薪的工作.

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Toyota's president Watanabe is expected to relinquish his job next year.

丰田汽车公司总裁渡边捷昭可能在明年卸任.

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To relinquish ( an office or function ).

辞职放弃 ( 公职或职务 )

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The president was forced to relinquish power.

总统被迫下野.

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If you keep making and breaking a resolution, consider whether you should relinquish it entirely.

如果你不断建立、打破某个决心, 考虑是否要完全放弃它.

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Finally he relinquish his plan for want of business.

因生意需要彼得只好放弃计划.

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It was doubtful whether Israel could be persuaded to relinquish its gains.

令人怀疑的是,能否说服以色列放弃其既得利益.

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It is little to relinquish. What is it but a wilderness of misery and ruin?'

我放弃的东西很少, 除了一片痛苦与毁灭的荒原,还能有 什么 ? ”

英汉文学 - 双城记

They had to relinquish their position to the enemy.

他们只好把阵地放弃让于敌人.

辞典例句

Ordinarilyare used to relinquish resources acquired in the constructor or during the lifetime of the object.

析构函数通常用于释放在构造函数或在对象生命期内获取的资源.

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To lessen the pain, some people chose to relinquish all responsibility.

为了减少痛苦, 有些人选择放弃所有责任.

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Article 52 The plaintiff may relinquish or modify his claims.

第五十二条原告可以放弃或者变更诉讼请求.

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To relinquish military possession or occupation of ( a town, for example ).

撤退放弃军事地区或占领地 ( 如一城镇 )

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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.

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For example, it is helpful to relinquish possession and control by of maintenance.

例如, 通过不再维修保养而放弃持有与控制就帮助说明这一点.

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They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.

他们绝对不会自动放弃独立.

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