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relinquish verb
⇨ give sth up give sth up phrasal verb give sth up ♦︎ concede ♦︎ sacrifice ♦︎ surrender ♦︎ relinquish ♦︎ waive ♦︎ forfeit ♦︎ cede ♦︎ renounce ♦︎ abdicateThese words all mean to let sb else have sth or to not do or demand sth. 这些词均表示放弃、让与。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to give up / concede / surrender / relinquish / cede / abdicate sth to sb◆to give up / concede / sacrifice / surrender / relinquish / waive / forfeit / renounce a right / claim◆to give up / concede / sacrifice / surrender / relinquish / cede / renounce sovereignty◆to give up / concede / sacrifice / surrender / forfeit your independence◆to give up / concede / surrender / relinquish / cede / renounce authority / power◆to give up / concede / surrender / relinquish / cede control / territory◆to give up / renounce / abdicate the throne◆to give up / renounce your citizenship / nationality◆to give up / surrender your passport / weapons■ ˌgive sth ˈup phrasal verb (gave, given)to hand sth over to sb else; to let sb else have sth; to no longer claim sth as yours 把⋯交给（或让与）；放弃（对某物的所有权）◆He gave up his claim to the throne.他放弃了争取王位。■ concede / /kənˈsiːd/ / [transitive] to give away power, a right or an advantage, especially unwillingly; to allow sb to have sth （尤指不情愿地）让与（权力、权利或利益）；允许拥有◆The president was obliged to concede power to the army.总统被迫把权力让给军队。◆England conceded a goal immediately after half-time.英格兰队在下半场一开始就被攻入一球。◆Women were only conceded full voting rights in the 1920s.妇女在20世纪20年代才获准享有充分的选举权。 see also concession ⇨ compromise noun ■ sacrifice / /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ / [transitive] to give up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important for yourself or for another person 牺牲；献出◆She sacrificed everything for her children.她为子女牺牲了一切。◆The designers have sacrificed speed for fuel economy.设计师为节省燃料牺牲了速度。▸ sacrifice noun [countable, uncountable] ◆Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education.为了让她受到良好的教育，她的父母作了很多牺牲。◆The makers assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality.制造商向我们保证他们没有牺牲质量。■ surrender / /səˈrendə(r)/ / [transitive] (formal) to give sb/sth up when you are forced to （被迫）放弃，交出◆He agreed to surrender all claims to the property.他同意放弃对那笔财产的一切权利要求。◆They surrendered their guns to the police.他们向警察交出了枪。▸ surrender noun [uncountable, countable] ◆They insisted on the immediate surrender of all weapons.他们坚持要求立即交出全部武器。■ relinquish / /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ / [transitive] (formal) to give sb/sth up, especially unwillingly （尤指不情愿地）放弃◆He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃对公司的控制权。◆They had relinquished all hope that she was alive.他们对她还活着已不抱任何希望了。NOTE 辨析 Surrender or relinquish?There is very little difference in meaning between these words; surrender can suggest an even stronger element of force, and is the word to choose when sb is forced to physically hand sth over, such as guns, weapons or a passport. The strongest collocate of relinquish is control. 这两个词含义差别很小。surrender意味着使用更多武力，当某人被迫交出某个实物，如gun、weapon或passport时选用此词。relinquish最常与control搭配。■ waive / /weɪv/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to choose not to demand sth in a particular case, even though you have a legal or official right to do so 放弃（权利、要求等）◆She waived her right to appeal against the verdict.她放弃对裁决上诉的权利。◆We have decided to waive the tuition fees in your case.针对你的情况，我们已决定免除你的学费。■ forfeit / /ˈfɔːfɪt; NAmE ˈfɔːrfət/ [transitive] (rather formal) to lose sth or have sth taken away from you because you have done sth wrong （因犯错）丧失，被没收◆If you cancel your flight, you will forfeit your deposit.如乘客取消航班订位，订金概不退还。◆He has forfeited his right to be taken seriously.他被剥夺了获得认真对待的权利。■ cede /siːd/ / [transitive] (formal) to give up land or rights, especially to another country after a war 割让，让给，转让（土地或权利，尤指战后割让给另一国）◆Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898.1898年西班牙被迫把对古巴的控制权交给美国。■ renounce / /rɪˈnaʊns/ / [transitive] (formal) to state officially that you are no longer going to keep or claim a title or position 声明放弃，宣布放弃（头衔或地位）◆The Prince has refused to renounce his right to the throne.王子拒绝声明放弃王位继承权。◆She even threatened to renounce her citizenship.她甚至威胁要放弃她的公民权利。■ abdicate / /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ / [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to give up the position of being king or queen 退位；逊位◆He abdicated in favour of his son.他把王位让给了儿子。◆She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain.她被迫让出西班牙的王位。▸ abdication noun [uncountable, countable] ◆the forced abdication of the king国王的被迫退位 |