abdicate
单词辨析：
强调永远并完全放弃，不论自愿与否，也可能是为了逃避责任。
He abandoned his wife and took all their money.
他抛弃了妻子，拿走了他们所有的钱财。
The captain ordered everyone to abandon the burning ship.
船长向所有人下令放弃正在燃烧的船只。
常指国王等放弃王位。
The Queen has no intention of abdicating her throne.
女王不打算让位。
King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
英王爱德华八世于1936年退位。
多指放弃从前的职业、伙伴、伴侣及监护人资格等，有时带有内疚感。
He deserted his wife and married a Japanese girl.
他抛弃妻子后，和一位日本姑娘结婚了。
The mother deserted the baby boy soon after giving birth.
那位母亲生下男婴后不久就把他遗弃了。
普通用语，强调终止做某事，通常用来表示放弃某个计划、设计、工作、职位等。
He has given up his decision to visit New York.
他取消了访问纽约的决定。
I'll give up the job.
我要辞去这份工作。
常指停止做于己不利或伤害他人的事。
He wants to quit smoking.
他想戒烟。
If I don't get a pay rise, I'll quit.
如果不给我加薪，我就不干了。
表示正式声明放弃职位、官衔、权力等。
He renounced his citizenship.
他正式声明放弃公民权利。
She renounced her religion.
她宣布放弃自己的宗教信仰。
表示正式宣布放弃权利、要求，或宣布取消规则、规定等。
He had to waive his right to vote in Parliament.
他只好放弃在议会的投票权。
The local government refused to waive its rules.
地方政府拒绝取缔其规定。
相关例句：
Refusal to Take Charge: When it comes to the bigger decisions that you need to make, you may well prefer to abdicate the responsibility to someone else.
拒绝掌管权。当你面临要作出一个巨大的决策时，你可能更倾向于把这项职责转交给其他人。
The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.
法国末代国王是1848年逊位的路易·菲力普。
If you are tired with your customers, why not abdicate?
既然对顾客很不耐烦，何不辞职不干呢？
Arabian political and religious leader who led a revolt against the Turks and proclaimed himself king of Hejaz ( 1916). He was forced to abdicate in1924.
阿拉伯政治家，宗教领袖，曾领导对土耳其的叛乱，并自称希贾兹王（1916年）。1924年被迫辞职。
He chose to abdicate rather than mar the image of the monarchy.
因此，为了维护统治者的形象，爱德华选择了退位。
This does not mean I abdicate responsibility for any of the departments that report to me.
这么说并不意味着我会卸下所有下属部门的工作责任。