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1. Oxford Dictionary

   abdicate

   • IPA[ˈabdɪkeɪt]

   英式

   • v.
     (of a monarch) renounce one's throne；fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty)

   • verb: abdicate, 3rd person present: abdicates, gerund or present participle: abdicating, past tense: abdicated, past participle: abdicated

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favour of the emperor's brother 同義詞 resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, ... 更多bow out, renounce the throne, archaicdemit, resign from, relinquish, renounce, give up, hand over, turn over, deliver up, surrender, vacate, forswear, abjure, cede, disclaim反義詞 be crowned, accede to
   • 2. fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty) she charged he board with abdicating its responsibilities the secretary of state should not abdicate from leadership on educational issues 同義詞 disown, turn down, spurn, reject, renounce, ... 更多give up, avoid, refuse, abnegate, relinquish, abjure, repudiate, waive, yield, forgo, abandon, surrender, deliver up, disgorge, cast aside, drop, turn one's back on, wash one's hands of, informalshirk, archaicforsake反義詞 accept, take on
3. • 更多解釋

   abdicate

   • IPA[ˈabdəˌkāt]

   美式

   • v.
     (of a monarch) renounce one's throne: in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favor of the emperor's brother

   Oxford American Dictionary