abdicate (your) responsibilityformalRESPONSIBLE to refuse to be responsible for something, when you should be or were before 推卸责任,放弃责任 The government has largely abdicated its responsibility in dealing with housing needs. 政府在很大程度上推卸了解决住房需求的责任。
abdicate (your) responsibility• By invoking testosterone a man can abdicate responsibility for his own behaviour.
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