re·lin·quish
verb/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they relinquish | /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it relinquishes | /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪz/ /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple relinquished | /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/ /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/ |
| past participle relinquished | /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/ /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/ |
| -ing form relinquishing | /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪŋ/ /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪŋ/ |
- to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly
（尤指不情愿地）放弃 - relinquish something 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.
他们已经完全不指望她还活着了。 - I relinquished her hand (= stopped holding it) and stood up.
我松开她的手（=不再握住）并站了起来。 - relinquish something to somebody She relinquished possession of the house to her sister.
她将房子让给了她的妹妹。
Extra Examples- Adrian finally relinquished Eva's hand from his grip.
最后阿德里安只好松开了握着伊娃的手。 - She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward.
她把职位让给表弟爱德华爵士。 - They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.
他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- voluntarily
- finally
- be forced to
- refuse to
- be willing to
- …
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French relinquiss-, lengthened stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + linquere ‘to leave’. - relinquish something He was forced to relinquish control of the company.