abdicate
/ˈæbdɪkeɪt/verb
no obj.
1- (of a monarch) renounce one's throne（君主）退位：
in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor
1918年德国皇帝凯泽·威廉退位
with obj. Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favour of the emperor's brother.费迪南让位给皇弟。
1.1
- with obj. fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty)未能承担（责任）, 渎（职）：
the government was accused of abdicating its responsibility
政府被指责疏于职守
no obj. the secretary of state should not abdicate from leadership on educational issues.国务大臣必须承担教育事务的领导工作。
派生词
abdication
nounabdicator
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin abdicat- 'renounced', from the verb abdicare, from ab- 'away', from + dicare 'declare'.