复习SAT词汇是备考过程中的第一步，也是必过的一关，今天文都网校小编要为大家讲的SAT真词是abdicate，希望对大家有帮助。

abdicate

　　vt.放弃(职责、权力等);

　　vi.退位，逊位;

　　adj.可以放弃的; 放弃权力的，退位的;

　　n.放弃权力者，退位者;

　　第三人称单数：abdicates过去分词：abdicated现在进行时：abdicating过去式：abdicated

　　1.VERB退位;逊位If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.

　　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。

　　abdication

　　...the most serious royal crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII.

　　自爱德华八世退位以来最为严重的皇室危机

　　2.VERB放弃(责任);失(职)If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of them because they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer.

　　Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.

　　许多父母对孩子简直是完全撒手不管。

　　例句：

　　1.However, there is no serious sign the erratic leader might abdicate.

　　尽管如此，现在还没有迹象表明这个古怪的领导人有可能会退位。

　　2.The old must abdicate new.

　　老的必须让位于新的.

　　3.You can completely abdicate your societal responsibilities.

　　你可以完全放下你的包袱。

　　4.The government cannot abdicate responsibility for national security.

　　政府不能放弃维护国家安全的责任。

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