relinquish
verb (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they relinquish | |
| he / she / it relinquishes | |
| past simple relinquished | |
| past participle relinquished | |
| -ing form relinquishing |
to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly （尤指不情願地）放棄 - relinquish something
He was forced to relinquish control of the company. 他被迫放棄對公司的控制權。 They had relinquished all hope that she was alive. 他們已經完全不指望她還活着了。 I relinquished her hand (= stopped holding it) and stood up. 我鬆開她的手，站了起來。 - relinquish something to somebody
She relinquished possession of the house to her sister. 她將房子讓給了她的妹妹。
Extra ExamplesAdrian finally relinquished Eva's hand from his grip. 最後阿德裏安只好鬆開了握着伊娃的手。 She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward. 她把職位讓給表弟愛德華爵士。 They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence. 他們絕對不會自動放棄獨立。
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