relinquish

英 [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]

美 [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]

v. (尤指不情愿地)放弃

过去式：relinquished　过去分词：relinquished　现在分词：relinquishing　第三人称单数：relinquishes　

Collins.1 / BNC.8524 / COCA.9453

牛津词典

verb

VERB 放弃，出让(权力或控制)
If yourelinquishsomething such as power or control, you give it up.
1. He does not intend to relinquish power.
  他没有打算放弃权力。

verb

release, as from one's grip
1. Let go of the door handle, please!
2. relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
Synonym:let go oflet gorelease
turn away from
1. I am foreswearing women forever
Synonym:foreswearrenouncequit
part with a possession or right
1. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
2. resign a claim to the throne
Synonym:releaseresignfreegive up
do without or cease to hold or adhere to
1. We are dispensing with formalities
2. relinquish the old ideas
Synonym:waiveforgoforegoforesweardispense with

To relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly ( as for a period of time or a question).
放弃议会的发言权（如发言时间或对某个问题）。
Can't bear to relinquish the idea.
不能忍受放弃这个主意。
Relinquish possession or control over.
放弃所有物或控制权。
They lose Jefferson and West, two players they hated to relinquish, but replace them with two All-Stars, Garnett and Allen.
他们还失去了杰弗森和韦斯特，这也是他们不想放弃的球员，但换来了两名全明星，加内特和雷-阿伦。
He was forced by law to relinquish the children to their mother.
按照法律，他被迫将孩子们让给了他们的母亲。
They had relinquish all hope that she was alive.
他们已经完全不指望她还活着了。
Bush is calling on the Pakistani president to hold elections and relinquish his army post as soon as possible.
布什呼吁巴基斯坦总统尽快进行选举并放弃他的军事权力。
After years of living alone, she meets a man who will tempt her to relinquish her immortality.
在独自生活多年之后，她遇到了一个男人，他尝试让布莱克放弃她的永生异能。
As it seduces us again and again, we relinquish a little part of ourselves.
鉴于它反复引诱我们，我们就会放弃一小部分自己。
To lessen the pain, some people chose to relinquish all responsibility.
为了减少痛苦，有些人选择放弃所有责任。