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，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 ExamplesAdrian 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