Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8524
relinquished
放弃；让出；交出
relinquished is the past of relinquish.
To give up or surrender something, such as power, control, or a possession.
- 1.
To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
放弃、抛弃或退出；交易掉。
- 2.
To let go (free, away), physically release.
松开,物理上释放。
- 3.
To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
比喻性地放弃,交出控制或所有权。
- 4.
To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
接受放弃、撤回等。
松开；放开；放弃、抛弃或退出；交易掉。；松开,物理上释放。；比喻性地放弃,交出控制或所有权。；接受放弃、撤回等。
In use
He refused to relinquish his seat on the board despite pressure from shareholders.
The soldier reluctantly relinquished his weapon when ordered.
She never relinquishes control over her business decisions.
relinquish sth
She reluctantly relinquished her claim to the inheritance.
她不情愿地放弃了继承权。
relinquish sth to sb
He was forced to relinquish control of the company to his partner.
他被迫将公司控制权交给合伙人。
relinquish control/power/responsibility
Connections
Collocations
- relinquish control
- 放弃控制
- The CEO decided to relinquish control of the company to her successor.CEO决定将公司的控制权交给她的继任者。
- relinquish power
- 放弃权力
- The dictator was forced to relinquish power after months of protests.经过数月的抗议，独裁者被迫放弃权力。
- relinquish ownership
- 放弃所有权
- They agreed to relinquish ownership of the land to the government.他们同意将土地的所有权交给政府。
- relinquish claim
- 放弃要求
- He had to relinquish his claim to the inheritance due to legal issues.由于法律问题，他不得不放弃对遗产的要求。
- relinquish possession
- 交出占有
- The tenant was ordered to relinquish possession of the apartment by the end of the month.租户被命令在月底前交出公寓的占有权。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你手里拎着（lin）一件东西，但最终你松开手（relinquish），放弃了它。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、正式声明、权利放弃 通常用于正式或法律语境，比较常见于书面表达中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme perfectly with "relinquish" because its stressed vowel /ɪ/ in the second syllable differs from the others. "Distinguish" and "extinguish" have /ɪ/ but with a /ɡ/ sound before /wɪʃ/, while "vanquish", "anguish", and "languish" have stressed /æ/. The ending spellings are similar but not phonetically identical.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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