relinquish

ri'liŋkwiʃ

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v part with a possession or right
v do without or cease to hold or adhere to
v turn away from; give up
v release, as from one's grip

vt. 放弃, 撤回, 停止, 松开, 让与
[法] 让与, 把...交给, 放弃

Collins 星级

8,524

BNC 频率

9,453

使用频率

relinquish 可以拆分为前缀 re-（表示“再次”）和词根 linquish（源自拉丁语 linquere，意为“放弃”或“离开”）。因此，整体意思是“再次放弃”或“重新离开”。

例句

1. She decided to relinquish her control over the project.

她决定放弃对这个项目的控制。

2. It is hard for him to relinquish his childhood toys.

他很难放弃他儿时的玩具。

3. The company had to relinquish some of its assets during the merger.

这家公司在合并过程中不得不放弃一些资产。