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放弃,撤回,停止,放手,让与

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Relinquish \Re*lin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Relinquished} (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relinquishing}.]
   [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re +
   linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Relic}, {Relict}.]
   1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to
      abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.

            We ought to relinquish such rites.    --Hooker.

            They placed Irish tenants upon the lands
            relinquished by the English.          --Sir J.
                                                  Davies.

   2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to
      relinquish a debt.

   Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert;
        renounce; forb?ar; forego. See {Resign}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

relinquish
     v 1: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
          bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim
          to the throne" [syn: {release}, {resign}, {free}, {give
          up}]
     2: relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of
        another [syn: {surrender}]
     3: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing
        with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive},
         {forgo}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}]
     4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
        [syn: {foreswear}, {renounce}, {quit}]
     5: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
        please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't
        fall" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {release}] [ant: {hold}]