▎abdicate
英 ['æbdikeit] 美 ['æbdiket]
vi. /vt. 退位；放弃
- But I cannot have -- I do not have the right to ask a president to abdicate.
但我不能——我没有权利要求总统退位。
- Did the king abdicate or was he deposed?
那个国王是自己放弃王位还是被废的？
- The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.
最后一位法国国王是路易斯·菲利普, 退位于1848年。
- This is the most serious royal crisis since the abdication of Edward VIII.
这是自爱德华八世退位以来最严重的王室危机。
depose
[diˈpəʊz] 美 [diˈpoʊz]
vt. 罢免/免职 (统治者或政治领导人)；废黜（君主等）vi. 宣誓作证
▎abdication
[ˌæbdi'keiʃn] n. 辞职；退位
- With the abdication of Queen Beatrix on Tuesday, the Dutch have a new queen—and a new fashion icon, as well.
随着周二比阿特丽克斯女王的退位，荷兰迎来了一位新的女王——同时也是一位新的时尚偶像。
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