今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 abdicate.

abdicate 的意思是退位，放棄責(zé)任。At age 85, Japan's Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate the throne this year with relief that his reign is ending without his nation having been at war. 現(xiàn)年85歲的日本明仁天皇將在今年退位，他在位期間日本沒有經(jīng)歷戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。

British Prime Minister Theresa May accused her predecessor Tony Blair of undermining the Brexit talks by calling for another referendum, and said they could not "abdicate responsibility" to deliver Brexit by holding a new poll. 英國(guó)首相特蕾莎·梅指責(zé)她的前任托尼·布萊爾提出進(jìn)行另一次全民公決是破壞英國(guó)脫歐談判，并表示他們不能以舉行新投票脫歐來“放棄責(zé)任”。