renounce

pronunciation

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US [rɪˈnaʊns] word us audio image

  • vt.
    放弃，抛弃
    拒绝，否认
    宣布与…决裂，断绝关系
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  • vi.
    放弃
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  • n.
    牌戏中的垫牌

Word Origin

renounce 声明放弃，摒弃

re-,向后，往回，-nounc,说话，通知，词源同 announce,denounce.即收回已经说过的话，引申 词义声明放弃，摒弃。

Synonym

Example

1. So it is an odd time to renounce euroscepticism .
因此，现在声明放弃欧洲怀疑论可谓一个奇怪的选择。
2. An elected palestinian authority ready to renounce violence would claim international legitimacy .
一个经过选举产生、准备放弃暴力的巴勒斯坦权力机构将在国际上获得合法性。
3. President obama said the palestinians must renounce violence , and israel must cease settlement activity .
奥巴马总统说，巴勒斯坦人必须抛弃暴力，而以色列人必须停止兴建定居点的活动。
4. Not every american who seeks to renounce us citizenship does so for tax reasons .
并不是所有人都是因为税收的原因而放弃美国国籍。
5. Castro cannot be reasonably expected to renounce his beliefs or implicate himself in killings or atrocities .
期望卡斯特罗宣布放弃他的信仰或者承认自己卷入杀戮和暴乱行为是不合理的。

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