relinquish
v
(fml 文)
1 [Tn] give up or cease to practise, feel, etc (sth); abandon 不再采取(某行动); 不再有(某种感觉); 放弃
relinquish the struggle for power 放弃追求权力的斗争
relinquish bad habits 戒除坏习惯
He had relinquished all hope that she was alive. 他已经放弃了她还活著的一切希望.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to sb) give up or renounce (a claim, etc); surrender sth 放弃(要求等); 让出某事物
relinquish a right, privilege 放弃权利、 特权
She relinquished possession of the house to her sister. 她把房子的所有权让给了她的妹妹.
relinquish a post to one's successor 把职位让给接替自己的人.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(used esp in the expressions shown 尤用於以下示例) cease to hold (sb/sth); release 松手放开(某人[某物]); 放松
relinquish one's grip (on sb/sth) 松手放开(某人[某物])
relinquish one's hold (on sb/sth) 松手放开(某人[某物]).
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
About a third of the people who had been chained up below at the beginning of the journey were missing.
旅程开始时拴在下边的人大约有三分之一已经不见了。
The cave led back into the rockface and the earth by the entrance was dry.