abdicateEnglish → ChineseOxford English–Chineseabdicate /BrE ˈabdɪkeɪt , AmE ˈæbdəˌkeɪt / A transitive verb 1 (renounce) 退出; to abdicate the throne «monarch» 退位 2 (fail to fulfil) 放弃 ‹duty, responsibility›B intransitive verb «monarch» 退位