abdicate
verb uk/ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/ us/ˈæb.də.keɪt/
(KING/QUEEN)
[ I or T ]逊位;退（位），让（位），正式放弃（王位）
If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen.
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936. 英王爱德华八世在1936年退位（放弃英国王位）。
(NOT DO)
abdicate responsibilityformal disapproving 放弃职责
to stop controlling or managing something that you are in charge of
She abdicated all responsibility for the project. 她放弃了有关该项目的所有职责。