resign[ri'zain]

• vt.
  • 放弃(要求等)；让出(工作任务等)：

    to resign one's hope

    放弃希望

    She resigned her seat to an old woman.

    她把座位让给一位老太太。

  • 辞去(职务等)：

    He resigned his post as chief engineer.

    他辞去了总工程师的职务。

  • 把…委托给(常与to连用)：

    She resigned her baby to the care of her neighbour.

    她把婴儿托付给邻居照管。

  • [resign oneself]使顺从；使听任(摆布)；使甘心(忍受)(常与to连用)：

    to resign oneself to another's control

    听从他人的摆布

    We have to resign ourselves to fate since we cannot think out an effective remedy.

    既然我们想不出一个有效的挽救办法，我们只好听天由命了。

• vi.
  • 辞职；退出(常与from连用)：

    The three other teachers had resigned as well.

    其他三位教师也都辞职了。

    Many members resigned from the club.

    很多会员退出了俱乐部。

  • 听任；顺从(常与to连用)：

    to resign to one's fate

    听天由命

  • 投降
  • 【象棋】认输
• 近义词:

  abdicate.surrender