relinquish

动词 relinquish:

1. part with a possession or right
   同义词：release, resign, free, give up
2. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
   同义词：surrender
3. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
   同义词：waive, forgo, foreswear, dispense with
4. turn away from; give up
   同义词：foreswear, renounce, quit
5. release, as from one's grip
   同义词：let go of, let go, release

1. Finally he relinquish his plan for want of business.
   因生意需要彼得只好放弃计划。
2. He relinquished his share to his partner.
   他把他的股权让给了他的合伙人。
3. I had relinquished all hope that she was alive.
   我已经放弃了她还活着的一切希望。
4. She relinquished possession of the house to her sister.
   她把房子的所有权让给了她妹妹。

re.lin.quish

v.tr.（及物动词）
re.lin.quished,re.lin.quish.ing,re.lin.quish.es
To retire from; give up or abandon.
离开；放弃或抛弃
To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended).
作罢，断念：停止或把（练习过的，专长的或想做的事）放在一边
To let go; surrender.
放开；放弃
To cease holding physically; release:
松开；放开：
例句：
relinquish a grip.
松开掌握

来源：
Middle English relinquisshen
中古英语 relinquisshen
from Old French relinquir relinquiss-
源自 古法语 relinquir relinquiss-
from Latin relinquere
源自 拉丁语 relinquere
re- [re-]
re- [前缀re-]
linquere [to leave] * see leik w-
linquere [离开] *参见 leik w-

【引伸】
relin.quisher
n.（名词）
relin.quishment
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>relinquish,yield,resign,abandon,surrender,cede,waive,renounceThese verbs have in common the sense of letting something go or giving something up.
这些动词都有松开某物或者放弃某事物的意思。
Relinquish, the least specific, sometimes connotes unwillingness or regret:
Relinguish 是最不明确的，有些时候还暗示着不愿意或后悔：
例句：
can`t bear to relinquish the idea.
不能忍受放弃这个主意。

Yield implies giving way, as to pressure or superior authority, often in the hope that such action will be temporary:
Yield 意味着让步，如向压力或上级权威，经常是希望这样的行动将是暂时性的：
例句：
gradually had to yield ground.
逐渐不得不让步。

Resign suggests unresisting submission or acquiescence, as that arising from hopelessness:
Resign 暗示着不抵抗的屈服或默认，如因为毫无希望而产生的：
例句：
was forced by the scandal to resign the office to which he had been elected.
因丑闻而被辞去他已当选的职务。

Abandon andsurrender agree in implying no expectation of returning to or recovering what is given up, but the terms differ in thatsurrender implies the operation of compulsion, demand, or force:
Abandon 和surrender 在意味不存在已失去的东西的回归或恢复的希望时是一致的， 但是这两个词的区别是surrender 意味着强迫、命令或力量之下的行动：
例句：
abandoned all hope;
放弃了所有的希望；

例句：
refusing to surrender control.
拒绝向控制屈服。

Cede connotes formal transfer,as of rights or territory:
Cede 暗示着正式的转让：如权力或领地的让渡：
例句：
a province ceded by treaty.
条约的割让的一个省。

Waive implies a voluntary decision to dispense with something,such as a claim or right:
Waive 意味着自愿地放弃某事物的决定，如权力或要求：
例句：
waived all privileges. Torenounce is to relinquish something formally and usually as a matter of principle:
放弃所有的特权。 Renounce 是正式地放弃某事物，通常是原则性的事物：

例句：
renounced his claim to the estate.
放弃了他对房产的要求