今天我们要学的词是 abdicate.

abdicate 的意思是退位，放弃责任。At age 85, Japan's Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate the throne this year with relief that his reign is ending without his nation having been at war. 现年85岁的日本明仁天皇将在今年退位，他在位期间日本没有经历战争。

British Prime Minister Theresa May accused her predecessor Tony Blair of undermining the Brexit talks by calling for another referendum, and said they could not "abdicate responsibility" to deliver Brexit by holding a new poll. 英国首相特蕾莎·梅指责她的前任托尼·布莱尔提出进行另一次全民公决是破坏英国脱欧谈判，并表示他们不能以举行新投票脱欧来“放弃责任”。