waive

单词辨析:

abandon abdicate desert give up quit renounce waive 【导航词义:抛弃,放弃】
abandon v. 放弃,遗弃
〔辨析〕

强调永远并完全放弃,不论自愿与否,也可能是为了逃避责任。

〔例证〕

He abandoned his wife and took all their money.

他抛弃了妻子,拿走了他们所有的钱财。

The captain ordered everyone to abandon the burning ship.

船长向所有人下令放弃正在燃烧的船只。

abdicate v. 让位,退位
〔辨析〕

常指国王等放弃王位。

〔例证〕

The Queen has no intention of abdicating her throne.

女王不打算让位。

King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.

英王爱德华八世于1936年退位。

desert v. 抛弃,放弃
〔辨析〕

多指放弃从前的职业、伙伴、伴侣及监护人资格等,有时带有内疚感。

〔例证〕

He deserted his wife and married a Japanese girl.

他抛弃妻子后,和一位日本姑娘结婚了。

The mother deserted the baby boy soon after giving birth.

那位母亲生下男婴后不久就把他遗弃了。

give up phr. 取消;放弃
〔辨析〕

普通用语,强调终止做某事,通常用来表示放弃某个计划、设计、工作、职位等。

〔例证〕

He has given up his decision to visit New York.

他取消了访问纽约的决定。

I'll give up the job.

我要辞去这份工作。

quit v. [尤美]终止;戒除
〔辨析〕

常指停止做于己不利或伤害他人的事。

〔例证〕

He wants to quit smoking.

他想戒烟。

If I don't get a pay rise, I'll quit.

如果不给我加薪,我就不干了。

renounce v. 放弃
〔辨析〕

表示正式声明放弃职位、官衔、权力等。

〔例证〕

He renounced his citizenship.

他正式声明放弃公民权利。

She renounced her religion.

她宣布放弃自己的宗教信仰。

waive v. 放弃;取消
〔辨析〕

表示正式宣布放弃权利、要求,或宣布取消规则、规定等。

〔例证〕

He had to waive his right to vote in Parliament.

他只好放弃在议会的投票权。

The local government refused to waive its rules.

地方政府拒绝取缔其规定。

相关例句:

Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.

我们未就您或他人的违约行为采取行动,并不表明我们放弃对后继或类似违约行为采取行动的权利。

It is common for credit card companies to waive the annual fee for the first year.

信用卡公司常常会免除第一年的年费。

A lawyer may agree to waive a client's duty to pay or other duty owed to the lawyer.

律师可以协议放弃委托人对律师承担的付款职责或者其他职责。

In the U. S. the defendant may waive trial by jury.

在美国被告可放弃陪审团的审判。

He pleaded guilty to the murders of three boys and waived his right to appeal.

他承认谋杀了3个男孩,并放弃上诉。

Confidentiality and the requirement to obtain consent to waive that confidentiality should be respected.

保密应该得到尊重,取消保密需要获得当事人同意。