abjure
英 [əbˈdʒʊə(r)]
美 [əbˈdʒʊr]
v. 公开保证放弃,声明放弃(信念、行为、活动)
过去分词:abjured 现在分词:abjuring 过去式:abjured 复数:abjures 第三人称单数:abjures
BNC.35014 / COCA.30718
牛津词典
verb
- 公开保证放弃,声明放弃(信念、行为、活动)
to promise publicly that you will give up or reject a belief or a way of behaving
柯林斯词典
- VERB 发誓弃绝,郑重声明放弃(信仰、生活方式等)
If youabjuresomething such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.- He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.
他放弃了新教信仰,于1594年登基为王。 - ...a formal statement abjuring military action.
表示放弃军事行动的正式声明
- He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.
英英释义
verb
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs