renege

英 [rɪˈniːɡ]

美 [rɪˈneɡ]

v.  违背(诺言); 背信弃义; 食言

现在分词：reneging　过去分词：reneged　过去式：reneged　复数：reneges　第三人称单数：reneges　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.15485 / COCA.18611

牛津词典

verb

• 违背（诺言）；背信弃义；食言
  to break a promise, an agreement, etc.
  1. to renege on a deal/debt/contract, etc.
     违背协定、赖债、违背合约等

柯林斯词典

• VERB 食言;反悔
  If someonereneges ona promise or an agreement, they do not do what they have promised or agreed to do.
  1. If someone reneged on a deal, they could never trade here again.
     谁要是违背了约定，就永远不能再在这里进行交易。

英英释义

noun

• the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
  Synonym:revoke

verb

• fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  1. She backed out of her promise
  Synonym:renege onrenegue ongo back on

双语例句

• Equally the constituents face the dilemma that the ruler at some point may renege on his promises and confiscate the accumulated wealth of his constituents.
  同样臣民也面临着困境，因为统治者可能违背自己的承诺而没收他的臣民积累的财富。
• If you renege again, I am going to gut you.
  如果你再食言，我会挖出你的内脏！
• Weinberg, for one, worries that Putin will instruct Russian companies to renege on their foreign obligations.
  温伯格的担心之一是普京会授意俄罗斯公司拒不偿还外债。
• First, thank your boss for the counteroffer. Say, I am truly flattered, but wheels have been set in motion and I cannot renege on my word.
  首先感谢你的老板提出还价：我真的深感荣幸，但木已成舟，我不能食言。
• When people feel that a deal is fair, they are more likely to agree to it, less likely to renege on it, and more likely to come to the table in the future.
  当人们认为交易是公平的，他们就更容易接受这场交易，而不太可能违背约定，也更有可能在将来进行进一步的谈判。
• As a result, the structure of banking was seriously weakened, and in1814 a run on banks forced most to renege on their legal obligations to exchange notes for specie.
  结果，银行业的结构严重削弱，而1814年的银行挤兑迫使大多数银行背弃自己的法定义务，拒绝将银行券兑换成金银。
• One diplomat said the vote was less an endorsement of free trade than an expression of frustration after the Commission appeared to renege on a political deal from 2006 to allow the duties to lapse after two years.
  一位外交官表示，与其说投票结果是对自由贸易的背书，还不如说是表达了一种不满欧盟委员会似乎要违背2006年一项政治交易承诺，不让该关税在两年后废止。
• You will almost surely have to renege on some of these promises.
  你却几乎必然将违背你的一些诺言。
• An independent Scotland would be financially unstable, especially if threats to renege on debt repayments were carried through.
  新独立的苏格兰在金融方面将是不稳定的，尤其是在关于债务违约的威胁兑现的情况下。
• This is an objective, transparent policy framework that will make it harder for you to renege on your threats: if the black marks are there on the chart, you can hardly cough up the allowance at the end of the week.
  这是一个客观、透明的政策框架，使你更难以对自己的威胁食言：如果黑点就在图表上，你就几乎不可能在周末时掏出零用钱。