abdicate, renounce, resign, quit 這組動詞均含有“辭職,放棄權(quán)力”之意。其用法區(qū)別是： abdicate 只正式的放棄某種職務(wù)，職位以及附屬權(quán)利等。特別用于皇帝或君王放棄其皇位或王位，可作及物動詞和不及物動詞。?

When King George abdicated, his brother succeeded him on the throne.

國王 喬治退位時，其弟繼承王位。?

to abdicate one's responsibilities 放棄責(zé)任 to abdicate the office 辭職?

renounce 指正式地,明確地聲明放棄,尤指因考慮到另一件事更為重要而放棄某件事。可作及物動詞和不及物動詞。如：?

He renounced his religion.他宣布背棄原來的信仰。 He renounced his claim to the property.他宣布正式放棄財產(chǎn)所有權(quán)。?

resign 指某人正式呈遞信件聲明放棄一個職位、會員資格或官職,特別 強調(diào)其行為的自愿性?？勺骷拔飫釉~和不及物動詞。如：?

He resigned today because of this scandal.由于這樁丑聞,他今天辭職了。?

He resigned his position as chairman of the committee.他辭去了委員會主席職務(wù)。?

quit強調(diào)主動性和自愿性,但不如 resign 正式;resign常指突然的,倉促的,或一時沖動之下辭去工作，職位可作及物動詞和不及物動詞。?

If I don't get a pay rise I'll quit,如果不給我加薪,我就不干了。?

One friend of mine has decided to quit his highly-paid but demanding position in his company recently.最近我有一個朋友已決定辭去他公司里的那份工資高但要求也高的工作。