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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 reign² 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 predecessor³ 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”。

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