单词 | resign |
释义 | resign v.   1. intr. a (often foll. by from) give up office, one's employment, etc. (resigned from the Home Office). b (often foll. by as) retire (resigned as chief executive).   2. tr. (often foll. by to, into) relinquish; surrender; hand over (a right, charge, task, etc.).   3. tr. give up (hope etc.).   4. refl. (usu. foll. by to) a reconcile (oneself, one's mind, etc.) to the inevitable (have resigned myself to the idea). b surrender (oneself to another's guidance).   5. intr. Chess etc. discontinue play and admit defeat. Derivatives resigner n. Etymology: ME f. OF resigner f. L resignare unseal, cancel (as RE-, signare sign, seal) |
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