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。
• You said you'd come, why did you renege on your promise?
  你说你要来的，为什么要背信弃义？
• I don't want Charles to renege on anything.
  我不想查尔斯拒绝任何事情。
• 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。
• Any more colourful candidate could renege on a deal. Return every benefit you receive with one of equal or greater value.
  任何不同政见的候选人都可能就此交易而报复。以相同或更多的价值回报给你好处的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• They say such cuts would force the federal government to renege on promises made to senior citizens, the unemployed, and the poor and the vulnerable.
  他们说，这样的削减将迫使联邦政府违背其对退休老人、失业者、穷人和弱势群体的承诺。
• 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。