renege

英 [rɪ'niːɡ] 美 [rɪ'niːɡ]

• v. 背信；违约

英英释义

Noun:

1. the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

Verb:

1. fail to fulfill a promise or obligation;

   "She backed out of her promise"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Any more colourful candidate could renege on a deal.
   任何不同政见的候选人都可能就此交易而报复。
2. 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。
3. It says firmly that the EU must not renege on its promise.
   报告非常坚定地声称欧盟一定不会食言。
4. But there is also a temptation to renege to gain sales, much as one prisoner might end up ratting on another.
   但违背约定，降低价格来赢得销售也很诱人，正如其中一个囚徒会出卖同伴，先说出供词。

经典引文

• Such..rogues..Renege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks.

  出自：King Lear , Shakespeare

近反义词

【近义词】

• go back on 违背
• break a promise 违背诺言
• back out 退出
• default 缺席
• revoke 撤回，取消，废除...
• renege on 背弃