renege

• vi. 食言；违例出牌
• vt. 否认
• n. 出牌违例

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

The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.

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to renege on a deal/debt/contract, etc.

违背协定、赖债、违背合约等

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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?

期刊摘选

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.

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If you renege again, I am going to gut you.

如果你再食言, 我会挖出你的内脏!

期刊摘选

re-,表强调，-neg,否认，词源同 no,negate.引申诸相关词义。

1. 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?

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2. 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.

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3. If you renege again, I am going to gut you.

如果你再食言, 我会挖出你的内脏!

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renege (v.)

1540s, "deny, renounce, abandon," from Medieval Latin renegare, from Latin re-, here probably an intensive prefix, + negare "deny" (see deny). Meaning "change one's mind" is from 1784. Related: Reneged; reneging.