| 词汇 | abandon |
| 释义 | abandonWord family noun abandonment abandoneeabandonwareadjective abandoned verb abandon abandadverbabandonedly a·ban·don1 /əˈbændən/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitiveT] 1 LEAVE A RELATIONSHIPto leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for 抛弃，遗弃〔某人〕 → abandoned How could she abandon her own child? 她怎么能抛弃自己的孩子呢？ 2 LEAVE A PLACEto go away from a place, vehicle etc permanently, especially because the situation makes it impossible for you to stay 离弃，逃离〔某地方、交通工具等〕 SYN leave, → abandoned We had to abandon the car and walk the rest of the way. 我们只好弃车，步行走完剩下的路。 Fearing further attacks, most of the population had abandoned the city. 因为害怕还要受到袭击，大多数市民已逃离该市。 3 STOP DOING somethingto stop doing something because there are too many problems and it is impossible to continue 放弃，中止 The game had to be abandoned due to bad weather. 由于天气不好，比赛不得不中止。 They abandoned their attempt to recapture the castle. 他们放弃了夺回城堡的努力。 Because of the fog they abandoned their idea of driving. 因为有雾，他们打消了开车去的念头。 4 STOP DOING somethingto stop having a particular idea, belief, or attitude 放弃〔信念、信仰或看法〕 They were accused of abandoning their socialist principles. 他们被指责放弃了社会主义原则。 Rescuers had abandoned all hope of finding any more survivors. 营救人员对找到更多生还者已不抱任何希望。 5 abandon yourself to something literaryEMOTIONAL to feel an emotion so strongly that you let it control you completely 沉湎于某事；陷入〔某种感情〕 She abandoned herself to grief. 她陷入悲痛之中，无法自拔。 Examples from the Corpus abandon yourself to something• He began to cry in earnest, abandoning himself to a storm of weeping, sobbing against his folded arms.• For several blissful seconds she abandoned herself to his kiss, and to all the incredible, startling sensations exploding inside her.• What would it feel like to abandon herself to his touch?• By the time we reached Totnes, in Devon, we had abandoned ourselves to our despair.• The soul abdicates quickly and the flesh abandons itself to shudders.• The Near East surrendered, abandoning itself to the invaders.• They danced wildly down the street, abandoning themselves to the night and the moon.• I abandon myself to you ... I even want you to abuse and degrade me. 6. abandon ship ESCAPEto leave a ship because it is sinking 〔由于船在下沉而〕弃船（逃生） Examples from the Corpus abandon ship• He was discouraged, ready to abandon ship.• Of course I don't want to abandon ship.• We make ready to abandon ship!• The crew now wanted to abandon ship, and a few minutes later red flares were seen dead ahead.• I don't understand why Andropulos and the others didn't abandon ship earlier.• They enrolled here expecting much and are reluctant to abandon ship, though I have argued with them. —abandonment noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus abandon• It will offer a fair rates policy that gives 100 percent. rates relief to people whom the present Government have abandoned.• All attempts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict have now been abandoned.• I wanted to be accurate about it and in order to be accurate, you have to abandon all restrictions.• But if the general were the unclear, we could with reason abandon all science and inquiry.• Long-term research projects within companies will most likely be abandoned altogether or sharply reduced.• The 9-year-old boy was abandoned by his alcoholic father.• Education leaders do not want to abandon California's commitment to affordable college education.• The volcano eruption forced the U.S. to abandon Clark Air Force Base.• Sometimes Doogan abandons her classical re-visions altogether and heads into surrealism.• My sister abandoned her husband and three children and went to live in Holland.• Knighton is reported to be ready to abandon his takeover bid.• The government has now abandoned its plans to privatize parts of the health service.• a home for abandoned kittens and puppies• There was increased pressure on North Korea to abandon nuclear arms development.• A new-born baby was found abandoned on the steps of a hospital yesterday.• The baby was found abandoned outside a local mosque.• The suspect abandoned the car at Llewellyn and Hamilton Avenues.• Republicans, meanwhile, are mulling whether to abandon the notion of filing ethics charges against Rep.• Owing to rough weather, the coast guard had been forced to abandon the search.• So, intellectually unfashionable but undaunted, the idea of Utopia abandoned the world altogether and was launched into space.• Retreating troops were told to abandon their weapons and run as fast as they could towards the beach. abandoned ... idea• The theory therefore had to be abandoned.• Whatever the reason, the planners abandoned the idea.• Why have you abandoned the idea?• With a sense of relief I abandoned my idea of escape.• Jess abandoned all idea of water and ran out along the path and through the gateway with Salt limping behind.• After discreet soundings, they prudently abandoned the idea, which would have involved a major encroachment upon judicial independence. abandoned ... hope• She had long since abandoned that hope.• She had abandoned all hope of getting her contract down in black and white!• At three in the morning, she abandoned any hope of getting to sleep.• But the plaintiffs, local authorities and anti-nuclear associations must have abandoned hope of success long ago.• The Raiders finally abandoned hope of turning Ismail into a productive wide receiver. abandon2 noun [uncountableU] CONTROLif someone does something with abandon, they behave in a careless or uncontrolled way, without thinking or caring about what they are doing 尽情；放任 with reckless/wild abandon They drank and smoked with reckless abandon. 他们纵情地喝酒抽烟，毫无顾忌。 Examples from the Corpus abandon• By most people's standards Marilyn Monroe was fairly uninhibited; bathing infrequently, and belching and farting with carefree abandon.• Rather than joyous abandon, I am full of thought.• They fired away with wild abandon, but luckily with little accuracy, and he was able to extricate himself.• Both sides fought with abandon, crimson water swirling round their knees.• He scratches and gouges with abandon in the fluent paint.• It gained and lost with abandon, crushing the Harrisons with embarrassment. with reckless/wild abandon• They fired away with wild abandon, but luckily with little accuracy, and he was able to extricate himself.• Gritting her teeth, she lowered her head, and barged through them, swinging the cable-cutters with wild abandon.• Then all the bells joined in with wild abandon, ringing joyfully and merrily, welcoming in the New Year.• Hamilton spent the company's money with reckless abandon.• Now, with reckless abandon, it promises to meddle with local-government structure.• They shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon. From Longman Business Dictionary abandona·ban·don /əˈbændən/ verb [transitiveT] 1to stop doing or using something because it is too difficult or unsuccessful The company abandoned its takeover bid. The power plant was abandoned before it was even completed. 2INSURANCE if you abandon a ship or its cargo, you accept that it is too badly damaged to be saved, and so give it up to an insurance company in exchange for an insurance payment 3abandon ship to leave an organization because you believe that it is going to fail soon The chairman and most of the board members had already abandoned ship. 4abandon a case/claim/action etcLAW to no longer continue with a legal case etc They decided to abandon their claim for damages. —abandonment noun [uncountableU] Disagreements about policy led to the abandonment of the plan. (1300-1400) Old French abondoner, from abandon “surrendering”, from a bandon “into someone's power” |
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