abandon
verb /əˈbændən/
/əˈbændən/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they abandon | /əˈbændən/ /əˈbændən/ |
| he / she / it abandons | /əˈbændənz/ /əˈbændənz/ |
| past simple abandoned | /əˈbændənd/ /əˈbændənd/ |
| past participle abandoned | /əˈbændənd/ /əˈbændənd/ |
| -ing form abandoning | /əˈbændənɪŋ/ /əˈbændənɪŋ/ |
- to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
（不顾责任、义务等）离弃，遗弃，抛弃 - abandon somebody The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。 - People often simply abandon their pets when they go abroad.
人们出国时常常会把宠物遗弃。 - abandon somebody to something ‘We have been abandoned to our fate,’ said one resident.
一位居民说，我们被命运抛弃了。 - The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.
研究表明，老人十分害怕被丢给陌生人照管。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hastily
- abandon somebody to their fate
- be left abandoned
- be found abandoned
- …
- abandon somebody The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
- to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay
（不得已而）舍弃，丢弃，离开 - abandon something Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
大雪迫使许多驾驶者弃车步行。 - He gave the order to abandon ship (= to leave the ship because it was sinking).
他下令弃船（因船快要沉没）。 - abandon something to somebody/something They had to abandon their lands to the invading forces.
他们不得不舍弃土地，让侵略军占领。
Topics Difficulty and failureb2- Much of the land has now been abandoned in favour of more fertile areas to the south.
大部分土地现已被放弃，取而代之的是南部更肥沃的地区。 - The town had been hastily abandoned.
这个小镇被匆匆离弃了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hastily
- abandon somebody to their fate
- be left abandoned
- be found abandoned
- …
- abandon something Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
- abandon something to stop doing something, especially before it is finished; to stop having something
中止；放弃；不再有 - They abandoned the match because of rain.
因为下雨，他们中止了比赛。 - The plans for reform were quietly abandoned.
改革的诸多计划都悄无声息地终止了。 - She abandoned hope of any reconciliation.
她对和解已不再抱有希望。 - We had to abandon any further attempt at negotiation.
我们不得不放弃进一步谈判的任何尝试。
- She abandoned her teaching career in favour of sport.
她放弃了教学生涯，转而从事体育运动。 - The government does not propose to abandon the project altogether.
政府并不打算完全放弃这个计划。 - Traditional policies were simply abandoned.
一些传统政策根本就给废止了。 - They were forced to abandon the game because of rain.
因为下雨，他们被迫中止了比赛。 - Work on the new building was finally abandoned.
新大楼的工程最终被放弃了。 - He abandoned the army for politics.
他弃戎从政。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- be forced to
- have to
- decide to
- …
- for
- in favour/favor of
- They abandoned the match because of rain.
- to stop supporting or helping somebody; to stop believing in something
停止（支持或帮助）；放弃（信念） - abandon somebody The country abandoned its political leaders after the war.
战后该国人民不再拥护他们的政治领袖。 - abandon something By 1930 he had abandoned his Marxist principles.
1930 年时他已放弃了马克思主义信念。 - This principle has now been effectively abandoned.
这一原则事实上已被放弃。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- be forced to
- have to
- decide to
- …
- for
- in favour/favor of
- abandon somebody The country abandoned its political leaders after the war.
- abandon yourself to something (literary) to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else
陷入，沉湎于（某种情感） - He abandoned himself to despair.
他陷入绝望。
- He abandoned himself to despair.
词源late Middle English: from Old French abandoner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + bandon ‘control’ (related to ban). The original sense was ‘bring under control’, later ‘give in to the control of, surrender to’ (sense (5)).