abandon
/əˈbændən/
v.
一句话记住
放弃;中止;遗弃;离开并抛下
释义与例句
v.
放弃;中止
to stop doing, supporting, or having something before it is finished
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They had to abandon the match because of heavy rain.
由于大雨,他们不得不中止比赛。
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The project was abandoned after funding ran out.
资金耗尽后,这个项目被放弃了。
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She refused to abandon her dream of becoming a doctor.
她拒绝放弃成为医生的梦想。
v.
遗弃;离开并抛下
to leave a person, animal, or place, especially without intending to return
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The sailors abandoned the burning ship.
船员们弃离了着火的船。
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He abandoned his car in the snow and walked home.
他把车丢在雪地里,步行回家。
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The baby was abandoned outside a hospital.
那个婴儿被遗弃在一家医院门外。
词源与构词
源自古法语 abandoner,意为“交给他人处置、放弃”,与短语 a bandon(任由处置)有关。
记忆钩子
abandon 的核心画面是“撒手不管”:既可以放弃计划,也可以遗弃人或地方。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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abandoned 被遗弃的;被放弃的过去分词作形容词,如 an abandoned building(废弃的建筑)。
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abandonment 放弃;遗弃abandon 加 -ment 构成的名词。
同义词
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desert 遗弃;擅离desert 常指永久离开某地,或违背责任抛弃某人;abandon 还可指放弃计划、想法或尝试。The village was deserted after the mine closed. 矿井关闭后,这个村庄被人遗弃了。
反义词
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retain 保留;保持retain 指继续保有某物;abandon 指放弃对某物的控制、支持或投入。The company retained control of the project. 公司保留了对该项目的控制权。
常见搭配
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abandon a plan 放弃计划Rising costs forced them to abandon the plan. 不断上涨的成本迫使他们放弃了这项计划。
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abandon ship 弃船The captain ordered everyone to abandon ship. 船长命令所有人弃船。