abandon

英 [əˈbændən]

美 [əˈbændən]

v.  (不顾责任、义务等)离弃，遗弃，抛弃; (不得已而)舍弃，丢弃，离开; 停止(支持或帮助); 放弃(信念)
n.  放任; 放纵

过去分词：abandoned　过去式：abandoned　现在分词：abandoning　第三人称单数：abandons　

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同义词辨析

abandonabdicatedesertgive upquitrenouncewaive【导航词义：抛弃，放弃】

cancelabandondrop【导航词义：取消，放弃】

习惯用语

n.

with gay abandon
• 不考虑后果；轻率
  without thinking about the results or effects of a particular action

牛津词典

verb

• （不顾责任、义务等）离弃，遗弃，抛弃
  to leave sb, especially sb you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
  1. The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
     这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
  2. 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。
• （不得已而）舍弃，丢弃，离开
  to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay
  1. Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
     大雪迫使许多驾驶者弃车步行。
  2. 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。
  3. 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）。
• 停止（支持或帮助）；放弃（信念）
  to stop supporting or helping sb; to stop believing in sth
  1. 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。
  2. By 1930 he had abandoned his Marxist principles.
     1930年时他已放弃了马克思主义信念。
• 中止；放弃；不再有
  to stop doing sth, especially before it is finished; to stop having sth
  1. They abandoned the match because of rain.
     因为下雨，他们中止了比赛。
  2. She abandoned hope of any reconciliation.
     她对和解已不再抱有希望。
• 陷入，沉湎于（某种情感）
  to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else
  1. He abandoned himself to despair.
     他陷入绝望。

noun

• 放任；放纵
  an uncontrolled way of behaving that shows that sb does not care what other people think
  1. He signed cheques with careless abandon.
     他无所顾忌地乱开支票。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 离弃；遗弃；抛弃
  If youabandona place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  1. He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
     他声称父母遗弃了他。
  2. The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles.
     道路上满是弃置的车辆。
• VERB 中途放弃，中止（活动、工作等）
  If youabandonan activity or piece of work, you stop doing it before it is finished.
  1. The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food...
     当局中止了分发食物的尝试。
  2. The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.
     因为担心破产，该计划的投资者决定放弃这个项目。
• VERB 放弃（想法或思路）
  If youabandonan idea or way of thinking, you stop having that idea or thinking in that way.
  1. Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
     最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。
• VERB 放纵；使沉湎于
  If youabandon yourself toan emotion, you think about it a lot and feel it strongly, especially when other people might think you are wrong to do so.
  1. We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
     我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。
• N-UNCOUNT 放任；放纵
  If you say that someone does somethingwith abandon, you mean that they behave in a wild, uncontrolled way and do not think or care about how they should behave.
  1. He has spent money with gay abandon...
     他肆意挥霍钱财。
  2. Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
     他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。
• See also:abandoned
• PHRASE （船舶下沉时）弃船
  If peopleabandon ship, they get off a ship because it is sinking.
  1. The officers and crew prepared to abandon ship in an orderly fashion.
     全体船员秩序井然地准备弃船。

英英释义

noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control
  1. she danced with abandon
  Synonym:wantonnessunconstraint
• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
  1. the wildness of his anger
  Synonym:wildness

verb

• stop maintaining or insisting on
  1. He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
  2. Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
  Synonym:give up
• leave someone who needs or counts on you
  1. The mother deserted her children
  Synonym:forsakedesolatedesert
• leave behind empty
  1. You must vacate your office by tonight
  Synonym:vacateempty
• give up with the intent of never claiming again
  1. Abandon your life to God
  2. She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti
  3. We gave the drowning victim up for dead
  Synonym:give up
• forsake, leave behind
  1. We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot

双语例句

• The Gypsies danced with gay abandon.
  吉普赛人纵情地跳舞。
• The children sang and danced with a most charming abandon that day.
  那天孩子们尽情地唱歌跳舞，可爱极了。
• They had to abandon their lands and property to the invading forces.
  他们不得不放弃土地和财产，让侵略军占领。
• Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints
  他们决定放弃这次出游是因为财力有限。
• Finding himself under fire from all quarters, he had no alternative but to abandon his scheme for the time being.
  在这四面楚歌的情况下，他没有别的办法，只好暂时放弃他的计划。
• It would be irresponsible of me not to advise my company to abandon this project
  若我不建议公司放弃这个项目，那我就是不负责任。
• Abandon hope all ye who enter here.
  汝等进入此地，须弃绝希望。
• We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
  我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。
• She was obliged to abandon that idea.
  她被迫放弃了那个想法。
• The grapes grew in wild abandon.
  葡萄长疯了。