abandon
单词辨析：
强调永远并完全放弃，不论自愿与否，也可能是为了逃避责任。
He abandoned his wife and took all their money.
他抛弃了妻子，拿走了他们所有的钱财。
The captain ordered everyone to abandon the burning ship.
船长向所有人下令放弃正在燃烧的船只。
常指国王等放弃王位。
The Queen has no intention of abdicating her throne.
女王不打算让位。
King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
英王爱德华八世于1936年退位。
多指放弃从前的职业、伙伴、伴侣及监护人资格等，有时带有内疚感。
He deserted his wife and married a Japanese girl.
他抛弃妻子后，和一位日本姑娘结婚了。
The mother deserted the baby boy soon after giving birth.
那位母亲生下男婴后不久就把他遗弃了。
普通用语，强调终止做某事，通常用来表示放弃某个计划、设计、工作、职位等。
He has given up his decision to visit New York.
他取消了访问纽约的决定。
I'll give up the job.
我要辞去这份工作。
常指停止做于己不利或伤害他人的事。
He wants to quit smoking.
他想戒烟。
If I don't get a pay rise, I'll quit.
如果不给我加薪，我就不干了。
表示正式声明放弃职位、官衔、权力等。
He renounced his citizenship.
他正式声明放弃公民权利。
She renounced her religion.
她宣布放弃自己的宗教信仰。
表示正式宣布放弃权利、要求，或宣布取消规则、规定等。
He had to waive his right to vote in Parliament.
他只好放弃在议会的投票权。
The local government refused to waive its rules.
地方政府拒绝取缔其规定。
指取消已安排或决定好的计划等。
The flight to New York was cancelled.
飞往纽约的班机取消了。
The project to build the dam was cancelled.
建大坝的项目取消了。
指因困难太多、无法继续下去而放弃做某事。
He had abandoned all hopes.
他已经放弃了一切希望。
They abandoned the project due to lack of funds.
由于缺乏资金，他们中止了这项工程。
强调不再继续下去。
They dropped their talk.
他们停止了谈话。
Drop everything and come here immediately.
放下所有的事情立即到这里来。
相关例句：
We should not yet abandon this option for the disposal of highly radioactive waste.
我们还不能放弃选择这种方式来处理高辐射废料。
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。
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。
This year holiday shoppers are spending money with reckless abandon.
今年的假日购物者花钱毫无顾忌。
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。