abandon

[ə'bændən]

v.放弃, 抛弃, 放纵
n.放纵

例句与用法：

She rationalized her decision to abandon her baby by saying she could not afford to keep it.

她为抛弃婴儿事辩称自己抚养不起。

Those who abandon themselves to despair can not succeed.

那些自暴自弃的人无法成功。

The next-best solution is to abandon the project altogether.

仅次于最佳的解决方法是放弃全部计划。

He abandoned himself to despair.

自暴自弃。

They had abandoned all hope.

他们已经放弃了一切希望。

The cruel man abandoned his wife and child.

那个狠心的男人抛弃了他的妻儿。

词形变化：

名词: abandonment | 动词过去式: abandoned | 动词过去分词: abandoned | 动词现在分词: abandoning | 动词第三人称单数: abandons |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 丢弃; 抛弃, 遗弃

The crew abandoned the burning ship.

水手们离弃了燃烧着的船。

The broken bike was found abandoned by the river side.

人们发现那辆损坏的自行车被扔在河边。

2. 放弃, 中止

He finally abandoned his reformist ideas.

他终于放弃了自己的改良主义思想。

3. (与oneself连用)使放纵; 使听任[(+to)]

She abandoned herself to despair.

她陷入绝望之中。

n.[U]

1. 放纵, 放任

2. 狂放

短语词组：

abandon oneself to

1. 沉溺于

The young man abandoned himself to despair.

这个年轻人陷入了绝望。