abandon
- IPA[əˈband(ə)n]
英式
- cease to support or look after (someone); desert；leave (a place or vehicle) empty or uninhabited, without intending to return
- complete lack of inhibition or restraint
verb: abandon, 3rd person present: abandons, gerund or present participle: abandoning, past tense: abandoned, past participle: abandoned
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- 片語
動詞
- 1. cease to support or look after (someone); desert her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ leave (a place or vehicle) empty or uninhabited, without intending to return derelict houses were abandoned 同義詞
- ▪ condemn someone or something to (a specified fate) by ceasing to take an interest in them an attempt to persuade businesses not to abandon the area to inner-city deprivation 同義詞
- 2. give up completely (a practice or a course of action) he had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed negotiations were abandoned and fighting intensified 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ discontinue (a scheduled event) before completion fans invaded the pitch and the match was abandoned
- 3. allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse) they abandoned themselves to despair 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. complete lack of inhibition or restraint she sings and sways with total abandon
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