原汁原味学单词：abandon。抛弃!

aban·don\ə-ˈban-dən\

verb

: to leave and never return to (someone who needs protection or help)

: to leave and never return to (something)

: to leave (a place) because of danger

Full Definition

transitive verb

1 a : to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent

b : to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in <abandon property>

2 : to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment <abandon ship>

3 : to withdraw protection, support, or help from <he abandoned his family>

4 : to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly

5 a : to cease from maintaining, practicing, or using <abandoned their native language>

b : to cease intending or attempting to perform <abandoned the escape>

aban·don·er noun

aban·don·ment \-dən-mənt\ noun

Examples

They abandoned the car on a back road.

That house was abandoned years ago.

The approaching fire forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes.

Origin: Middle English abandounen, from Anglo-French abanduner, from (mettre) a bandun to hand over, put in someone's control.

First use: 14th century

Synonyms: deliver, give up, indulge, surrender, yield

Antonyms: deny

Synonym discussion: abandon desert forsake mean to leave without intending to return. abandon suggests that the thing or person left may be helpless without protection <abandoned children>. desert implies that the object left may be weakened but not destroyed by one's absence <a deserted town>. forsake suggests an action more likely to bring impoverishment or bereavement to that which is forsaken than its exposure to physical dangers <a forsaken lover>.

原汁原味学单词：abandon。抛弃!