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- pronunciation:
baen
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
abandons, abandoning, abandoned |
| definition 1: |
to leave behind with no plan to return or take possession of again; desert.
丢弃
The frightened thieves abandoned the stolen car.惊恐的小偷丢弃了偷的车。- synonyms:
- desert, forsake, turn one's back on
- antonyms:
- keep, retain
- similar words:
- drop, jettison, leave
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| definition 2: |
to give up (one's home, fort, ship, or the like) by leaving it.
放弃, 废弃
The terrible drought forced many farmers to abandon their farms.The captain gave the order to abandon the ship.严重的干旱迫使许多农场主放弃他们的农场。船长下令弃船。- synonyms:
- forsake
- similar words:
- give up, surrender, turn one's back on
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| definition 3: |
to stop pursuing; give up.
放弃, 中止
He abandoned his dream of being an actor.She abandoned her chores and went fishing.他放弃了成为一名演员的梦想。她中止了正做的杂事，跑去钓鱼了。- synonyms:
- forsake, give up
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| related words: |
chuck, disown, maroon, neglect, quit, scrap, yield |
| derivation: |
abandonment (n.) |
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