a‧ban‧don W3 AC / əbændən / 动词 [及物动词] #

1 to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for → abandoned :

• How could she abandon her own child?

2 to go away from a place, vehicle etc permanently, especially because the situation makes it impossible for you to stay 同义词 leave → abandoned :

• We had to abandon the car and walk the rest of the way.
• Fearing further attacks, most of the population had abandoned the city.

3 to stop doing something because there are too many problems and it is impossible to continue :

• The game had to be abandoned due to bad weather.
• They abandoned their attempt to recapture the castle.
• Because of the fog they abandoned their idea of driving.

4 to stop having a particular idea, belief, or attitude :

• They were accused of abandoning their socialist principles.
• Rescuers had abandoned all hope of finding any more survivors.

5 abandon yourself to something literary to feel an emotion so strongly that you let it control you completely :

• She abandoned herself to grief.

6 abandon ship to leave a ship because it is sinking

• — abandonment 名词 [不可数名词]

abandon 名词 [不可数名词] #

if someone does something with abandon, they behave in a careless or uncontrolled way, without thinking or caring about what they are doing with reckless/wild abandon

• They drank and smoked with reckless abandon.