give up on someone/something

Related to word: give

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to anticipate that someone or something is likely to fail

    认为…会失败

    • She doesn’t want to give up on anyone in this project, even though the situation currently looks bleak.

      她不想放弃这个项目中的任何人,尽管目前情况看起来很黯淡。

    • Despite his repeated failures, his parents never gave up on their faith in him.

      尽管他屡次失败,他的父母从未放弃对他的信心。

    • We can't easily give up on this plan because it is crucial for our future.

      我们不能轻易放弃这个计划,因为它对我们的未来至关重要。