abandon

名詞

UK/əˈbæn.dən/
US/əˈbæn.dən/

片語 abandon 名詞

  • with (gay/wild) abandon

    in an unrestrained and uninhibited manner.

    The children played on the beach with wild abandon.

動詞

UK/əˈbæn.dən/
US/əˈbæn.dən/

定義 abandon 動詞

leave

  1. B2Transitive

    to leave a place, person, or thing permanently or for a long period of time, especially when you should not do so

    • They were forced to abandon their car due to mechanical failure.

    • The entire city was abandoned after the great fire.

    • The puppy was callously abandoned on the streets.

stop

  1. C1Transitive

    to stop doing or supporting an activity, belief, or plan before it is finished

    • They were forced to abandon the project due to lack of funding.

    • They had to abandon their hiking trip because of the bad weather.

    • The company abandoned the plan after facing strong opposition.

片語 abandon 動詞

  • abandon yourself to something

    To completely surrender oneself to and be controlled by a feeling or experience.

    He abandoned himself to his grief, unable to pull himself out of it.