Definition
to cease ownership, use, or claim to something
放弃拥有或使用权;交出或让出
He decided to give up all rights to the property belonging to his parents.
他决定放弃对属于他父母的财产的所有权利。
Faced with severe financial difficulties, she was forced to give up her vacation plans.
面对严重的财务困难,她被迫放弃了度假计划。
As he aged, he began to give up his pursuit of a professional career.
随着年龄的增长,他开始放弃追求职业生涯。
to abandon hope that a specific event will occur
不再期望某事会发生
After numerous failures, I have given up hope that he will change.
经过多次失败,我已经放弃了他会改变的希望。
As time passed, we began to give up hope of winning the match.
随着时间的推移,我们开始放弃赢得比赛的希望。
She gave up hope of ever achieving success in this field.
她放弃了在这个领域取得成功的希望。