| 单词 | to abandon ship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto abandon ship a. to abandon ship: to desert or leave a ship because of an imminent danger of sinking, burning, etc. Also figurative: to leave or pull out of an undertaking, esp. one which is going badly. ΚΠ 1861 F. Winslow Rep. 24 Oct. in Message President U.S. to Congr. 675 A signal..was erroneously reported to Captain Handy as a signal to abandon ship. 1919 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 12 Nov. 4/4 There was no single hitch in putting out the boats and abandoning ship. 1969 A. Bennett Forty Years On i. 18 You can't abandon ship at this late date, Headmaster. We're relying on you. 1998 BBC Match of Day Mag. Apr. 83/1 The Napoleon-sized coach refused to accept his marching orders when Italy had to return home early after the first round, only to abandon ship unexpectedly in mid-December. 2007 Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) (Nexis) 12 Apr. a11 After battling the fire for about 90 minutes, the crew had to abandon ship. < as lemmas |
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