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单词 abandon
释义 abandon

abandon /əˈbæn.dən/

noun LITERARY
with (gay/wild) abandon F0 in a completely uncontrolled way: » We danced with wild abandon.Thesaurus+: ↑Pleasure and happiness
verb [T] (LEAVE) ↑Verb Endings for abandon
B2 to leave a place, thing, or person for ever: » We had to abandon the car.» By the time the rebel troops arrived, the village had already been abandoned.» As a baby he'd been abandoned by his mother.» We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.Thesaurus+: ↑Departingabandoned /əˈbæn.dənd/ adjective
B2» An abandoned baby was found in a box on the hospital steps.Thesaurus+: ↑Alone , ↑Separateness and isolation in spaceabandonment /-mənt/ noun [U]
F0» The abandonment of the island followed nuclear tests in the area.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhereThesaurus+: ↑DepartingThesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an end
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Extra Examples:» If disturbed, the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die.» It was his instinct for self-preservation that led him to abandon his former friends and transfer his allegiance to the new rulers.» According to an eyewitness account, the thieves abandoned their vehicle near the scene of the robbery and then ran off.» The police are trying to trace the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned outside a hospital.» The house had been abandoned for several years before they decided to demolish it.
verb [T] (STOP) ↑Verb Endings for abandon
C1 to stop doing an activity before you have finished it: » The match was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions.» They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.» The party has now abandoned its policy of unilateral disarmament.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an endabandoned /əˈbæn.dənd/ adjective
B2» An abandoned baby was found in a box on the hospital steps.Thesaurus+: ↑Alone , ↑Separateness and isolation in spaceabandonment /-mənt/ noun [U]
F0» The abandonment of the island followed nuclear tests in the area.Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhereThesaurus+: ↑DepartingThesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an end
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Extra Examples:» Sweden isn't likely ever to abandon its traditional neutrality.» Pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing.» We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.» A lot of farming techniques have been abandoned because they were too labour-intensive.» Most European countries have abandoned laws that make vagrancy a crime.
verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for abandon
abandon yourself to sth F0 to allow yourself to be controlled completely by a feeling or way of living: » He abandoned himself to his emotions.
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