单词 | throw in the towel |
释义 | throw in the towel (once / 58224 pages) v WORD FAMILY throw in the towel: threw in the towel, throwing in the towel USAGE EXAMPLESRather than throwing in the towel, McCrory is instead throwing around wild and unsubstantiated allegations of widespread voter fraud across the state. Salon(Nov 22, 2016) “I’m not throwing in the towel by any means,” he added. Seattle Times(Nov 13, 2016) Handler did admit that she “really, really” wanted to be in Spain right now, but wasn’t going to throw in the towel. Washington Post(Nov 10, 2016) v give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat Syn|Ant chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in enter, participate become a participant; be involved in |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。