| 单词 | forsake |
| 释义 | forsake (once / 407 pages) v To forsake another person is to leave them entirely, usually in a moment of need. Forsake may mean simply giving something up, such as a way of life or a homeland, for something better or more appropriate. But it is often a mean word, suggesting leaving something or someone behind when they need you to stay. One way to remember the meaning of this verb — to abandon or desert — is to remember this little sentence: "For heaven's sake, don't leave me, or heaven is lost!" Lose the heaven, and you have forsake. WORD FAMILYforsake: forsaken, forsakes, forsaking, forsook USAGE EXAMPLESThe forsaken flora are a ready-made metaphor for the Moldova-born photographer’s own uprooted life. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) During the last 15 years of Ruth Wong’s life, when she was ill with dementia, Mr. Wong forsook his work to care for her. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Cider is another of those forsaken products that was huge in Colonial times — like hemp or leeches. Washington Post(Dec 11, 2016) v leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch Syn|Hypo|Hyper abandon, desert, desolate expose abandon by leaving out in the open air walk outleave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval ditchforsake maroon, strandleave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue leave go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness |
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