| 单词 | quit |
| 释义 | quit (once / 148 pages) v To quit means to stop doing something. You might quit a lousy job or quit eating dessert. The verb quit can also mean to leave a place or depart from a location. This meaning isn't used as frequently in conversation now as it used to be, but you can still use it to mean leaving somewhere. For example, if you choose to move from sunny California to Maine because you think you'll like the seasons better, you could say you plan to quit California for a colder climate. WORD FAMILYquit: quits, quitted, quitter, quitting+/quitter: quitters USAGE EXAMPLESSo after calling lawyers and the police, he quit Twitter, at least temporarily, until there is some sort of resolution to Cernovich’s attacks. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Besides, whatever happened to “finish what you start” and “winners never quit and quitters never win”? Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) After his father’s death, he quit ad work. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1v put an end to a state or an activity Quit teasing your little brother Syn|Ant|Hypo cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, stop bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last continue, go forward, proceedmove ahead; travel onward in time or space continue, go along, go on, keep, proceedcontinue a certain state, condition, or activity drop, knock off stop pursuing or acting leave offstop using sign offcease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations retire, withdrawwithdraw from active participation pull the plugprevent from happening or continuing close off, shut offstem the flow of cheeseused in the imperative (get away, or stop it) call it a day, call it quitsstop doing what one is doing breakgive up nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequidrop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records drop outwithdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values 2v give up or retire from a position Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper leave office, resign, step down take office assume an office, duty, or title give up, renounce, resign, vacate leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily retirego into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position top outgive up one's career just as one becomes very successful falllose office or power superannuateretire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity abdicate, renouncegive up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations bow out, withdrawretire gracefully depart, leave, pull up stakes remove oneself from an association with or participation in 3v 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, throw in, throw in the towel enter, participate become a participant; be involved in 4v turn away from; give up Syn|Hypo|Hyper foreswear, relinquish, renounce disclaim renounce a legal claim or title to abandon, give up give up with the intent of never claiming again 5v go away or leave Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper depart, take leave stay remain behind walk out of leave, usually as an expression of disapproval congeedepart after obtaining formal permission beat a retreatdepart hastily plump outdepart suddenly break camp, decampleave a camp go away, go forth, leave go away from a place |
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