单词 | give up |
释义 | give up (once / 104 pages) 1v 2v 3v WORD FAMILY give up: gave up, given up, gives up, giving up+/giving up: givings up USAGE EXAMPLESThe Cardinals have give up the fewest yards in the league. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) Melton gave up the seat after he was elected Selma’s mayor in October. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) And yet, normally, the family never gives up helping their relatives, even if they know that there is little chance of success. Time(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1v give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat In the second round, the challenger gave up Syn|Ant chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, quit, throw in, throw in the towel enter, participate become a participant; be involved in 2v lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper forego, forfeit, forgo, throw overboard, waive arrogate, claim, lay claim demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to claim, takelay claim to; as of an idea lapse let slip abandon forsake, leave behind 3v give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper surrender hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something abnegate surrender (power or a position) concedeacknowledge defeat capitulatesurrender under agreed conditions yield cease opposition; stop fighting 4v give up with the intent of never claiming again She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti Syn|Hypo abandon foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce turn away from; give up disclaimrenounce a legal claim or title to 5v relinquish possession or control over Syn|Hypo|Hyper cede, deliver, surrender yield up surrender, as a result of pressure or force sellgive up for a price or reward sign away, sign overformally assign ownership of gift, give, present give as a present; make a gift of 6v part with a possession or right Syn|Hypo|Hyper free, release, relinquish, resign derequisition release from government control give, sacrificeendure the loss of give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over place into the hands or custody of 7v leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper renounce, resign, vacate abdicate, renounce give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations leave office, quit, resign, step down give up or retire from a position 1v put an end to a state or an activity Syn|Ant|Hypo cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, 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 stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations Syn abandon ease up, give, give way, move over, yield move in order to make room for someone for something break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give waybreak down, literally or metaphorically 3v give up what is not strictly needed Syn|Hyper dispense with, part with, spare give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 4v stop consuming 3give up alcohol Syn|Hyper kick dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive do without or cease to hold or adhere to v allow the other (baseball) team to score give up a run Syn allow |
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