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abandon

🇬🇧 UK/ə'bænd(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/ә'bændәn/
NGSL 2kTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

v.

To leave someone or something permanently; to give up or desert, especially a duty or responsibility; to surrender oneself to an emotion

抛弃,遗弃;放弃;沉溺于

n.

A free, uninhibited yielding to natural impulses; lack of restraint

放纵,无拘无束

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
aprefix
+
banbar, barrier, stick
+
donsuffix
=abandon

Common Collocations

  • 1.abandon hope放弃希望
  • 2.abandon ship弃船

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    I had to abandon my car on the highway.

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