abandon
🇬🇧 UK/ə'bænd(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/ә'bændәn/
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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-derivedCommon 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.