v.  抛弃，遗弃〔某人〕

v.  离弃，逃离〔某地方、交通工具等〕≈ leave

v.  放弃，中止

v.  放弃〔信念、信仰或看法〕

n.  尽情；放任

• abandoned 

  a. 〔建筑、汽车、船等〕废弃的，被丢弃的 

  a. 〔人或动物〕被抛弃的，被遗弃的

• abandon yourself to sth   

  沉湎于某事；陷入〔某种感情〕

• abandon ship 

  〔由于船在下沉而〕弃船（逃生）

• with reckless/wild abandon  毫无顾忌

• How could she abandon her own child?

  她怎么能抛弃自己的孩子呢？

• Fearing further attacks, most of the population had abandoned the city. 因为害怕还要受到袭击，大多数市民已逃离该市。

• The game had to be abandoned due to bad weather. 由于天气不好，比赛不得不中止。

• Rescuers had abandoned all hope of finding any more survivors.

  营救人员对找到更多生还者已不抱任何希望。

• They drank and smoked with reckless abandon. 他们纵情地喝酒抽烟，毫无顾忌。

• The car was found abandoned in Bristol.

  这辆汽车被人发现丢弃在布里斯托尔。

• Moreover, most adult children   26   every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the “good old days”, and most older people do not feel (27) abandoned.

  大多数老人不会感觉自己被抛弃了

• By contrast, a Danish tax on foods high in fats was abandoned a year after its introduction, amid claims that consumers were avoiding it by crossing the border to Germany to satisfy their desire for cheaper, fattier fare. 税收被废止

• Companies are abandoning conventional functional departments and organising employees into cross-disciplinary teams that focus on particular products, problems or customers. 撤销公司的部门

• D) An increasing number of young Americans are abandoning it (American dream). 放弃梦想

• It (the Airlander 10) was first developed for the US government as a long-range spy aircraft, but was abandoned following budget cutbacks. 

• What cause the US government to abandon the Airlander 10 as a spy aircraft?

  放弃了该飞机 / 被废弃

• Firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday night at an abandoned mall in Haywood.

  废弃的商场

• How a Poor, Abandoned Parisian Boy Became a Top Chef  被遗弃的男孩

• Born the 16th child to poor parents in Paris in either 1783 or 1784, a young Carême was suddenly abandoned at the height of the French Revolution. Carême 突然被遗弃

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