一、详细释义：


phr.

放弃；戒除；投降，认输


例句：

The bottom line is that we never give up.

最重要的是我们决不放弃。


例句：

At no time should you give up studying.

在任何时候你都不应放弃读书。


让给，交出


例句：

The next day he was drunk and went to Judge Thatcher's and tried to make him give up the money, but he couldn't.

第二天他醉醺醺地去找撒切尔法官，企图迫使他交出那笔钱，但无功而返。


例句：

Georgia refuses to give up any territory.

格鲁吉亚拒绝出让任何领土。


辞去（工作）


例句：

Will she give up her job when she have a baby?

她有小孩之后，要辞去工作吗？


例句：

He was constrained by ill health to give up this appointment.

他因健康欠佳而被迫辞去此职。


自首，投案


例句：

I think he might give himself up tomorrow.

我想他明天就会去自首的。


例句：

The terrorist did not want to give himself up to the police.

恐怖主义分子不愿向警方自首。


二、词义辨析：


abandon,desert,forsake,leave,give up

这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意 abandon强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。 desert着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。 forsake侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。 leave普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与果。 give up普通用语，侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。


三、参考例句：


Give up

放弃吧？


Give up being a naysayer.

不要做消极的否定者。


I'm trying to give up smoking.

我正在努力戒烟。


Give up our tea break? No way!

让我们放弃工间休息时间？没门儿！


You ought to give up smoking.

你应该戒烟。


She will give up this journey.

她将放弃这次旅行。


Don't give up until you succeed.

在成功之前都不要放弃。


Don't give up, it'll happen.

不要放弃，爱情总会出现的。


What would you give up anything for

你会为了什么放弃一切？


I advised him to give up smoking.

我劝他戒烟。