一、详细释义：


n.

放任；放纵 [U]


例句：

In his wildest abandon, he indulged himself in alcohol.

在他最狂野的放纵中，他无尽地畅饮。


例句：

She danced with abandon.

她无拘无束的跳着舞。


狂放 [U]

v.

离弃；遗弃；抛弃 [T]


例句：

A feeling of resentment urged him to abandon them.

一种怨恨的心情促使他离弃了她们。


例句：

She is determined to stave off the man who wanted to abandon her when she was in trouble.

她决心甩掉那个在她陷入困境时想抛弃她的那个人。


放弃，中止 [T]


例句：

The plaintiff may abandon or alter his request for litigation.

原告可以放弃或者变更诉讼请求。


例句：

The next-best solution is to abandon the project altogether.

仅次于最佳的解决方法是放弃全部计划。


使放纵；使听任 [T]


例句：

Only weak and cowardly natures abandon themselves to sorrow.

只有那些软弱怯懦之人才沉溺于忧伤之中。


例句：

Shall I abandon myself to a dispirited despair?

我应该听任自己懊丧绝望下去吗？


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：


I was obliged to abandon that idea.

我不得不放弃那个想法。


To abandon oneself to wine and poetry.

寄情诗酒。


We had to abandon our abortive attempts.

我们的尝试失败了，不得不放弃。


Abandon hope all ye who enter here.

汝等进入此地，须弃绝希望。


The consensus was to abandon the project.

一致同意放弃该项计划。


Perhaps we should also abandon our mining concession.

也许我们也应该放弃我们的采矿权。


Those who abandon themselves to despair cannot succeed.

那些自暴自弃的人无法成功。


Only weak and cowardly natures abandon themselves to sorrow.

只有那些软弱怯懦之人才沉溺于忧伤之中。


A feeling of resentment urged him to abandon them.

一种怨恨的心情促使他离开了她们。


After the age of about thirty they abandon individual ambition.

他们一过三十就放弃了个人的雄心壮志。