Abandon

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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. / n.放弃; 放纵
• ［英］ v. / n.放弃 ( to give up completely;forsake) ; 放纵 (to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly).
• ［记］
  • 分拆联想：a + band(乐队) +on ->一个乐队在演出 ->放纵
  • 尤其要记住GRE中常考的"放纵"一义 ( abandoned behavior)
• ［同］ n. abandonment

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English abandounen, from Anglo-French abanduner, from (mettre) a bandun to hand over, put in someone's control
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. to give up to the control or influence of another persen or agent
  • b. to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in <abandon property>
• 2. to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment <abandon ship>
• 3. to withdraw protection, support, or help from <he abandoned his family>
• 4. to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly
• 5.
  • a. to cease from maintaining, practicing, or using <abandoned their native language>
  • b. to cease intending or attempting to perform <abandoned the escape>
• • abandoner noun
• • abandonment noun
• Synonyms:
  • abandon, desert, forsake mean to leave without intending to return. abandon suggests that the thing or person left may be helpless without protection <abandoned children>. desert implies that the object left may be weakened but not destroyed by one's absence <a deserted town>. forsake suggests an action more likely to bring impoverishment or bereavement to that which is forsaken than its exposure to physical dangers <a forsaken lover>.
• Synonym: see in addition relinquish.

II. noun

• Date: 1822
• a thorough yielding to natural impulses; especially enthusiasm, exuberance <with reckless abandon>

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校对者

onandon

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