- 放弃，抛弃；辞去(工作、学业等)：
When you get married, will you give up your job?
你结婚后会不会辞去工作?
- 交出；让出；自首：
He refused to give the document up, even under pressure.
即使受到压力，他仍拒绝交出文件。
After hiding in the hole for several days,the escaped prisoner gave himself up.
逃犯在洞里躲藏几天后便自首了。
- 对…不再抱有希望；不再指望…到来：
You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up.
你姗姗来迟，我们几乎认为你不来了。
- [口语](解难题、猜谜等时)承认无能为力，承认失败：
The puzzle is too difficult; I shall give it up.
这难题太难了；我只能放弃了。
- 认为(某人)无药可救；表示无法找到某人：
The doctors gave my uncle up ten years ago, but he's still alive!
十年前医生认为我叔叔已经无指望了，但他现在仍活着!
- 停止与(某人)来往；不再同(某人)谈恋爱：
The woman gave up her lover to save her marriage.
这位女人为了挽救婚姻断绝了与情夫的来往。
- [口语](佯装)不再信任(某人)；声称(某人)愚蠢(或不中用等)：
You're still not honest,I give you up.
你还不诚实；我不相信你了。
- 停止：
The snow had given up.
雪停了。
- 自愿工作不计时间(或报酬等)：
All the workers gave up a day's pay to send money to the Hope primary school.
所有的工人都拿出了一天的工资寄给那所希望小学。
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