- 放弃；弃绝；绝望；断念：
He abandoned all hope.
他放弃一切希望。
to abandon a research project
放弃一个研究项目
That patient abandoned the attempt in despair.
那病人绝望了。
- (因形势紧迫、危险等)离弃(家园、飞机、船只等)；【航空学】(机上人员)弃机(跳伞)：
The sailors abandoned the burning ship.
海员们离弃燃烧着的船只。
to abandon a sinking ship
离弃正在沉没的船只
to abandon one's farm
离弃农场
- 丢弃(信仰等)；(不顾信义、义务、责任等而)遗弃，抛弃(妻儿等)：
The man shamelessly abandoned his wife and child for another woman.
那个男人无耻地抛弃了妻儿，另觅新欢。
to abandon a child
遗弃孩子
- 使屈服：
to abandon someone to the mercy of
听任某人受…的摆布
to abandon a city to an enemy army
弃城任敌军占领
- [abandon oneself] 放纵;纵情;无拘无束;使沉溺于：
After his mother died, he abandoned himself to grief.
他母亲死后，他悲伤不已。
- 【保险业】委付
- [废语]开除，逐出