with obj.
1
- cease to support or look after (someone); desert不再抚养（某人）, 遗弃：
her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age.
她的生母在她很小的时候就遗弃了她。
1.1
- leave (a place, typically a building) empty or uninhabited, without intending to return离弃（某地, 尤指建筑）：
derelict houses were abandoned.
破败的房子被废弃了。
1.2
- leave (something, typically a vehicle) for good丢弃（某物, 尤指车船）：
he abandoned his vehicle and tried to flee on foot.
他弃车欲徒步逃走。
1.3
abandon someone/thing to
condemn someone or something to (a specified fate) by ceasing to take an interest in or look after them听任（某人, 某事物）处于（某种状态）：it was an attempt to persuade businesses not to abandon the area to inner-city deprivation.
试图说服各企业不要放弃此区域而使之沦为内城贫困区。
2
- give up completely (a course of action, practice, or way of thinking)完全放弃（行动, 做法, 想法）：
he had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed.
他显然不再假装为成功而努力了。
2.1
- discontinue (a scheduled event) before completion中止（预定活动）：
fans invaded the pitch and the match was abandoned.
球迷冲进球场, 比赛被迫终止。
3
abandon oneself to
allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse)放纵于, 沉湎于：abandoning herself to moony fantasies.
她沉湎于恍惚的幻想中。
mass noun
- complete lack of inhibition or restraint无拘无束; 放任, 放纵：
she sings and sways with total abandon.
她纵情地边唱边晃。
短语
abandon ship
1
- leave a ship because it is sinking弃船。
1.1
- hurriedly leave an organization or enterprise匆匆离开一个组织（或企业）：
he would rather abandon ship now than resign in shame in two years.
他宁肯现在就赶紧离开而不愿两年后蒙羞辞职。
派生词
abandonment
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French abandoner, from a- （from Latin ad 'to, at'）+ bandon 'control' （related to BAN1）. The original sense was 'bring under control', later 'give in to the control of, surrender to' (sense 3).