abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up

這些動詞或詞組均含“拋棄、放棄”之意

abandon :強(qiáng)調(diào)永遠(yuǎn)或完全放棄或拋棄人或事物等,這可能是被迫的,也可能是自愿的。

eg:1. Jackson has abandoned his old car.
???????? 杰克遜把他那輛舊車扔了。

???? 2. She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.
???????? 她拋棄了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一個(gè)男人跑了。

desert :著重指違背法律責(zé)任和義務(wù),或自己的信仰與誓言的行為,多含非難的意味。

eg: 1. Many soldiers deserted during the battle.
????????? 在那次戰(zhàn)斗中許多士兵開小差了。

????? 2. Never desert a friend in need.

????????? 絕不要拋棄有困難的朋友。

forsake :側(cè)重?cái)嘟^感情上的依戀,自愿拋棄所喜歡的人或物。也指拋棄信仰或改掉惡習(xí)。

?eg: He was forsaken by his friends.

?????? 他被朋友們背棄了。

leave :普通用詞,指舍棄某事或某一職業(yè),或終止同一某人的關(guān)系,但不涉及動機(jī)與果。

eg: I have left my job which made me crazy.

???? 我已經(jīng)辭掉了那份讓我抓狂的工作了。

give up :普通用語,側(cè)重指沒有希望或因外界壓力而放棄。

eg: The doctors gave my uncle up, but he lived.

????? 醫(yī)生們認(rèn)為我叔叔的病無法治好,但他卻活了下來。


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