abandon [əˈbændən]

vt.①丢弃，离弃 ②放弃

n.尽情；放任

• He abandoned his friend and went away with all their money. 他背叛了朋友，带走了所有的钱。

• They had to abandon the camp at the foot of the hill. 他们不得不放弃了山脚下的营地。

搭配

abandon doing sth. 放弃做某事

Their decision to abandon taking the trip was made because of financial constraints. 他们决定放弃这次出游是因为财力有限。

abandon oneself to sth. 沉湎于，陷入

Jim abandoned himself to despair. 吉姆陷入绝望之中。

with abandon 放纵地，放任地；纵情地

The girls jumped up and down and waved their arms with abandon. 那些女孩子跳上跳下尽情地挥舞着手臂。

辨析：

abandon 放弃对人或物的拥有或控制的权利

desert 强调违背诺言，逃避责任

forsake 表示与人或物脱离关系

give up 泛指“放弃”，用于口语

联想：

abandoned adj.放纵的，抛弃的

abandonment n.放弃，概念，遗弃