| 单词 | abandonment |
| 释义 | abandonment (əbændənmənt ) 1. uncountable noun The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. ...memories of her father's complete abandonment of her. [+ of] Synonyms: desertion, leaving, forsaking, jilting 2. uncountable noun The abandonment of a piece of work or activity is the act of stopping doing it before it is finished. Constant rain forced the abandonment of the next day's competitions. [+ of] Synonyms: stopping, cessation, discontinuation, desistance 3. uncountable noun The abandonment of an idea or way of thinking is the act of stopping having the idea or of stopping thinking in that way. ...the government's abandonment of the policy. Collocations: complete abandonment An inspection at noon today could bring complete abandonment. Times, Sunday Times Result: complete abandonment of the zero-tolerance policy so forcefully iterated a week earlier, and a welcome return to rational risk assessment. Times, Sunday Times The rise of the leisure industry in the 1950s meant that the complete abandonment of the remaining canals was avoided. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These events caused significant damage to the structure of the lighthouse and buildings, necessitating a complete abandonment of the complex. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, adoption did not result in the complete abandonment of the adopted son's birth name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I guess it's a control thing, a fear of abandonment. Times, Sunday Times Our fear of abandonment makes us behave in irrational ways. Times, Sunday Times He made her feel a lot of her old insecurities - loneliness, fear of abandonment - and she started partying and spiralling downward. Times, Sunday Times I have an enormous fear of abandonment, set up in childhood, which made it hard to kick him out. Times, Sunday Times I was often doing things for effect or reassurance, or my actions were driven by a fear of abandonment. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 抛弃 Japanese: 放棄 |
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