| 单词 | throw in the towel |
| 释义 | throw in the towel in British English or throw in the sponge a. (in boxing) to concede defeat by the throwing of a towel (or sponge) into the ring by a second b. to give in and accept defeat; discontinue a venture throw in the towel in British English throw in (sense 4) See full dictionary entry for towelthrow in the towel in American English or toss in the towel Informal to admit defeat throw in the towelto stop trying to do something, because you know that you cannot succeed It seemed, initially, as if the police had thrown in the towel and were planningto abandon the investigation, but the following day the interviews resumed. Examples of 'throw in the towel' in a sentence |
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