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单词 leave someone in the lurch
释义
(idiom) 
Definition
to abandon someone in trouble
You wouldn't leave an old friend in the lurch, surely?
Synonyms
leave
He left me standing there with all our bags.
abandon
She claimed that her friends had abandoned her.
desert
He deserted our team years ago.
strand
leave behind
forsake
I still love you and would never forsake you.
jilt
I was jilted by my first fiancé.
See lurch

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abandon
Definition
to desert or leave
She claimed that her friends had abandoned her.
Synonyms
leave,
strand,
ditch (slang),
leave behind,
walk out on,
forsake,
jilt,
run out on,
throw over,
turn your back on,
desert,
dump,
leave high and dry,
leave in the lurch,
let someone stew in their own juice
in the sense of desert
Definition
to abandon (a person or place) without intending to return
He deserted our team years ago.
Synonyms
leave,
abandon,
dump (informal),
strand,
ditch (informal),
betray,
maroon,
walk out on (informal),
forsake,
jilt,
run out on (informal),
throw over,
leave stranded,
leave high and dry,
leave (someone) in the lurch
in the sense of forsake
Definition
to withdraw support or friendship from
I still love you and would never forsake you.
Synonyms
desert,
leave,
abandon,
quit,
strand,
jettison,
repudiate,
cast off,
disown,
jilt,
throw over,
leave in the lurch

Nearby words of
leave someone in the lurch

  • leathery
  • leave
  • leave off something
  • leave someone in the lurch
  • leave something or someone out
  • leave-taking
  • leaven

Synonyms of 'leave someone in the lurch'

leave someone in the lurch

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of jilt
Definition
to leave or reject (a lover) abruptly or callously
I was jilted by my first fiancé.
Synonyms
reject,
drop,
disappoint,
abandon,
desert,
ditch (slang),
betray,
discard,
deceive,
forsake,
throw over,
coquette,
leave (someone) in the lurch,
break with
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