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A0006500 (ə-băn′dən)tr.v. a·ban·doned, a·ban·don·ing, a·ban·dons 1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert: abandon a friend in trouble.2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat: abandoned the ship.3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely: abandon a belief. See Synonyms at relinquish.4. To cease trying to continue; desist from: abandoned the search for the missing hiker.5. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.n. Great enthusiasm or lack of restraint: skied with abandon.

[Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, from a bandon, at one's own discretion, without restraint : a, at (from Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon, control; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

a·ban′don·er n.a·ban′don·ment n.

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(əˈbændən) vb (tr) 1. to forsake completely; desert; leave behind: to abandon a baby; drivers had to abandon their cars. 2. (Nautical Terms) abandon ship the order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats3. to give up completely: to abandon a habit; to abandon hope. 4. to yield control of or concern in; relinquish: to abandon office. 5. to give up (something begun) before completion: to abandon a job; the game was abandoned. 6. to surrender (oneself) to emotion without restraint7. (Insurance) to give (insured property that has suffered partial loss or damage) to the insurers in order that a claim for a total loss may be madenfreedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry: she danced with abandon. [C14: abandounen (vb), from Old French, from a bandon under one's control, in one's power, from a at, to + bandon control, power] aˈbandonment n

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v.t. 1. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship. 2. to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a project; to abandon hope. 3. to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army. 4. to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation, as to emotions or natural impulses: to abandon oneself to grief. 5. to relinquish (insured property) in case of partial loss, so that the insured can claim a total loss. 6. Obs. to banish. [1325–75; Middle English abando(u)nen < Middle French abandoner for Old French (mettre) a bandon (put) under (someone's) jurisdiction =a at, to (< Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon < Germanic *band; see bond¹] a•ban′don•er, n. a•ban′don•ment, n.

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(əˈbæn dən)
n. a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from constraint: to dance with reckless abandon.[1815–25; < French]

abandon

Past participle: abandoned
Gerund: abandoning

Imperative
abandon
abandon

Present
I abandon
you abandon
he/she/it abandons
we abandon
you abandon
they abandon

Preterite
I abandoned
you abandoned
he/she/it abandoned
we abandoned
you abandoned
they abandoned

Present Continuous
I am abandoning
you are abandoning
he/she/it is abandoning
we are abandoning
you are abandoning
they are abandoning

Present Perfect
I have abandoned
you have abandoned
he/she/it has abandoned
we have abandoned
you have abandoned
they have abandoned

Past Continuous
I was abandoning
you were abandoning
he/she/it was abandoning
we were abandoning
you were abandoning
they were abandoning

Past Perfect
I had abandoned
you had abandoned
he/she/it had abandoned
we had abandoned
you had abandoned
they had abandoned

Future
I will abandon
you will abandon
he/she/it will abandon
we will abandon
you will abandon
they will abandon

Future Perfect
I will have abandoned
you will have abandoned
he/she/it will have abandoned
we will have abandoned
you will have abandoned
they will have abandoned

Future Continuous
I will be abandoning
you will be abandoning
he/she/it will be abandoning
we will be abandoning
you will be abandoning
they will be abandoning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been abandoning
you have been abandoning
he/she/it has been abandoning
we have been abandoning
you have been abandoning
they have been abandoning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been abandoning
you will have been abandoning
he/she/it will have been abandoning
we will have been abandoning
you will have been abandoning
they will have been abandoning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been abandoning
you had been abandoning
he/she/it had been abandoning
we had been abandoning
you had been abandoning
they had been abandoning

Conditional
I would abandon
you would abandon
he/she/it would abandon
we would abandon
you would abandon
they would abandon

Past Conditional
I would have abandoned
you would have abandoned
he/she/it would have abandoned
we would have abandoned
you would have abandoned
they would have abandoned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abandon - the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"unconstraint, wantonnessunrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint
	2.	abandon - a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"wildnesspassion, passionateness - a strong feeling or emotion
Verb	1.	abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"chuck, ditch - throw away; "Chuck these old notes"dispense with - forgo or do or go withoutforfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego - lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"consign - commit forever; commit irrevocably
	2.	abandon - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"give upforeswear, relinquish, renounce, quit - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
	3.	abandon - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"vacate, emptygo forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	4.	abandon - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"give upease up, give way, move over, yield, give - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
	5.	abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"desert, desolate, forsakeleave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"walk out - leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover"maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

abandon

verb1. leave, strand, ditch, 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 He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.2. stop, drop, give up, halt, cease, cut out, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, desist from The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.
stop continue3. give up, resign from, yield, surrender, relinquish, renounce, waive, cede, forgo, abdicate efforts to persuade him to abandon his claim to the presidency
give up take, keep, hold, claim4. evacuate (takes ship as object) quit, withdraw from, vacate, depart from The crew prepared to abandon ship.
evacuate maintain, defend, upholdnoun1. recklessness, dash, wildness, wantonness, unrestraint, careless freedom He has splashed money around with gay abandon.
recklessness control, restraint, moderationabandon yourself to something indulge in, give way to, yield to, wallow in, give free rein to, lose yourself in, give yourself up to We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings.

abandon

verb1. To give up or leave without intending to return or claim again:desert, forsake, leave, quit, throw over.Idioms: run out on, walk out on.2. To give up a possession, claim, or right:abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield.3. To let (something) go:cede, forgo, lay down, relinquish, surrender, yield.4. To cease trying to accomplish or continue:break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, stop.Informal: swear off.Slang: lay off.Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel.5. To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse:give over, give up, surrender.noun1. A complete surrender of inhibitions:abandonment, incontinence, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness.2. A careless, often reckless disregard for consequences:carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness.

Translations

抛弃放任放弃沉溺陷入

abandon

(əˈbӕndən) verb1. to leave, not intending to return to. They abandoned the stolen car.抛弃2. to give (oneself) completely to. He abandoned himself to despair. 放任，陷入 aˈbandoned adjective1. shameless. an abandoned young woman.无耻的2. having been left without any intention of returning to or reclaiming. The police found the abandoned car.被丢弃的aˈbandonment nounLack of money led to the abandonment of this plan.放弃

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like rats abandoning a sinking ship

With great haste and having only personal wellbeing in mind. (Typically said of people who begin abandoning something or someone that is failing or about to fail.) I knew the business was doomed when employees started quitting en masse, like rats abandoning a sinking ship. Like rats abandoning a sinking ship, the disgraced athlete's corporate sponsors began pulling their sponsorships one after another.See also: abandon, like, rat, ship, sink

with wild abandon

With rash, unrestrained impulsiveness, enthusiasm, or zeal. Ever since my brother got that car for his birthday, he's been motoring around at night with wild abandon. The insurgents set upon the town and began firing their weapons with wild abandon.See also: abandon, wild

with reckless abandon

With rash, unrestrained impulsiveness, enthusiasm, or zeal. Ever since my brother got that car for his birthday, he's been motoring around at night with reckless abandon. The insurgents set upon the town and began firing their weapons with reckless abandon.See also: abandon

abandon hope, all ye who enter here

A message warning one about a hopeless situation from which there is no return. The Italian version of this phrase appears in Dante's Divine Comedy as the inscription on the entrance to Hell. The phrase is most often used humorously. I'll never forget my first day as an intern and the sign above my cubicle that said, "Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here."See also: abandon, all, enter, here, who, ye

abandon (oneself) to

To allow oneself to enjoy something fully. On the chilly fall day, Maria abandoned herself to the comforts of hot tea and a warm blanket.See also: abandon

abandon ship

1. Literally, to escape from a sinking ship. We had to abandon ship after the collision with the rocks tore a hole in the hull.2. By extension, to leave a failing organization or bad situation. Amid rumors that the company was filing for bankruptcy, the employees started to abandon ship.See also: abandon, ship

jump ship

1. To suddenly abandon one's post on a ship, as of a sailor. No one has been able to find that missing sailor, so they think he probably jumped ship.2. By extension, to suddenly abandon any post or task. I can't believe he resigned and jumped ship before bringing about the big changes he promised.See also: jump, ship

with gay abandon

With rash, unrestrained impulsiveness, enthusiasm, or zeal. Ever since my brother got that car for his birthday, he's been motoring around at night with gay abandon. The insurgents set upon the town and began firing their weapons with gay abandon.See also: abandon, gay

rats abandon a sinking ship

The least loyal, trustworthy, or dependable people will be the first to begin abandoning a failing endeavor. Times of crisis will test the loyalty of the people you've hired. Rats abandon a sinking ship, while the people worth holding onto the most will stay until the very end.See also: abandon, rat, ship, sink

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

Prov. If you come in, be prepared for the worst. (Describes a hopeless situation or one somehow similar to hell. Often used jocularly. This is the English translation of the words on the gate of Hell in Dante's Inferno.) This is our cafeteria. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here!See also: abandon, all, enter, here, who, ye

abandon oneself to something

to yield to the comforts or delights of something. The children abandoned themselves to the delights of the warm summer day.See also: abandon

abandon ship

1. Lit. to leave a sinking ship. The captain ordered the crew and passengers to abandon ship. 2. . Fig. to leave a failing enterprise. A lot of the younger people are abandoning ship because they can get jobs elsewhere easily.See also: abandon, ship

abandon someone or something to someone or something

to leave a person, living creature, or thing to the care of someone or something; to give up someone or something to someone or something. (Usually with the thought that the abandoned person or thing will not receive the best of care.) They had to abandon the dogs to the storm.See also: abandon

jump ship

1. Lit. to leave one's job on a ship and fail to be aboard it when it sails; [for a sailor] to go AWOL. One of the deckhands jumped ship at the last port. 2. Fig. to leave any post or position; to quit or resign, especially when there is difficulty with the job. None of the editors liked the new policies, so they all jumped ship as soon as other jobs opened up.See also: jump, ship

Rats abandon a sinking ship.

and like rats abandoning a sinking shipProv. You can tell when something is about to fail because large numbers of people begin to leave it. (Can imply that the people who leave are "rats," that is, selfish and disloyal.) Jill: The company next door must be going bankrupt. Jane: How do you know? Jill: All its employees are resigning. Rats abandon a sinking ship.See also: abandon, Rat, ship, sink

jump ship

abandon ship

COMMON If you jump ship or abandon ship, you leave an organization because you think it is going to fail or because you want to join a rival organization. Landau had jumped ship by the time the company collapsed. For weeks he worked eighteen-hour days, pleading with his staff not to abandon ship. Note: If sailors jump ship, they leave their ship without permission and do not return. See also: jump, ship

jump ship

1 (of a sailor) leave the ship on which you are serving without having obtained permission to do so. 2 suddenly abandon an organization, enterprise, etc.See also: jump, ship

with gay aˈbandon

(old-fashioned) without thinking about the results or effects of a particular action: Although she was nervous at first, she was soon singing and dancing with gay abandon. Gay here means ‘happy and without cares’.See also: abandon, gay

jump ˈship

1 (of a sailor) leave the ship on which you are serving, without permission: Two of the sailors jumped ship in New York.
2 leave an organization that you belong to, suddenly and unexpectedly: When they realized that the company was in serious financial trouble, quite a few of the staff jumped ship.See also: jump, ship

abandon to

v.1. To desert someone or something in some situation: Because it was too dangerous for us to save our sinking boat, we had to abandon it to the storm's waves.2. To allow someone to accept or enjoy something without resisting it. Used reflexively: At the amusement park I abandoned myself to the excitement of the roller coaster rides.See also: abandon

rats abandon a sinking ship

Smart (and disloyal) individuals will desert a failing enterprise before it is too late. This observation was made long ago about rats, which would remain on board devouring a ship’s stores in the hold until the ship foundered in a storm or ran aground; then they would disappear so as not to be drowned. The transfer to human desertion was made before 1600; in some cases it was a ship they abandoned, in others a house about to collapse. “It is the Wisdome of Rats that will be sure to leave a House somewhat before its fall,” wrote Francis Bacon (Essays, 1597).See also: abandon, rat, ship, sink

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like rats abandoning a sinking ship

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abandon hope, all ye who enter here

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Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

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abandon someone or something to someone or something

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verb leave

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verb stop

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verb give up

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verb evacuate

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noun recklessness

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phrase abandon yourself to something

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verb to give up or leave without intending to return or claim again

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verb to give up a possession, claim, or right

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verb to let (something) go

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verb to cease trying to accomplish or continue

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verb to yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse

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noun a complete surrender of inhibitions

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noun a careless, often reckless disregard for consequences

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noun the trait of lacking restraint or control

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noun a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

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