| 单词 | quit |
| 释义 | quit quit1 —quittable, adj. /kwit/, v. , quit or quitted, quitting, adj. v.t. 1. to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house. 2. to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore every summer. 3. to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne. She quit her job. 4. to release one's hold of (something grasped). 5. to acquit or conduct (oneself). 6. to free or rid (oneself): to quit oneself of doubts. 7. to clear (a debt); repay. v.i. 8. to cease from doing something; stop. 9. to give up or resign one's job or position: He keeps threatening to quit. 10. to depart or leave. 11. to stop trying, struggling, or the like; accept or acknowledge defeat. adj. 12. released from obligation, penalty, etc.; free, clear, or rid (usually fol. by of): quit of all further responsibilities. [1175-1225; (adj.) ME quit(te) exempt, freed, acquitted of ( < OF quite) < ML quittus, by-form of quitus ( > > ME quit(e); see QUITE), for L quietus QUIET1; (v.) ME quit(t)en to pay, acquit oneself < OF quit(t)er < ML quittare, quietare to release, discharge, LL quietare to put to rest, QUIET1] Syn. 3. surrender, release. 12. acquitted, discharged. Ant. 1, 8. start. 2. enter. quit2 /kwit/, n. any of various small tropical birds. [1845-50; orig. Jamaican E, of uncert. orig.] |
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