give up

abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up

这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意
abandon: 强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。
desert: 着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。
leave: 普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与结果。
give up: 普通用语，侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。

动词 give up:

1. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
   同义词：forfeit, throw overboard, waive, forgo
2. give up with the intent of never claiming again
   同义词：abandon
3. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
   同义词：drop out, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
4. put an end to a state or an activity
   同义词：discontinue, stop, cease, quit, lay off
5. give up what is not strictly needed
   同义词：spare, part with, dispense with
6. part with a possession or right
   同义词：release, relinquish, resign, free
7. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   同义词：vacate, resign, renounce
8. relinquish possession or control over
   同义词：surrender, cede, deliver
9. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
   同义词：surrender
10. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
    同义词：abandon
11. allow the other (baseball) team to score
    同义词：allow
12. refrain from consuming
    同义词：forgo

1. I give up; tell me what the answer is.
   我认输，告诉我答案吧。
2. After a week on the run he gave himself up (to the police).
   他经过一周的逃亡以後(向警方)投案了。
3. He had to give his passport up to the authorities.
   他得把护照交给当局。
4. The doctors had given her up but she made a remarkable recovery.
   医生们已放弃了治愈她的希望，而她却恢复得很好。
5. Why don't you give him up?
   你怎麽不和他一刀两断呢?
6. You ought to give up smoking; I gave it up last year.
   你应该戒烟，我去年就戒掉了。
7. She doesn't give up easily.
   她做任何事都不轻易放弃。
8. They gave up without a fight.
   他们不战而降。