verb
🔑 to leave sb, especially sb you are responsible for, with no intention of returning （不顾责任、义务等）离弃，遗弃，抛弃
~ sb
The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
~ sb to sth
The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.
研究表明，老人十分害怕被丢给陌生人照管。
🔑 to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay （不得已而）舍弃，丢弃，离开 SYN leave
~ sth
- Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
大雪迫使许多驾驶者弃车步行。
- He gave the order to abandon ship (= to leave the ship because it was sinking).
他下令弃船（因船快要沉没）。
~ sth to sb/sth
They had to abandon their lands to the invading forces.
他们不得不舍弃土地，让侵略军占领。
🔑 ~ sth to stop doing sth, especially before it is finished; to stop having sth 中止；放弃；不再有
- They abandoned the match because of rain.
因为下雨，他们中止了比赛。
- She abandoned hope of any reconciliation.
她对和解已不再抱有希望。
to stop supporting or helping sb; to stop believing in sth 停止（支持或帮助）；放弃（信念）
~ sb
- The country abandoned its political leaders after the war.
战后该国人民不再拥护他们的政治领袖。
~ sth
- Critics accused him of abandoning his principles.
批评者指责他背弃了自己的原则。
~ yourself to sth (literary) to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else 陷入，沉湎于（某种情感）
- He abandoned himself to despair.
他陷入绝望。
noun[uncountable] (formal)
an uncontrolled way of behaving that shows that sb does not care what other people think 放任；放纵
- He signed cheques with careless abandon.
他无所顾忌地乱开支票。
IDIOMS
with ˈgay abandon
without thinking about the results or effects of a particular action 不考虑后果；轻率