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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryaban·don I \ə-ˈban-dən\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English abandounen, from Anglo-French abanduner, from (mettre) a bandun to hand over, put in someone's control DATE 14th century1. a. to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent b. to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in abandon property2. to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment abandon ship3. to withdraw protection, support, or help from he abandoned his family4. to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly5. a. to cease from maintaining, practicing, or using abandoned their native language b. to cease intending or attempting to perform abandoned the escape• aban·don·er noun• aban·don·ment \-dən-mənt\ nounSynonyms. abandon, desert, forsake mean to leave without intending to return. abandon suggests that the thing or person left may be helpless without protection abandoned children desert implies that the object left may be weakened but not destroyed by one's absence a deserted town forsake suggests an action more likely to bring impoverishment or bereavement to that which is forsaken than its exposure to physical dangers a forsaken loverSynonym: see in addition relinquish. II noun DATE 1822: a thorough yielding to natural impulses; especially : enthusiasm, exuberance with reckless abandonEnglish Etymologyabandon late 14c., "to subjugate, subdue," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. abandoner"surrender," from à "at, to" + bandon "power, jurisdiction," in phrase mettre à bandon "to give up to a public ban," from L.bannum, "proclamation," from a Frankish word related to ban (v.). Etymologically, the word carries a sense of "put someone under someone else's control." Meaning "to give up absolutely" is from late 14c. The noun sense of "letting loose, surrender to natural impulses" (1822) is from Fr. abandon.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ abandonaban·don / E5bAndEn / verb[VN] 1. ~ sb (to sth) 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: The baby had been abandoned by its mother. 这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。 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。 2. ~ sth (to sb / sth) to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay SYN leave (不得已而)舍弃,丢弃,离开: Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles. 大雪迫使许多驾驶者弃车步行。 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。 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)。 3. to stop supporting or helping sb; to stop believing in sth 停止(支持或帮助)；放弃(信念): 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。 By 1930 he had abandoned his Marxist principles. 1930 年时他已放弃了马克思主义信念。 4. 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。 5. ~ 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[U] (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 ⇨ see gay adj. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishabandon verb 1 leave sb/sth ADV. hastily The village had been hastily abandoned. PHRASES be found/left abandoned The car was found abandoned in a nearby town. 2 stop doing/supporting sth ADV. altogether, completely, entirely, totally The government does not propose to abandon the project altogether. | effectively, largely, virtually This principle has now been effectively abandoned. | simply Traditional policies were simply abandoned. | formally | quickly | quietly The plans for reform were quietly abandoned. | temporarily | voluntarily VERB + ABANDON be forced to | decide to PREP. for He abandoned the army for politics. | in favour of She abandoned teaching career in favour of sport. OLTabandon verb⇨ abandon (abandon a vehicle)⇨ leave 5 (abandon a baby)⇨ stop 1 (abandon a match/an attempt/hope)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedaban·donI. \əˈbandən, -aand-\ transitive verb(abandoned ; abandoned ; abandoning \-andəniŋ, rapid sometimes -anniŋ\ ; abandons)Etymology: Middle English abandounen, from Middle French abandoner, from abandon, n., surrender, abandonment, from a bandon in one's power, at one's discretion (in the phrase metre a bandon to put under someone's jurisdiction or at one's mercy), from a at, to (from Latin ad to) + banon, bandon power, authority, discretion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ban command, prohibition, authority — more at at, ban1. : to cease to assert or exercise an interest, right, or title to especially with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting it :yield, relinquish < abandoned the estates when he inherited them — Charles Dickens >2. : to give up (as a position, a ship) by leaving, withdrawing, ceasing to inhabit, to keep, or to operate often because unable to withstand threatening dangers or encroachments < the site was abandoned after one year because of the number of rattlesnakes — American Guide Series: California >specifically : to bail out of (an aircraft about to crash)3. : to forsake or desert especially in spite of an allegiance, duty, or responsibility < endure the ignominy of his abandoning her — D.H.Lawrence >: withdraw one's protection, support, or help from < a faithful member of the Democratic party, abandoning it only once — W.W.Pierson >4. obsolete : to drive or cast out : banish, expel, reject < being all this time abandoned from your bed — Shakespeare >5. : to give (oneself) over to or yield (oneself) to without check, restraint, or control < the girl abandoned herself without restraint to a delicious wave of voluptuous contentment — J.C.Powys >6. : to turn away from, give over, or permit to cease or lapse: as a. : to desist from maintaining, adhering to, or following < aristocratic families abandoned paganism for Christianity — Will Durant > b. : to desist from practicing, doing, using < they abandoned their native speech and adopted the French tongue — T.B.Macaulay > c. : to turn from or relinquish (some course or action) < he abandoned the project with a sigh — Rudyard Kipling >7. : to surrender to the insurer the insured's interest in (insured property) and to claim payment for a total loss sometimes permitted only when damage constitutes constructive total lossSynonyms: see relinquishII. \“, F ȧbäⁿdōⁿ\ noun(plural abandons \-ənz, -ōⁿ(z)\)Etymology: French, from Old French: a yielding to natural impulses : freedom from constraint < with childish abandon she gave herself over to grief — Sherwood Anderson >: carefree ease or freedom often with disregard for consequences :enthusiasm, exuberance < smashed public property and burned private houses with an ever more ardent abandon — Rose Macaulay >

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