abandonment

英 [əˈbændənmənt]

美 [əˈbændənmənt]

n.  离弃; 遗弃; 抛弃; 放弃; 中止

复数：abandonments　

TOEFL经济

BNC.8591 / COCA.9919

牛津词典

noun

• 离弃；遗弃；抛弃
  the act of leaving a person, thing or place with no intention of returning
• 放弃；中止
  the act of giving up an idea or stopping an activity with no intention of returning to it
  1. the government's abandonment of its new economic policy
     政府对新经济政策的放弃

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 离弃；遗弃；抛弃
  Theabandonment ofa place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  1. ...memories of her father's complete abandonment of her.
     对父亲完全弃她不顾的回忆
• N-UNCOUNT （工作、活动等的）中途放弃，中止
  Theabandonment ofa piece of work or activity is the act of stopping doing it before it is finished.
  1. Constant rain forced the abandonment of the next day's competitions.
     连绵阴雨致使翌日各项赛事被迫中止。
• N-UNCOUNT （想法或思路的）放弃
  Theabandonment ofan idea or way of thinking is the act of stopping having the idea or of stopping thinking in that way.
  1. ...the government's abandonment of the policy.
     政府对这项政策的放弃

英英释义

noun

• withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
  1. his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
  Synonym:desertiondefection
• the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
• the act of giving something up
  Synonym:forsakingdesertion

双语例句

• But for business-critical functions, abrupt abandonment for non-performance is untenable.
  但是，对于企业关键的功能，由于非性能原因突然舍弃是站不住脚的。
• But I think that the abandonment that started with her father was to repeat itself.
  但是我认为他父亲对她的抛弃给她带来了很大的阴影。
• Last week seemed to have been spent in reckless abandonment.
  上星期像是在不顾后果的放任中度过的。
• That attainment of these objectives required abandonment of the traditional posture did not deter Roosevelt.
  实现这些目标，须要放弃传统态度，但这并没有难住罗斯福。
• That man's abandonment, is an indirect wake-up call for her.
  那个男人的抛弃，是对她的一个间接警醒。
• 'Very well; I suppose you know best,' replied Tess with calm abandonment.
  好啦，好啦；我想你知道得最清楚，苔丝不再反对了，冷淡地回答说。
• These girls are dealing with depression, anger, loneliness, the feeling of rejection and abandonment.
  这些女孩儿的问题包括抑郁、愤怒、孤独、感觉被排斥和被抛弃。
• That Congress intended the trustee's abandonment power to be limited by state public health and safety regulations;
  国会试图把弃置权限制在州公共健康和安全规章所允许的范围内；
• Notice of abandonment may be waived by the insurer.
  保险人可以放弃发出委付通知的权利。
• ELINOR: No, that's what I call abandonment.
  不，这是我所谓的遗弃。