abandon
abandon — 動詞
1. to go away from a place, an object, or a person and have no plan to come back, o
拋棄；遺棄
離開人事物且不再回頭
to go away from a place, an object, or a person and have no plan to come back, often because staying is no longer possible or because you stop caring about what you leave.
The crew had to abandon the ship after a fire broke out below deck.
船艙下層起火後，船員只能棄船逃生。
abandon + ship/vehicle in danger
Noa abandoned his old car at the side of the highway when the engine died.
引擎熄火後，馬可斯把舊車丟在高速公路旁不管了。
Police found a baby boy abandoned outside the hospital early on Sunday morning.
警方週日清晨在醫院外發現一名被遺棄的男嬰。
After the flood, many families were forced to abandon their homes in the village.
水災過後，許多家庭被迫離棄村裡的家。
Mei felt her father had abandoned her when he moved overseas and never wrote home.
父親搬到國外後從不寫信回家，美怡覺得自己被拋棄了。
文法句型
abandon + noun (place/person/thing)
用法筆記
Object is usually a place, vehicle, or a dependent person. Often passive when the focus is the thing or person left behind, as in 'the car was abandoned'.
常見錯誤
2. to stop working on a plan, idea, or activity, or to stop holding a belief or pri
放棄；中止
中途停止某計畫、想法或活動
to stop working on a plan, idea, or activity, or to stop holding a belief or principle, with no intention of returning to it later.
The team abandoned the project after their main sponsor pulled out.
主要贊助商退出後，團隊只好放棄這個案子。
abandon + project/plan
Heavy rain forced the umpires to abandon the cricket match before tea.
因為大雨，裁判在午茶時間前就中止了這場板球賽。
abandon + match/game
By her thirties, Yuki had abandoned any hope of becoming a professional dancer.
到了三十幾歲，由紀已經放棄了當職業舞者的念頭。
The new government quickly abandoned its promise to lower taxes for working families.
新政府很快就放棄了替勞工家庭減稅的承諾。
Doctors urged the patient not to abandon his treatment halfway through the course.
醫生勸這位病人不要在療程進行到一半時放棄治療。
文法句型
abandon + noun (plan/idea/effort)
用法筆記
Object is typically an abstract noun: a plan, project, idea, hope, principle, or activity in progress. Distinguish from sense 1, where the object is a physical place, vehicle, or a person.
常見錯誤
3. to let a strong emotion, or a whole style of living, take full control of you so
縱情於；沉溺
完全任由某種情緒或生活方式擺布
to let a strong emotion, or a whole style of living, take full control of you so that you stop holding back — for example, throwing yourself into grief, joy, or pleasure without any restraint.
On the dance floor, Lucia abandoned herself to the rhythm and forgot the long week.
在舞池上，露西亞縱情隨著節奏起舞，忘卻整週的疲憊。
abandon oneself to + noun
After the funeral, he abandoned himself to grief for several silent weeks.
葬禮過後，他沉浸在悲傷裡好幾個沉默的禮拜。
abandon oneself to grief/sorrow
The young poet abandoned himself to a life of wine, late nights, and reckless travel.
這位年輕詩人沉溺於飲酒作樂、夜夜笙歌與恣意流浪的生活。
The crowd abandoned themselves to cheering when the home team scored in the final minute.
主隊在最後一分鐘進球時，全場觀眾忘情地歡呼。
文法句型
abandon oneself to + noun
用法筆記
Almost always reflexive: 'abandon yourself / himself / themselves to' a feeling or way of life. Belongs to a literary or formal register; rarely heard in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
abandon — 名詞
1. the state of acting freely and without holding yourself back, where feelings or
放縱；忘情
毫無拘束、隨情緒而行的狀態
the state of acting freely and without holding yourself back, where feelings or impulses are followed openly with no thought of caution or what others think.
The children jumped into the pool with wild abandon as soon as the gate opened.
大門一開，孩子們就忘情地跳進了泳池。
with wild / reckless abandon
He drove around the empty car park with reckless abandon, laughing the whole time.
他在空蕩的停車場裡肆無忌憚地飆車，一路笑個不停。
with reckless abandon
The singer threw her arms out and danced across the stage with pure abandon.
這位歌手張開雙臂，忘情地在舞台上盡情跳舞。
Tourists ate the street food with gay abandon, ignoring their travel guide's warnings.
遊客毫無顧忌地大啖街頭小吃，把旅遊指南的警告全拋在腦後。
- recklessness
stronger negative tone; suggests danger or harm
- abandonment
different word: 'abandonment' usually means the act of leaving, not free behaviour
- wildness
more general; describes uncontrolled energy
- restraint
deliberate self-control over feelings or actions
- self-control
the ability to keep your emotions and behaviour in check
文法句型
with abandon
with reckless / wild / gay abandon
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'with abandon', usually with an adjective such as 'wild', 'reckless', or 'gay'. Uncountable: do not say 'an abandon' or 'abandons'.