1 to leave sb/sth that you are responsible for, usually permanently (通常指永远地)离弃,废弃:
The bank robbers abandoned the car just outside the city.抢劫银行的匪徒把汽车弃置在郊外。
2 to stop doing sth without finishing it or without achieving what you wanted to do (中途)放弃;半途而废:
The search for the missing sailors was abandoned after two days.两天后,搜索失踪船员的工作就作罢了。 ➔abandonmentnoun [U]
abandon/əˋbændən; əˈbændən/v [T] 1 to leave a person or thing, especially one that you are responsible for, and not go back for them 抛弃﹐遗弃: The baby had been abandoned outside a hospital. 这个婴儿被遗弃在一家医院外面。The thieves abandoned the car nearby. 小偷把车丢弃在附近。2 to stop doing or using something because of problems〔因某事物有问题而〕放弃﹔中止: The new policy had to be abandoned. 新政策被迫中止。 —abandonment n [U]
abandonabandonabandonsabandonedabandoningverb (abandons, abandoning, abandoned)1to leave somebody or something completely: He abandoned his car in the snow.2to stop doing something before it is finished: When the rain started, we abandoned our game.