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]