to give up
01
放弃, 认输
to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties
Intransitive
语法信息
形态构成
短语
动作动词
规则
不可分离
小品词
up
基本动词
give
现在时
give up
第三人称单数
gives up
现在分词
giving up
一般过去时
gave up
过去分词
given up
例子
He refused to give up even when the odds were stacked against him.
即使几率对他不利，他也拒绝放弃。
02
放弃, 停止
to stop or end an activity or state
Transitive: to give up an activity or state
例子
They decided to give up their long-standing rivalry for the sake of peace.
他们决定为了和平放弃他们长期以来的敌对关系。
03
放弃, 辞职
to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position
Transitive: to give up a job or position
例子
The CEO announced his decision to give his role up and retire after many successful years.
首席执行官宣布了他放弃职位并在多年成功后退休的决定。
04
放弃, 失去
to lose something, such as a right or possession, typically due to an error, offense, or crime
Transitive: to give up a right or possession
例子
He had to give up his driver's license after multiple traffic violations.
在多次违反交通规则后，他不得不放弃他的驾驶执照。
05
牺牲, 放弃
to sacrifice something valued for the benefit or well-being of someone or something else
Transitive: to give up something valued
例子
They gave up everything for their son's education.
他们为了儿子的教育放弃了一切。
06
让出, 放弃
to allow someone to have or use something
Transitive: to give up sth
例子
She was ready to give up her place in line to let the elderly woman go first.
她准备让出自己在队伍中的位置，让那位年长的女士先走。
07
放弃, 放手
to let go of things that are not essential or necessary
Transitive: to give up something non-essential
例子
She decided to give her daily coffee habit up to save money.
她决定放弃每天喝咖啡的习惯来省钱。
08
放弃, 投降
to stop holding onto or advocating for certain ideas or claims
Transitive: to give up an idea or claim
例子
He had to give up his insistence on the traditional approach to problem-solving.
他不得不放弃他对传统问题解决方法的坚持。
09
投降, 放弃
to surrender control, power, or possession to someone else
Transitive: to give up power or control
例子
The defeated army had to give up their weapons and surrender to the victorious forces.
被打败的军队不得不放弃他们的武器并向胜利的军队投降。
10
放弃, 戒掉
to cease the consumption or use of something
Transitive: to give up a consumption habit
例子
She decided to give up sweets in an effort to improve her health.
她决定放弃甜食以改善健康。
11
让出, 放弃
(with reference to baseball) to allow the opposing team to score runs
Transitive: to give up runs
例子
The pitcher had to give three runs up to the opposing team in the first inning.
投手不得不在第一局中 让 对手队得到三分。
12
投降, 自首
to surrender or offer oneself or someone else to be captured by authorities
Transitive: to give up oneself | to give up sb
例子
The fugitive decided to give himself up rather than prolonging the chase.
逃犯决定投降，而不是延长追捕时间。
13
放弃, 绝望
to abandon hope or expectation regarding someone's arrival, recovery, or discovery
Transitive: to give up sb
例子
We hadn't seen you all evening; we were starting to give you up.
我们整晚都没见到你；我们开始放弃希望了。
14
放弃, 抛弃
to end a relationship with someone
Transitive: to give up a person or relationship
例子
Why don't you give him up? It's causing too much stress.
你为什么不放弃他？这造成了太多的压力。
15
牺牲, 奉献
to sacrifice time that would normally be spent on other activities for a specific task or purpose
Transitive: to give up one's time
例子
I gave my weekend up to help him paint his apartment.
我牺牲了我的周末来帮他粉刷公寓。
16
放纵, 沉溺
to let oneself be entirely overtaken by a specific emotion, sensation, or addiction
Transitive: to give up oneself to an emotion or addiction
例子
She gave herself up to the anger, letting it control her actions.
她屈服于愤怒，让它控制了自己的行动。
