abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up

這些動詞或詞組均含“拋棄、放棄”之意

1. abandon ：強調永遠或完全放棄或拋棄人或事物等，這可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。

eg:1. Jackson has abandoned his old car.

杰克遜把他那輛舊車扔了。

2. She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.

她拋棄了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一個男人跑了。

desert ：著重指違背法律責任和義務，或自己的信仰與誓言的行為，多含非難的意味。

eg: 1. Many soldiers deserted during the battle.

在那次戰(zhàn)斗中許多士兵開小差了。

2. Never desert a friend in need.

絕不要拋棄有困難的朋友。

forsake ：側重斷絕感情上的依戀，自愿拋棄所喜歡的人或物。也指拋棄信仰或改掉惡習。

eg: He was forsaken by his friends.

他被朋友們背棄了。

leave ：普通用詞，指舍棄某事或某一職業(yè)，或終止同一某人的關系，但不涉及動機與果。

eg: I have left my job which made me crazy.

我已經(jīng)辭掉了那份讓我抓狂的工作了。

give up ：普通用語，側重指沒有希望或因外界壓力而放棄。

eg: The doctors gave my uncle up, but he lived.

醫(yī)生們認為我叔叔的病無法治好，但他卻活了下來。