vt.

1. 丟棄；拋棄，遺棄
   The crew abandoned the burning ship.

   水手們離棄了燃燒中的船。

   The broken bike was found abandoned by the river side.

   人們發現那輛損壞的腳踏車被扔在河邊。

2. 放棄，中止
   He finally abandoned his reformist ideas.

   他終於放棄了自己的改良主義思想。

3. （與oneself連用）使放縱；使聽任[（+to）]
   She abandoned herself to despair.

   她陷入絕望之中。

n.[U]

1. 放縱，放任
2. 狂放

v.

1. give up (an action or practice) completely.
2. desert or leave permanently.
3. (abandon oneself to) indulge in (a desire or impulse) without restraint.
   ▸ [as adj. abandoned] unrestrained; uninhibited:

   a wild, abandoned dance.

n.