Phrase
gives up
放弃；停止；戒除
gives up is the third person singular of give up.
To stop doing or quit an activity, habit, etc.
- 1.
To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
交出(某人或某物)；告发(某人)。
- 2.
To relinquish (something)
放弃(某物)。
- 3.
Devote or dedicate (oneself, one's life, etc.) to something.
将(自己、生命等)奉献给某事；献身于。
- 4.
To have someone obtain (something) to one's disadvantage; to concede.
使某人获得(某物)而对自己不利；让步。
- 5.
To stop or quit (an activity, etc.).
停止或放弃(某项活动等)。
- 6.
To abandon (someone or something)
抛弃(某人或某物)。
- 7.
To lose hope concerning (someone or something)
对(某人或某事)失去希望。
- 8.
To admit defeat, capitulate; to desist for that reason.
认输,投降；因此停止。
- 9.
To execute a trade on behalf of another broker.
代表另一经纪人执行交易。
放弃；抛弃；让出；交出；投降；出卖；揭发；认输；屈服；放弃抵抗；放弃希望；对……不再抱希望；致力于；献身于
In use
After months of training, she decided to give up running the marathon.
The doctor told him he had to give up smoking for his health.
They refused to give up their search for the missing hiker.
give up sth
指停止追求或拥有某物。
He gave up his dream of becoming a pilot.
他放弃了成为飞行员的梦想。
give up doing sth
指停止做某个动作或习惯。
She gave up smoking last year.
她去年戒烟了。
give up on sb/sth
表示对某人或某事不再抱有希望或不再努力。
The teacher never gave up on the struggling student.
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于 give up on sth/sb 结构表示放弃或对...不抱希望。
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