abandon [ə'bændən] ab +band ab表相反 normal abnormal
n. 狂热；狂放;放任
vt. 遗弃；放弃

to leave a place, thing or person forever
We had to abandon the car.
By the time the rebel troops arrived, the village had already been abandoned.
with (gay/wild) abandon
in a completely uncontrolled way
We danced with wild abandon.

考点
abandon oneself 放纵;纵情;无拘无束;使沉溺于
to abandon someone to the mercy of
听任某人受…的摆布

例句
That patient abandoned the attempt in despair.
那病人绝望了。
After his mother died, he abandoned himself to grief.
他母亲死后，他悲伤不已。
She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.
她抛弃了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一个男人跑了

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he heard us arguing on the phone.
yeah, if you want to keep secrets, maybe we should all abandon the loft and move to a place with more walls.
他听到我们在电话里吵架。
好吧，如果我们都想保守秘密,我们应该离开这房子，搬到有更多墙的地方去。

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Is this really tolerance ? or is it rather a form of moral decay that has simply decided to abandon the search for truth ? and standards of judgment?
这真的是容忍吗,还只是另一种形式的道德沦丧,只不过是决定,放弃找寻真理,和判断的标准

abound ab bound范围
abound [ə'baund]
vi. 富于；充满
to exist in large numbers

考点
abound in vt. 富于
abound with 充满

例句
Most of her poems abound in imagery.
她的诗歌大多数富于形象
That island abounds with snakes.
那个岛上到处有蛇。
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.
但愿那赐盼望的神,因信将一切喜乐平安充满你们,使你们靠圣灵的能力,充盈满溢地有盼望

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注意呀，ponder，以前讲过，你还记得吗

I'd rather buy a gift

While on a trip, Mom realized that she had forgotten a present for Dad's birthday. "That's okay," he said, "The only thing I want is for you to love, honor and obey." Mom pondered that idea and then replied "I'd rather buy you a gift."

我宁愿买一件礼物
旅途中，妈妈想起她忘记给爸爸买一件生日礼物。“没关系”，他说，“我最想要的东西是你的爱、忠贞和温顺”。妈妈沉思片刻后回答说，“我宁愿给你买一件礼物”。

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1991年研究生入学统一考试真题

The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.

A.vanished
B.abandoned
C.scattered
D.rejected

1991年6月CET-6真题

She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.

A.withdraw
B.diminish
C.abandon
D.eliminate
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