give up

give up

verb

1. stop maintaining or insisting on
of ideas or claims

e.g. He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations

Synonym: abandon

2. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
admit defeat

e.g. In the second round, the challenger gave up

Synonym: drop outfall by the waysidedrop by the waysidethrow inthrow in the towelquitchuck up the sponge

3. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

e.g. The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered

Synonym: surrender

4. stop consuming

e.g. kick a habit
give up alcohol

Synonym: kick

5. give up with the intent of never claiming again

e.g. Abandon your life to God
She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti
We gave the drowning victim up for dead

Synonym: abandon

6. relinquish possession or control over

e.g. The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in

Synonym: surrendercededeliver

7. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

e.g. you've forfeited your right to name your successor
forfeited property

Synonym: forfeitthrow overboardwaiveforgoforego

8. part with a possession or right

e.g. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
resign a claim to the throne

Synonym: releaserelinquishresignfree

9. give up what is not strictly needed

e.g. he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey

Synonym: sparepart withdispense with

10. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

e.g. She vacated the position when she got pregnant
The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds

Synonym: vacateresignrenounce

11. allow the other (baseball) team to score

e.g. give up a run

Synonym: allow

12. put an end to a state or an activity

e.g. Quit teasing your little brother

Synonym: discontinuestopceasequitlay off

1. 放弃；戒除
If you give up something, you stop doing it or having it.

e.g. Coastguards had given up all hope of finding the two divers alive.
海岸警卫队对两位潜水员生还已完全不抱希望。
e.g. ...smokers who give up before 30.
30岁以前戒烟的人

2. 投降；认输；放弃
If you give up, you decide that you cannot do something and stop trying to do it.

e.g. After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up.
他在书桌前徒劳地坐了一上午之后便放弃了。

3. 辞去（工作）
If you give up your job, you resign from it.

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e.g. She gave up her job to join her husband's campaign...
她辞去工作，加入到丈夫的宣传活动中。
e.g. He is thinking of giving up teaching.
他在考虑辞去教书的工作。

4. 把…让给
If you give up something that you have or that you are entitled to, you allow someone else to have it.

e.g. Georgia refuses to give up any territory...
格鲁吉亚拒绝出让任何领土。
e.g. One of the men with him gave up his place on the bench.
他的一个同伴将长椅上的位子让了出来。

5. 自首；投案
If you give yourself up, you let the police or other people know where you are, after you have been hiding from them.

give up是什么意思

e.g. A 28-year-old man later gave himself up and will appear in court today.
后来一位28岁的男子向警方自首了，他将于今天出庭。

1. 停止,放弃：give out分发,放出 | give up停止,放弃 | give way to给......让路,被......代替

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2. 放弃;投降：give out分发;发出(气味等) | give up放弃;投降 | give way to让位于;给......让路

3. 放弃;投降;抛弃：give satisfaction 使满意,使满足 | give up 放弃;投降;抛弃 | give way to 让位于;给...让路