vt.

1. 丢弃；抛弃，遗弃
   The crew abandoned the burning ship.

   水手们离弃了燃烧着的船。

   The broken bike was found abandoned by the river side.

   人们发现那辆损坏的自行车被扔在河边。

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

   他终于放弃了自己的改良主义思想。

3. （与oneself连用）使放纵；使听任[（+to）]
   She abandoned herself to despair.

   她陷入绝望之中。

n.[U]

1. 放纵，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.