forsake

vt.【书】

1. 抛弃；遗弃；背弃
   His children pleaded with him not to forsake them.

   他的孩子们恳求他不要遗弃他们。

   He forsook medicine to study literature.

   他放弃医学去研究文学。

2. 摒弃，革除
   She persuaded her husband to forsake his drinking habit.

   她说服丈夫改掉嗜酒的习惯。

3. 离开
   At fourteen he ran away, forsaking his home and friends.

   他十四岁出走，离开了家乡和朋友。