abandon
leave がこの3つの中では感情的含みがもっとも少ない 他の2つはそれぞれの感情的プレッシャーの強い言葉である
abandon は、それまで深くかかわってきた人間関係や物事を何かの事情で捨てなければならなくない羽目になったことを意味している desert は abandon と同じく、感情的または義務的に深く関与したものを捨てるのみらず、法律的な義務を放棄し去ることにウエイトがある A man who dserted his wife and children has abandoned all his moral and legal obligations to his family.
A man who leaves his wife and children can still be legally honorable if he continues to support his family.
$ \mathrm{abandon}^1 /əˈbændən/
abandon somebody
The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
People often simply abandon their pets when they go abroad.
abandon somebody to something
‘We have been abandoned to our fate,’ said one resident.
The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.
abandon something
e.g. Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
He gave the order to abandon ship (= to leave the ship because it was sinking).
abandon something to somebody/something
e.g. They had to abandon their lands to the invading forces.
e.g. Much of the land has now been abandoned in favour of more fertile areas to the south.
e.g. The town had been hastily abandoned.
Collocations
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Phrases
3 abandon something to stop something, especially before it is finished; to stop having something e.g.
They abandoned the match because of rain.
The plans for reform were quietly abandoned.
She abandoned hope of any reconciliation.
We had to abandon any further attempt at negotiation.
She abandoned her teaching career in favour of sport.
The government does not propose to abandon the project altogether.
Traditional policies were simply abandoned.
They were forced to abandon the game because of rain.
Work on the new building was finally abandoned.
He abandoned the army for politics.
Collocations
+ adverb
verb + abandon
preposition
The country abandoned its political leaders after the war.
abandon something
By 1930 he had abandoned his Marxist principles.
This principle has now been effectively abandoned.
Collocations
+ adverb
verb + abandon
preposition
1〔感情・衝動・情熱・快楽・悲嘆など〕に身を任せる［委ねる］
2〔快楽など〕にふける［夢中になる］
3〔感情・衝動など〕のなすがままに任せる
He abandoned himself to despair.
Word Origin
誰かの統治下に置く
$ \mathrm{abandon}^2 /əˈbændən/
noun
He spent money with careless abandon.
Idioms
Word Origin
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