to stop doing sth, especially before it is finished; to stop having or using sth 放弃；抛弃◆The group has been forced to abandon its plan to raise capacity by 8%. 这集团被迫放弃提高生产能力 8% 的计划。◆The company was abandoned by many of its customers. 这公司被众多顾客抛弃了。
() to give up the legal ownership of sth, such as a ship or cargo that has been damaged, to an insurance company in exchange for an insurance payment, especially when the cost of repairing it is more than its total value 委付，放弃（某物的法定所有权，如将受损船只或货物的法定所有权委付给保险公司以取得保险赔偿，尤其当修理费超过该物的总值时）
() to stop trying to make a claim in a court 放弃，撤回（在法院的索赔要求）◆The claim was abandoned with the permission of the court. 经法庭许可，索赔要求已经撤回。