| 单词 | abandon |
| 释义 | abandon abandon // verb [+ obj]
1 to stop doing sth, especially before it is finished; to stop having or using sth: The group has been forced to abandon its plan to raise capacity by 8%. The company was abandoned by many of its customers. The Portuguese government gave consumers two months to get used to the euro before having to abandon the escudo altogether.
2 (Insurance ) 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: The company decided to abandon the ship to the insurance company.
3 (Law ) to stop trying to make a claim in a court: The claim was abandoned with the permission of the court.
abandonment // noun [U]: This decision means the abandonment of the negotiation process. After the storm the shipowners decided on abandonment in return for an insurance payment. ⇨ SHIP |
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