1 to leave sb/sth that you are responsible for, usually permanently （通常指永远地）离弃，废弃: The bank robbers abandoned the car just outside the city. 抢劫银行的匪徒把汽车弃置在郊外。

2 to stop doing sth without finishing it or without achieving what you wanted to do （中途）放弃；半途而废: The search for the missing sailors was abandoned after two days. 两天后，搜索失踪船员的工作就作罢了。 ➔abandonment noun [U]