abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up

这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意

1. abandon ：强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。

eg:1. Jackson has abandoned his old car.

杰克逊把他那辆旧车扔了。

2. She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.

她抛弃了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一个男人跑了。

desert ：着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。

eg: 1. Many soldiers deserted during the battle.

在那次战斗中许多士兵开小差了。

2. Never desert a friend in need.

绝不要抛弃有困难的朋友。

forsake ：侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。

eg: He was forsaken by his friends.

他被朋友们背弃了。

leave ：普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与果。

eg: I have left my job which made me crazy.

我已经辞掉了那份让我抓狂的工作了。

give up ：普通用语，侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。

eg: The doctors gave my uncle up, but he lived.

医生们认为我叔叔的病无法治好，但他却活了下来。