Tra từ abandon - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

aban·don AW [abandon abandons abandoned abandoning] verb, noun BrE [əˈbændən] NAmE [əˈbændən]
verb
1. to leave sb, especially sb you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
•~ sb The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
• People often simply abandon their pets when they go abroad.
•~ sb to sth The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.
2. to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay
Syn: ↑leave
•~ sth Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
• He gave the order to abandon ship (= to leave the ship because it was sinking).
•~ sth to sb/sth They had to abandon their lands to the invading forces.
3. ~ sth to stop doing sth, especially before it is finished; to stop having sth
• They abandoned the match because of rain.
• She abandoned hope of any reconciliation.
•We had to abandon any further attempt at negotiation.
4. to stop supporting or helping sb; to stop believing in sth
•~ sb The country abandoned its political leaders after the war.
•~ sth By 1930 he had abandoned his Marxist principles.
5. ~ yourself to sth (literary)to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else
•He abandoned himself to despair.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French abandoner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + bandon ‘control’ (related to ↑ban). The original sense was ‘bring under control’, later ‘give in to the control of, surrender to’ (sense 5).

Thesaurus:
abandon verb
1. T, often passive
•They were abandoned by their parents.
desert • • leave • • turn your back on sb/sth • |informal walk out (on sb) • • dump •
abandon/desert/leave/walk out on/dump your husband/wife
abandon/leave/dump your lover
abandon/desert a child
Abandon or desert? Use abandon for leaving people who are unable to support themselves; use desert for being disloyal, for example leaving friends without help.
2. T
•abandon a building/vehicle
desert • • leave • • evacuate • |formal vacate •
abandon/desert/leave/evacuate/vacate a building/house/home
3. T
•abandon an attempt
give sth up • • stop • • drop • |informal pack sth in • |especially AmE, informal quit • |formal discontinue •
Opp: continue, Opp: take sth up
abandon/give up/stop/drop/quit what you are doing
abandon/give up/pack in/quit your job
abandon/give up hope

Example Bank:
•He abandoned the army for politics.
•She abandoned her teaching career in favour of sport.
•The car was found abandoned in a nearby town.
•The government does not propose to abandon the project altogether.
•The plans for reform were quietly abandoned.
•The town had been hastily abandoned.
•This principle has now been effectively abandoned.
•Traditional policies were simply abandoned.
•He gave the order to abandon ship.
•I have abandoned hope of any reconciliation.
•They had to abandon their lands and property to the invading forces.
•They were forced to abandon the game because of rain.
•Work on the new building was finally abandoned.

noun uncountable (formal)
an uncontrolled way of behaving that shows that sb does not care what other people think
• He signed cheques with careless abandon.
see with gay abandon at ↑gay _adj.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French abandoner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + bandon ‘control’ (related to ↑ban). The original sense was ‘bring under control’, later ‘give in to the control of, surrender to’ (sense 5).