give up

1. 放弃，抛弃；辞去(工作、学业等)：

When you get married, will you give up your job?

你结婚后会不会辞去工作?

2. 交出；让出；自首：

He refused to give the document up, even under pressure.

即使受到压力，他仍拒绝交出文件。

After hiding in the hole for several days,the escaped prisoner gave himself up.

逃犯在洞里躲藏几天后便自首了。

3. 对…不再抱有希望；不再指望…到来：

You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up.

你姗姗来迟，我们几乎认为你不来了。

4. [口语](解难题、猜谜等时)承认无能为力，承认失败：

The puzzle is too difficult; I shall give it up.

这难题太难了；我只能放弃了。

5. 认为(某人)无药可救；表示无法找到某人：

The doctors gave my uncle up ten years ago, but he's still alive!

十年前医生认为我叔叔已经无指望了，但他现在仍活着!

6. 停止与(某人)来往；不再同(某人)谈恋爱：

The woman gave up her lover to save her marriage.

这位女人为了挽救婚姻断绝了与情夫的来往。

7. [口语](佯装)不再信任(某人)；声称(某人)愚蠢(或不中用等)：

You're still not honest,I give you up.

你还不诚实；我不相信你了。

8. 停止：

The snow had given up.

雪停了。

9. 自愿工作不计时间(或报酬等)：

All the workers gave up a day's pay to send money to the Hope primary school.

所有的工人都拿出了一天的工资寄给那所希望小学