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英语单词“throw in the towel”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

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单词 throw in the towel 释义

throw in the towel

idiomC2tostoptryingto do something because you haverealizedthat you cannotsucceed:认输;觉得成功无望而放弃Three of theoriginalfivecandidatesfor theDemocraticpresidentialnominationhave nowthrownin thetowel.原来竞争民主党总统候选人提名资格的5人中,有3位已经弃权了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stop having or doing something
  • abdicate
  • abdication
  • bail out
  • bandh
  • break withsomething
  • butt out
  • forfeitable
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • ghost
  • give up
  • give up the ghostidiom
  • lose
  • relinquish
  • relinquishment
  • self-denying
  • self-sacrifice
  • self-sacrificing
  • throw
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throw in the towel| American Dictionary

throw in the towel

idiomtoadmitthat you aredefeatedor cannot do something any more:Jimbeatme for the fourthtime, so Ithrewin thetowel.(Definition ofthrow in the towelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/throw-in-the-towel##