詞彙精選：give up的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
phr.
放棄；戒除；投降，認輸
例句：
The bottom line is that we never give up.
最重要的是我們決不放棄。
例句：
At no time should you give up studying.
在任何時候你都不應放棄讀書。
讓給，交出
例句：
The next day he was drunk and went to Judge Thatcher's and tried to make him give up the money, but he couldn't.
第二天他醉醺醺地去找撒切爾法官，企圖迫使他交出那筆錢，但無功而返。
例句：
Georgia refuses to give up any territory.
格魯吉亞拒絕出讓任何領土。
辭去（工作）
例句：
Will she give up her job when she have a baby?
她有小孩之後，要辭去工作嗎？
例句：
He was constrained by ill health to give up this appointment.
他因健康欠佳而被迫辭去此職。
自首，投案
例句：
I think he might give himself up tomorrow.
我想他明天就會去自首的。
例句：
The terrorist did not want to give himself up to the police.
恐怖主義分子不願向警方自首。
二、詞義辨析：
abandon,desert,forsake,leave,give up
這些動詞或詞組均含“拋棄、放棄”之意abandon強調永遠或完全放棄或拋棄人或事物等，這可能是被迫的，也可能是自願的。desert着重指違背法律責任和義務，或自己的信仰與誓言的行爲，多含非難的意味。forsake側重斷絕感情上的依戀，自願拋棄所喜歡的人或物。也指拋棄信仰或改掉惡習。leave普通用詞，指捨棄某事或某一職業，或終止同一某人的關係，但不涉及動機與果。give up普通用語，側重指沒有希望或因外界壓力而放棄。
三、參考例句：
Give up
放棄吧？
Give up being a naysayer.
不要做消極的否定者。
I'm trying to give up smoking.
我正在努力戒菸。
Give up our tea break? No way!
讓我們放棄工間休息時間？沒門兒！
You ought to give up smoking.
你應該戒菸。
She will give up this journey.
她將放棄這次旅行。
Don't give up until you succeed.
在成功之前都不要放棄。
Don't give up, it'll happen.
不要放棄，愛情總會出現的。
What would you give up anything for
你會爲了什麼放棄一切？
I advised him to give up smoking.
我勸他戒菸。
