[] to stop doing sth, especially before it is finished; to stop having or using sth放弃；抛弃◆The group has been forced to abandon its plan to raise capacity by 8%.这集团被迫放弃提高生产能力 8% 的计划。◆The company was abandoned by many of its customers.这公司被众多顾客抛弃了。 () to give up the legal ownership of sth, such as a ship or cargo that has been damaged, to an insurance company in exchange for an insurance payment, especially when the cost of repairing it is more than its total value委付，放弃（某物的法定所有权，如将受损船只或货物的法定所有权委付给保险公司以取得保险赔偿，尤其当修理费超过该物的总值时） () to stop trying to make a claim in a court放弃，撤回（在法院的索赔要求）◆The claim was abandoned with the permission of the court.经法庭许可，索赔要求已经撤回。▸abandonment /əˈbændənmənt/