英语词汇：abandon易错用法说明

 英语词汇：abandon易错用法说明

◎他决定放弃这个计划。

误：He decided¹ to abandon up the plan.

正：He decided to abandon the plan.

析：动词 abandon(放弃，抛弃，遗弃)通常不与副词 up 连用。比较：give up the plan(放弃计划)。

◎他早年弃文学医。

误：In his early days he abandoned medicine to literature.

正：In his early days he abandoned medicine for literature.

析：abandon sth for sth 指的是主动地为某物而放弃另一物，abandon sth (sb) to sth 则通常指被动地放弃某物而将其被 另一物取得。比较：abandon a city to invaders( 丢下城市 任入侵者占领)；再比较：abandon oneself to despair(自暴 自弃)。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。