误：He decided 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)。

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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)。