abandon ship 英文意思
单词: abandon ship
发音: /əˈbændən ʃɪp/
定义: “abandon ship” 是一个短语,意思是在紧急情况下(通常是在船只遇险时)迅速离开船只,以确保船员和乘客的安全。这个短语也可以引申为在其他危机或困难情况下放弃某个项目、计划或任务。
用法:
- 在海洋或航海上下文中,通常在船只遇到沉没、火灾或其他危险时使用。例如: “When the ship started sinking, the captain ordered everyone to abandon ship.”
- 转义地可用于描述在面临重大问题时放弃某个计划或想法。例如: “After several failures, the team decided to abandon ship on the project.”
词源: 该短语由两个词组成:“abandon”(放弃)和“ship”(船)。“Abandon” 源于古法语 “abandonner”,意为“放弃”或“丢弃”。“Ship” 则源于古英语 “scepp”,意指船只。
同义词:
- Evacuate(撤离)
- Desert(抛弃)
- Forsake(放弃)
反义词:
- Stay(留下)
- Remain(保持不变)
- Support(支持)
这个短语不仅在航海中具有重要意义,而且在日常语言中也常用于比喻意义,表达在危机情况下做出放弃的决定。
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The captain ordered the crew to abandon ship when the vessel started taking on water.
船长下令船员在船只开始进水时弃船。 -
In an emergency, the lifeboats were deployed to allow passengers to abandon ship safely.
在紧急情况下,救生艇被放下,以便乘客安全弃船。 -
Everyone was instructed to abandon ship immediately after the fire broke out.
火灾爆发后,所有人都被指示立即弃船。 -
The sailors had no choice but to abandon ship as the storm grew more intense.
随着暴风雨加剧,水手们别无选择,只能弃船。 -
After the collision, the crew was forced to abandon ship to save their lives.
碰撞后,船员们被迫弃船以保命。