熟词生义：abandon陷入，沉湎于（四六级，考研）

熟词生义是研究生考试英语阅读的一大障碍。

abandon 意为“离弃，丢弃；遗弃，抛弃；放弃”，大家都熟悉。

如：

An animal welfare charity is urging Londoners not to abandon their pets.

一家动物福利慈善机构敦促伦敦人不要遗弃宠物。

As many as 20 vehicles had been abandoned on the roadway while 3 feet of fresh snow fell overnight, slowing the fire engine and ambulance response.

一夜之间又下了3英尺厚的雪，延缓了消防车和救护车的反应，多达20辆车被遗弃在道路上。

但是，你知道吗？

它做动词，用在abandon oneself to sth中，意为“陷入，沉湎于（某种情感）“

它做名词，用在with （wild，reckless）abandon中，意为“放任；放纵”。

如：

For the rest of that holiday I abandoned myself to the sea.

在假期剩下的时间里，我在海边尽情享受。

Marianne is distraught and abandons herself to her sorrow.

玛丽安心烦意乱，沉浸在悲伤中。

For several blissful seconds she abandoned herself to his kiss, and to all the incredible, startling sensations exploding inside her.

在几秒钟的幸福时光里，她沉浸在他的亲吻中，迷失在她内心爆发的所有妙不可言、灵魂战栗的感觉中。

Im worried about a world in which we spend borrowed money with abandon.

我担心在这个世界上大家都肆意挥霍借来的钱。

Then all the bells joined in with wild abandon, ringing joyfully and merrily, welcoming in the New Year.

然后，所有的钟声都疯狂地加入进来，欢快地敲响，迎接新的一年。

They march down suburban pavements, dance with abandon and cruise the streets in a battered mobile home.

他们沿着郊区的人行道游行，尽情地跳舞，在破旧的移动房屋里游弋街头。

另外，abandonment 既是“离弃；遗弃；抛弃；放弃”，也是“放任；放纵”的意思。

There hasnt been much chance in the last couple of months to laugh with carefree abandonment.

在过去的几个月里，我们没有太多的机会在无忧无虑中开怀大笑。

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